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March 28th, 2024
L&T Opinions Page
L&T Publisher Earl Watt   Some of us lean to the right, others to the left, and there are even some who find themselves in No Man’s Land trying to straddle the fence. They usually say something like, “I’m fiscally conservative but socially liberal.” Sounds nice but has no real home in...

GUEST COLUMN, Larry Phillips, Kismet   Last week, L&T Publisher/Owner Earl Watt and I had slight differences over using so-called “hyphenated Americans.”  He preferred the term African Americans to my use of Blacks in my column, and the one which was printed in the Sunday edition....

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron   Ed grew up in a tiny town in southeast Colorado, left school after the 8th grade, joined the Navy and retired a Master Chief. An apprenticeship as a teenager started his rise through the ranks of each company who employed him, to upper management in the...

GUEST COLUMN, Walter V. Wendler, President of West Texas A&M   With the growing pervasiveness of online and distance education opportunities (Clicks), future students will have transcripts peppered with courses from different modes of instructional delivery at different institutions. At...

GUEST COLUMN, John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau   Reflection is good for the soul. It allows you to see where you’ve been and hopefully chart a better course on where you’re going. During the Thanksgiving holiday I took the time to contemplate my early life in the small community where I...

Homer takes a job as a mall Santa in the Fox pilot episode of “The Simpsons” in order to help get money to buy Christmas presents for the rest of the Simpson clan. The episode is a holiday favorite for many people. Courtesy photoELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times   It’s winter, that...

A SECOND OPINION, David Dorsey, Kansas Policy Institute   The Center for Education Reform (CER) has just released the Parent Power! Index, which is a state-by-state analysis of the “degree of access parents have to impact educational opportunities.” (emphasis not added) The Index measures...

A SECOND OPINION, The Miami Herald   It appears the Trump administration is ready to add Venezuela to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism — a country non grata. That's welcome news in South Florida, where thousands of refugees of Nicolas Maduro's regime live in exile. Citing U.S....

L&T Publisher Earl Watt   The founding fathers were just as concerned about tyranny developing in America as they were of ruling kings in Europe. When debating the cause for independence, many would say, “What’s the difference between one tyrant six thousand miles away and six thousand...

GUEST COLUMN Walter V. Wendler • President West Texas A&M Originally published on November 30, 2015.  As we begin this season of reflection, “Teaching First” is worthy of another look as we focus on the first purpose of the university and the importance of staying true to our...

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GUEST COLUMN, Shannon Francis, 125th District Representative

 

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