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THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon The TSA agent looked stern — as they usually do. “I’d like to look inside this bag, ma’am,” he said. “No problem!” I always sound a little too eager when being questioned by an authority figure. I’m trying so hard to prove I have nothing to...
L&T Publisher Earl Watt If my regular grade school teachers thought I was a handful, their substitutes had no chance at all. I might have been considered high spirited by educators with a bit of optimism and down right trouble by the rest. I came to class one morning to find...
GUEST COLUMN, Glenn Brunkow, Kansas Farm Bureau Last week included one of the highlights of my year. The Pottawatomie County Farm Bureau hosted its Day on the Farm for most of the fourth graders in the county. It was even more special because it was the first time we had hosted the event...
SAINTS PERSPECTIVE, SCCC President Brad Bennett Anyone who has worked in a public school system or higher ed — actually, anyone who has ever raised a child or been a child, or been a student – knows that late spring is truly a whirlwind of activity. Spring sports plus end-of-year...
GUEST COLUMN, David Thalmann, owner of Washington County News The construction of a new transmission line going west to east through the middle of Washington County is making our country safer and stronger for all Americans. The 73-mile-long line will connect the High Banks Wind Project...
GUEST COLUMN, Larry Phillips, Kismet The American people, nee the entire world, have learned Joe Biden’s campaign thugs scammed 51 former intelligence officials into blindly signing a letter condemning a New York Post story discovered on Hunter Biden’s laptop as “Russian...
GUEST COLUMN, Ganon Evans, Kansas Policy Institute This morning, Governor Kelly vetoed SB 169, a tax package that includes provisions to flatten the income tax and eliminate the food sales tax. The legislature will have the chance to override it with a two-thirds majority vote in each...
GUEST COLUMN, John Richard Schrock, Education Frontlines I taught about the range of variations in human reproductive systems in college general biology. Students would leave at the end of class thankful that, for them, everything had “lined up.” They realized how fortunate they were that...
MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron Continuing our study through the Book of Hebrews, the 11th chapter describes some of the great heroes of faith. Typically, a hero is thought of as someone who serves others in profound ways – a first responder who risks everything to rescue those in danger; a...
Grover Norquist and Dave Trabert It was clear from the very beginning. Despite winning reelection on a message of ‘Axing Your Taxes,’ Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, was never planning to support meaningful tax relief for the people of Kansas. On Monday, Gov. Kelly laid bare her...
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