With less than a month to go before the April 2 general election, it’s time for voters to get informed. If they haven’t already, voters should be using the next several weeks to acquaint themselves with the candidates that will …

Southwest Johnson County appears to have weathered the storm – in more ways than one. Yes, the latest rounds of the Blizzard of Oz have been harrowing and disconcerting, but we survived.
While grocery store shelves ran almost dry, the …

A bill in the Kansas House Education Committee would require teachers to do something they should already be doing – teaching students to ask questions.
The bill, HB 2306, would require schools to include evidence against climate change in science …

Black History Month collides with the idea of the Great American Melting Pot.
Black History Month isn’t necessary but the contributions of black Americans, as well as some other ethnic groups, for decades were not included in history books. We …

The Gardner Edgerton School District officials are hoping to select their bosses, as least that’s the appearance they are giving by sending a loaded questionnaire to candidates to for the school board.
Questionnaires are common and candidates are probably receiving …

Call it a miscarriage of justice.
Kansas District Court members just made a determination they have zero authority to make. Three Shawnee District Court members, in a ruling announced on Jan. 11, determined that the Kansas Legislature must fund at …

It’s that time of year again. It’s the time where media outlets reflect on the passage of time and attempt to predict things to come.
People in the media make a lot of lists at this time of year. There …