Chris Morrow
Guest Columnist
This is the second citywide campaign I’ve been involved in over the past two years, and I am happy and excited to be a candidate for Mayor of Gardner. The best part of campaigning, and serving …

Doug Anstaett
Guest Columnist
Most of us are fed up with the doldrums of winter, so why not celebrate the sunshine that comes with the advent of spring by also celebrating Sunshine Week.
What is Sunshine Week?
It’s an annual …

Clint Decker
Guest Columnist
“A historical fact which involves a resurrection from the dead is utterly inconceivable” wrote the late Dr. Rudolph Bultmann, an influential New Testament German Theologian.  Presenting an opposing view is Dr. N.T. Wright.  Presently, he is …

Sheldon Richman
Guest Columnist
Crocodile tears are flowing again for low-income people. In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour. A debate is shaping up between those who …

Cathy Ruse
Guest Columist
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama called for taxpayer-funded universal preschool for “every child in America.” As a mom of a toddler, I reject that plan.
Babies and toddlers have what experts call …

Rep. Don  Hineman
Guest Columist
I recently wrote about an attempt to change the method of judicial selection in Kansas and why we have the system we presently do. That copy of my newsletter is available on my website if …

Sen. Jerry  Moran
Guest Columist
The historian James Truslow Adams once wrote: “There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live.” Kansas State University and Emporia State University …

Doug Anstaett
Guest columnist
You just knew after last year’s brouhaha about the governor’s meetings at Cedar Crest that some state legislators would look for a way to retaliate.
Their plan materialized last week in the introduction of two bills, …

Dr. Jeff Colyer
Lt. Govenor &
Rep. Paul Davis
Minority Leader
It may be a surprise to see our names together in an opinion piece.  As Democrats and Republicans, we don’t always agree on issues like taxes or the budget.…

Rep. Kevin Jones
Legislative Update
The way our Kansas Court of Appeals and Supreme Court judges are selected has become an item of spirited discussion. We are the only state in the nation that essentially allows a relatively small group …