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 …
Sunshine week highlights need for open government
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What if the Jesus’ resurrection never happened?
March 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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 …
Uninformed citizens get government they deserve
March 8, 2013 by 7 Comments
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 …
Minimum wage increases harm the most vulnerable
March 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
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 …
Don’t put our toddlers in government schools
March 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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 …
Changes to education funding could put rural kids at a disadvantage
March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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 …
Weathering the snow and economic storm
February 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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 …
Emporia State, Kansas State celebrate 150 years of higher education
February 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
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 …
Officials wrongly try to rewrite KOMA for socializing
February 25, 2013 by 1 Comment
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, …
Future generations should know how to question scientific theories
February 22, 2013 by 5 Comments
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 …
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