September marks the 20-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist bombings. For most us, that Tuesday morning is seared in our memories. We can still recall where we were when we heard the news, scrambling…

I recently wrote a column discussing how baseless claims of widespread and systematic voter fraud hurt democracy in Kansas.   Readers statewide sent me thoughtful feedback. Some was positive, like the Republican county clerk who…

Gates Corporation, which has a hose manufacturing plant in Iola, and Tomkins PLC of London, England, announced the signing of a definitive contract for Tomkins’ acquisition of the Gates Rubber Company. The choice of Tompkins…

Dear Carolyn: My sweet husband loves to cook. The problem is that nine times out of 10, what he has prepared is practically inedible. Then, owing to the whoever-cooks-doesn’t-clean-up rule, I’m left with a tremendous…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kiley Klug, flanked by her 13-year-old son, Owen, in a wheelchair, stood before Kansas lawmakers Wednesday and pleaded to let her treat her son’s hundreds of daily seizures with legal medicinal marijuana.…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A top aide to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly warned Republican legislators Thursday that a proposal to curb the power of the governor and other Kansas officials could seriously hamper the state’s…

Dear Carolyn: I used to be fairly good at making small talk, and had to do it often. Since being a working parent of young kids, though, I find I just absolutely cannot stand social…

The Marmaton Valley High School Kansas Association for Youth (KAY Club) officers met with Jessica McGinnis, Drug-Free Community Coordinator with Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) and Allen County Multi-Agency Team (ACMAT) and Mr. Campbell,…

Larry Wittmer gave the Communion Meditation over Isaiah 53.  This passage contains a prophesy written 700 years before the birth of Jesus. God had every detail planned out. We aren’t here by accident. God is…