One rainy day in April 2019, my phone buzzed and the caller ID lit up with “Supreme Court.” I stared at the two words for a moment. Was I in trouble? Then I remembered. A…

On Aug. 14, Dolly Parton is coming to Kansas to celebrate the statewide success of her Imagination Library program.  Dolly’s Imagination Library is an example of how music, art, and culture can intersect with social…

Last week’s congressional hearings on UAPs, more popularly known as UFOs, were unusual even by the standards of U.S. politics — in both content and style. Not only did members of the military and intelligence…

I was never a Barbie girl, but I definitely understand what it means to live in a Barbie world. Growing up in the ‘80s in a feminist household, I didn’t have a Barbie, but I…

Publisher’s Weekly recently reported that book sales for the first half of the year are down once again, continuing a trend that has accelerated since the pandemic. As usual, I seem to be out of…

At game time Friday evening, the expected temperature was 100 degrees.  The Iola AA Indians were facing Pittsburg’s AAA Post 64 team in a battle for the American Legion Super State title.  Each won their…

In Wichita, Topeka, and elsewhere across Kansas, the municipal election cycle is underway. Candidates for city council and school board seats and mayor will be selected in the primary elections which will conclude on Tuesday,…

The U.S. national women’s soccer team is worth watching, not only as the favorites to win this year’s Women’s World Cup. They’re also at the forefront of a struggle for better treatment of workers —…

Both of us have been the targets of enemy fire. It nearly cost one of us her life. We know a truth every combat veteran learns: For all the planning and consideration that goes into…

Before having the honor of representing the people of the 114th District in the Kansas House of Representatives, I was a captain for United Airlines for 28 years.  I flew thousands of people all over…