It’s no fun being between a rock and a hard place, but that’s the spot Kansas public schools are in today.  It’s an unfortunate circumstance begging for action by the Legislature and Kansas State Board…

As a pediatrician a big part of my work is to advise families on nutrition and healthy eating. These days, I find myself talking with parents and patients more often about how they prepare their…

It’s a serious sign of something when as many as 20% of registered Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents tell pollsters they support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Democratic presidential nomination. Perhaps it’s a sign that…

In July 2020, my mother-in-law’s senior living facility was breached by COVID-19. We had been talking on the phone with her daily since the facility went into lockdown in March of that same year. At…

Kansas has been doing so much wrong for so long in higher education that it would probably take forever to straighten it all out.  But the Kansas Board of Regents took a step in the…

When a U.S. military member retires from service, he or she qualifies for retirement pay. Then there are disability benefits for members suffering service-related injuries and any service member with more 20 years in the…

This week, the vote was announced in which the Southern Baptist Convention upheld its Executive Committee’s decision to disfellowship Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., where Linda Barnes Popham serves as pastor, and Saddleback…

I’ve noticed that whenever I write about privilege — advantages that have nothing to do with what I deserve or how hard I work — conservative critics let me have it. They’re ready to challenge…

I have an embarrassing confession to make: I’m a political junkie, but I didn’t vote in the last two federal elections. As a center-right voter, wholly disillusioned with the direction of my former party, I…

Marrying a farm kid has shown me the immense amount of pride in being part of the agriculture community. The agricultural profession, while rewarding, is challenging. Running big- dollar operations that are both physically and…