According to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the United States government will default on its national debt by June 1 if Congress does not act to raise the country’s $31 trillion national debt limit. Late last…

A dozen years ago I was so intrigued with Larry Manes’s flashy wardrobe that I invited myself to his and wife Nelda Cuppy’s home in Moran to learn what was behind it. She was.  Nelda…

NBA stars are known for their highflying feats on the court. Now, they might just be high. Reports have suggested the new tentative contract between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association might do…

They waited ’til the midnight hour, almost, it was the evening of the final day of the 2023 legislative session when lawmakers compromised on school funding and school choice voucher bills.  Republicans, Democrats, legislators from…

If the past decade has an overarching lesson, it is that, in politics, culture and society, emotion is often more powerful than reason. The coronation on May 6 of King Charles III and Camilla, Queen…

On the very last day of the Kansas Legislative session, lawmakers decided the biggest item of their budget — $6.3 billion to fund K-12 public schools.  Across the 90 days, USD 257 Superintendent of Schools…

Nearly half of Kansans live in a child care desert, and 21 Kansas counties don’t have any slots available at all. Owning my family child care has given me a front row view of the…

Michelle would have told me to put it on the table. Instead, I let it fester inside. All week I’ve tried to dismiss an anonymous email I recently received as nothing more than someone’s spur-of-the-moment…

As spring assessments and graduation festivities signal the end of the school year in Kansas, state legislators are crafting bills that could put the future of public education in Kansas at risk. As Kansas teachers…

Ty Masterson is feeling cranky about Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.  Kelly’s veto pen is running hot these days — she has vetoed 15 bills during this session of the Kansas Legislature, the most of any…