It’s the yellow caution tape that gets to me when I look at the pictures tweeted by the satirical website The Onion in the wake of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas,…

LOS ANGELES — Steve Kerr knows about terrorist attacks. He lost his father 38 years ago in a terrorist attack. Steve Kerr knows that what happened in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon was another terrorist…

When my daughter texted me Wednesday morning to watch a two-minute video by Steve Kerr, the name didn’t ring a bell.  That he is a professional basketball coach made the disconnect even greater. But his…

Should Kansas ban abortion, politicians in Topeka will have some hefty policy decisions to make. “Banning abortion” sounds simple, but realistically that involves choices about penalties, enforcement, and money. If Roe v. Wade is overturned…

Dear Cindy Crandall, I wanted to congratulate you and your newlywed husband, Doug, on your wedding. It is 1983, The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross just debuted on PBS, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” has taken…

Only days ago, Russian foreign ministry officials were warning Finland about “retaliation” if its leaders applied to join NATO. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spouted dire nuclear threats, and many Western pundits warned about the…

You gotta hand it to the Kansas Legislature. Even when they do the right thing, they somehow end up doing it wrong. This time, it’s sports betting, which Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law last…

Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins recently wrote an opinion piece about Medicaid (Kancare) expansion filled with fear, misleading statements and downright untruths. He cited few facts, numbers or statistics. Instead, he relied on outrageous…

A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American parents already confronted with the pressures of raising an infant during a pandemic. The Conversation asked Dr. Steven Abrams, a leading expert on pediatric…

While a few serious issues continue to be debated in committee and the courts, basically the 2022 legislative session is a wrap. And once again, Medicaid expansion didn’t pass. True, the legislature agreed upon an…