Editorials

Josh Hawley is calling for the head of the man he claims is responsible for the United States’ tragically inept response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, Missouri’s junior senator joined the chorus of GOP…

Jonathan Carlyle of Toledo, Ohio, had every intention of getting a COVID-19 shot — someday. The Amazon delivery driver was so busy that he kept putting it off. Then he learned that his state was…

After almost 100 years in business, Wolfe’s Camera Shop in downtown Topeka is preparing to close its doors. Two generations have run the store since its beginning in 1924. At one time the business had…

Because even tiny amounts of lead can harm the brain, every day that lead finds its way into the drinking water of households is a day that could damage children who live in Chicago homes…

Beijing’s decision to allow couples to have three children reflects China’s two-pronged population problem — an aging and shrinking labor force. It is not clear how the three-child limit is expected to succeed where the…

These days, ensuring “election integrity” is the password for restricting voter access. So far, 14 states have enacted measures to curtail  voter participation during their 2021 legislative sessions. The majority of states, including Kansas, are…

On Jan. 6, a mob of insurrectionists encouraged by then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol and disrupted congressional proceedings meant to certify that Joe Biden had defeated Trump and won the White House. It…

It is outrageous that the French Open should lead the way in telling one of the world’s brightest young tennis stars, Naomi Osaka, that she faces defaults — in other words, she will be thrown…

Those of us who follow the news and share our opinions with you weekly are sometimes presented with contradictions. Take this example: Polls show strong majorities of Kansans support expanding the state Medicaid program, also…

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has taken a firm stance when it comes to the so-called “ghost guns” made from do-it-yourself kits or 3D printers — they should be subject to the same regulations as…