Iola’s David Toland was appointed lieutenant governor Monday by Gov. Laura Kelly. Toland replaces outgoing Lynn Rogers, who last week was named state treasurer, replacing Congressman-elect Jake LaTurner. For Rogers, it was a lateral move.…

Since Joe Biden’s election last month, U.S. car companies have been stepping up one by one to support the limits on tailpipe emissions he has pledged to impose. A new spirit of cooperation between the…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has a big decision to make. She has just named Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers to fill the office of state treasurer. The current treasurer, Jake LaTurner, is headed to Washington, D.C.,…

The Wall Street Journal ill-advisedly published an opinion piece Friday that ridiculed incoming first lady Jill Biden for professionally referring to herself as Dr. Jill Biden. “Dr. Jill Biden sounds and feels fraudulent, not to…

Chuck Yeager died this week, at 97. It’s amazing that a great movie has never been made of his life. His was a life that, if anything, was larger than its own lore and legend.…

The number of small businesses nationwide has decreased by 29% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Illnesses and deaths, government-imposed restrictions, and a necessary change in lifestyle because of the pandemic have affected how…

We wish the ravages of illness on no one, not even a man whose full-time job for the past month has been undermining the legitimacy of the presidential election. So we hope former Mayor Rudy…

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics last week released a new set of recommendations on how to clean up major college football. The commission stressed that leaders in college athletics were looking for bold solutions.…

After the killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last week, President-elect Joe Biden is coming under renewed pressure to quickly resume negotiations with the regime. He should slow down and proceed with caution. Biden has…

On Nov. 24, Coffey County commissioners voted against requesting citizens wear face masks to guard against the spread of COVID-19, per Gov. Laura Kelly’s most recent request.  The commissioners’ decision went against the advice of…