Russia’s imperious president, Vladimir Putin, may have just endured his worst week since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which he says was the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. His vaunted army, including a…

We suggested the Gardner Edgerton School Board proceed with kindness when it comes to making decisions about where its transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms and how teachers address students with preferred pronouns.  It’s…

These are little kids. Just kids. We don’t know much about them. We don’t know their names or even where they’re from. Maybe Venezuela. Maybe Colombia. But we do know this. They’re just kids, and…

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s proposal to restrict abortion access in all states after a fetus reaches 15 weeks of gestational age is an affront to women’s rights and should be rejected.  Every U.S. senator should oppose…

Just as bad inflation news sent stock markets plunging on Tuesday, another crisis looms with the threat of a nationwide railway strike that could send new shockwaves through the financial system. A shutdown would dramatically…

In wars throughout history, there are events that shift the balance and that we look back on as moments when everyone’s expectations and awareness of the conflict changed: the storming of the beaches at Normandy,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a gathering in Vladivostok last week that his country had “not lost anything and will not lose anything.” He may be less certain of decisive victory today. An offensive by…

The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law last month includes billions of dollars for conservation and forestry. Let me suggest a way to spend some of it: Buy Boy Scout camps. Get them while supplies…

The Iola Community Theatre appears to be experiencing a rebirth thanks to a handful of new faces.  This past weekend’s production of “Clue,” featured about 10 new cast and stage crew members. The play was…

The death of the queen (there’s only one queen) might have come as “a shock,” as new British Prime Minister Liz Truss said outside No. 10 Downing St., but it was certainly not a surprise.…