It’s been one year since the biggest vaccination drive in American history began and offered some hope for what had been a gloomy and somber 2020. There was genuine excitement for the vaccines back then.…

The long-awaited state housing and marketing report brought some pretty dismal news for Southeast Kansas.  It takes two incomes to afford a house here — if you can find one. Our housing stock is old…

Like many other packages delivered on Dec. 25, a new telescope arrived in space Saturday with some assembly required. The gradual unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope, currently en route to its station 930,000…

Vaccinations have become such a politically charged issue in the United States that at least five red states are essentially paying people not to get vaccinated. The five states — Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas and…

It’s not every day that the Biden administration and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller agree. In fact, it’s more like a total eclipse of the sun. But there is a crucial area where the two…

Now that Kansas’s economy is on solid footing, state lawmakers’ first action come January should be to eliminate the state sales tax on food.  Kansas is only one of a dozen states to tax food.…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly played not-so-Secret Santa Wednesday, offering a one-time plan to put $250 in the hands of virtually every state income tax payer next year. “We can return money to taxpayers and give…

Twice in recent days, former president Donald Trump has spoken out more aggressively about the value of vaccines. Reluctance to get the shot still grips millions of Americans, and Mr. Trump’s public comments might help…

Good news: Kansas is projected to have a budget surplus of $2.9 billion. Bad news: Kansas is on the hook to pay nearly $2 million in attorney fees to the American Civil Liberties Union and…

So, here’s what Florida’s fearless leader told his supporters in a campaign email on Monday: “Dr. Fauci is at it again, folks. He took to national TV — where he spends most of his time…