The new U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes very clear what we stand to lose in the next decade without a significant course correction: a chance at a “livable and sustainable future for…

Dear Chairwoman Renee Erickson and Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, We have been involved with trails for over 25 years, starting with the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail, which is now a state park.…

Texas keeps getting bigger. In the year to June 2022 the Lone Star State added 471,000 people, nearly as many as live in Atlanta, Georgia. More than one in three of the net new jobs…

President Joe Biden is trying to pull a fast one. His approval of the Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope runs contrary to everything he has promised Americans — and the world — about…

We are relieved Humboldt school board members decided to keep a five-day school week for the immediate future. At issue was a proposal to change to a four-day school week. USD 258 members voted 5-2…

Dear Chairwoman Renee Erickson and members of the Senate Committee on Commerce: I am Bruce Symes, a resident of Iola and Allen County for 37 years and currently a member of the Allen County Commission,…

My phone alerted me to a four-year-old photo a few days ago, or rather it alerted me to a photo taken four years ago of a newspaper clipping from decades ago. The clipping was a…

Last spring, I decided to let native wildflowers take over a small area of my lawn. I was giddy with excitement and hopeful that my little garden would be a haven for insects and other…

There is no arguing: Kansas is and always has been an incredible place to live. Our state is full of great communities ideal for setting your roots. While Kansas’ history has built itself as a…

Less than 12 hours after the race was called Aug. 2 in favor of freedom, I was on a media call with my colleague Rachel Sweet and roughly 50 local, state and national reporters to…