The nation’s spring construction season is starting up, and, in theory, it should be a big one. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law devoted more than $1 trillion dollars to upgrading the country’s roads, rails and…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday offered a moving and exemplary profile in courage, one that could help millions of other Americans by defying the stigma on mental illness.In an interview broadcast on CBS’s “Sunday…

As the Trump grand jury was in secret, the trial must be in public, but in New York State, basically unique in the country, the public is unable to watch trials unless they are lucky…

The United Nations has reached another grotesque moral milestone as Vladimir Putin’s Russia has assumed the presidency of the Security Council in April. Yes, the country that is bombing cities and civilians in Ukraine, and…

The Kansas Court of Appeals recently ruled voting is a fundamental right under the Kansas Constitution, and therefore it is subject to stronger legal protections from the barriers to voting an overzealous Kansas State Legislature…

You’ve probably seen the funny videos on social media: A dog, high off secondhand marijuana smoke, staring into space in his owner’s hazy living room. Maybe the pup is off-balance stumbling a bit when it…

“You gotta be determined as the devil, selfless as a saint. Keep it ‘tween the white lines, and hit ‘em where they ain’t.”  —John McCutcheon, Sermon on the Mound  I can’t remember the last time…

I’ve had three conversations in the past week with three different Kansans, all about the same question. How, they wondered, can we keep the flickering flame of hope alive in a state that seems determined…

After a winter of punishing but indecisive battles, Ukraine is preparing a long-promised spring offensive that officials hope will change the course of the war against Russia. The goal is to break Russia’s hold on…

Most of us fail the marshmallow challenge. Even if we know there’s a greater reward for denying ourselves two sweets instead of one, we say, “why wait?” That can be a problem. Deferring immediate gratification…