In a political stampede Wednesday, the House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would force the social media app TikTok to be divested from China-based owner ByteDance, or face banning. The Senate should have more sense…

Here are a few things we know about lead in drinking water: • There is no known safe level. More than a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ceased setting minimum acceptable…

On Feb. 16, one month before the scheduled “presidential elections” in Russia, my husband, Alexei Navalny, was murdered in prison on Vladimir Putin’s direct order. I never wanted to be a politician, I never wanted…

Boy, do we miss Nikki Haley. Although she never had a chance, Haley helped maintain decorum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Now, the gloves are off. It’s MAGA nation full throttle. If…

Dear editor, Thank you for your column in Saturday’s paper about immigration.  I had a very similar discussion with a friend of  more than 30 years. We are no longer speaking, as he feels I…

Welcome to Sunshine Week, an annual opportunity to celebrate the public’s right to know and promote the need for government transparency. Sadly, there’s not much transparency to celebrate these days when it comes to resolving…

March 1 was Remembrance Day, a national holiday in the Marshall Islands. On the morning of that date in 1954, the United States carried out Castle Bravo, the first-ever trial of a deliverable hydrogen bomb,…

It’s amazing how long a passing slight sometimes takes to hit its target. Most times, they glance off. This one, however, took root. A friend and I were discussing all things Iola earlier this week.…

Dear Caitlin Clark, Recently, I was lucky enough to see you play in person. I brought my 5-year-old daughter to Williams Arena in Minneapolis, where I live now with my wife and two girls. You…

We know firsthand that the Crossroads site where The Star used to be located, and where the Kansas City Royals want to build a new stadium, is a great spot. 1601 McGee would be a…