Both of us have been the targets of enemy fire. It nearly cost one of us her life. We know a truth every combat veteran learns: For all the planning and consideration that goes into…

Before having the honor of representing the people of the 114th District in the Kansas House of Representatives, I was a captain for United Airlines for 28 years.  I flew thousands of people all over…

Once again, the Bowlus Fine Arts Center proved its value Friday night as it played host to Liverpool Legends, a tribute show to The Beatles. More than 500 attended the show that brought many to…

Can dolls change your life? Barbie and Ken changed mine. I wouldn’t be a lawyer if it weren’t for them. When I was 7 years old, Barbie was my first doll that might need a…

Do we need to re-learn how we merge on the freeway?  The Kansas Department of Transportation says yes. But are we open to re-thinking something we have done the same way for years? Since 2016,…

ODESA, Ukraine — One year ago, just as I arrived in this historic port city, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to stop blockading Ukraine’s grain exports and fueling a famine in Africa and the Middle…

Just as we are feeling we must shield our children’s eyes from unintended exposure to news screens that gush the nonstop, hate-based latest — this just in from quiet, bucolic Cooperstown, New York. The National…

It’s been a week of celebration on top of catastrophe in Iola.  Late last Saturday I was never so happy as to hear the drone of our electricity come online in the south end of…

It is a recipe to make strongmen salivate. Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, has worked out how to chop away democratic restraints while keeping an approval rating of 80-90%. One ingredient is his mastery of…

Dying younger. Living harder. Going broke. It is difficult to overstate the longitudinal effects of excess weight in America. An estimated seven in 10 Americans are overweight or obese. The combination, according to the National…