It’s almost like a reality TV show, the plot is so sick.Children go without vital necessities, while their parents indulge themselves.Some third-world countries are like that. Dictators live in extravagance while the masses toil in…

Western reaction to China’s loosening its one-child policy is a loud collective snort.That a country is so intrusive that it can regulate the number of children a family has, seems incredulous to us outsiders.It’s been…

At last year’s Portland Alley Marathon participants complained about the strong north wind and how running from Chanute to Iola was a bear.This year’s course was from Iola to Chanute. Wind gusts — from the…

Last Sunday Dwayne Bowe, considered one of the best receivers in the National Football League and a mainstay for the KC Chiefs, was arrested for speeding and having marijuana in his car.The 29-year-old Bowe, who…

Thursday afternoon came and went for most of us in Allen County, but to a select few it marked years of hard work and dedication.Levi Martin and Ryan Watson graduated from Drug Court, the first…

Although I bemoan fall’s defrocking, I welcome the crisp, clear air that pulls back the curtain on night’s bounty — the stars. I’m a backyard gazer; the kind who gives up once I get a…

Kudos to Humboldt city leaders for realizing their downtown needs an updo.In action Tuesday night, council members approved trying for a $420,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation. If awarded, the grant will fund…

In 2005, a bushel of corn sold for $1.95. This fall, it fetched $6.21 a bushel, down from $7.31 earlier this year.The federal mandate established in 2005 under President George Bush requiring U.S. oil companies…

Veterans Day — Nov. 11 each year — is a set aside to recognize those who have served the country in any branch of the military.Parades, special events and other means are used to note…

No one finds paying taxes a favorite family expense, but to maintain an organized, compassionate and progressive society they are absolutely necessary. Government at all levels exists to provide constituents what they can’t provide for…