Due before the Kansas Senate today is discussion on a bill to deny communities the right to set prevailing wage rates. Senators should resist the urge to play Big Brother. FOR A LONG time, Kansas…

I came away from a visit with Don Bauer this week with some lost hopes rekindled.Bauer is as much of an outdoorsman as anyone I know. He relishes opportunities to hunt big game, is right…

Twice now I’ve tried to get some “headspace,” but can’t seem to find the room. The idea was to do 10 minutes of meditation for 10 days. Andy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk and now…

Holding children back a grade because of lagging performance isn’t a cure-all. For one, it doesn’t solve the issues as to why a child is behind his peers. Secondly, the stigma from being held back…

Commissioner Jay Kingery twice has made motions to change meeting time for Neosho County commissioners from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays to give constituents a better opportunity to attend.The other two commissioners, Mike…

A majority of Kansas senators voted Monday to give health clubs tax-exempt status.Senators reasoned health clubs are at a financial disadvantage to YMCA and YWCA health organizations which because of their non-profit designation are not…

The season of waiting is almost over. All the preparation will be rewarded.No, not basketball. But Easter. When Sunday morning promises to dawn with the Good News that Christ has come again.The purpose of Lent…

In the past three years, Allen County has become a slightly healthier place to live. The newly released 2013 County Health Rankings ranks Allen County 86th among the 102 participating counties in the state. In…

I, like many other women, have fallen into a trap. The trap where we think we need to change ourselves to avoid being harassed in a bar or on the side of the street. But…

Serving on a school board or city council is public service at the purest form — no compensation, time consuming and subject to critical scrutiny. The importance, however, is difficult to diminish, and it is…