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Legislators found the strength Tuesday night to stand up to Gov. Sam Brownback and his ultra-conservative cronies determined for Kansas to continue down a path of destruction. In less than 24 hours, the governor vetoed…

Dale Daniels, 74, has been involved in farming since he was old enough to walk.Sunday afternoon, we stopped to visit alongside a recently terraced field with weeds burned brown by herbicide. Daniels bemoaned the woes…

“Curiosity killed the cat,” is the old proverb warning against being too inquisitive. Cats have the advantage, though, of having nine lives. Our little female, “fixed” to prevent an uptick in offspring in the neighborhood,…

Denise Smith had been involved in the annual Relay for Life long before cancer robbed her of her son Jacob. In fact, she remembers bringing Jacob as a toddler to the late-night walks. Back then…

It would be a shame if city leaders mothball a planned pedestrian bridge across Elm Creek.The bridge would serve as an important link to the expansive Lehigh Portland Trails system to the south of town.That’s…

Forgive us for doubting, but when a major employer says it has a “conscience-based objection” to having its insurance plan include  contraception, we think it has conveniently found religion. But Donald Trump is a believer and…

The biggest takeaway from the 2016 presidential  election is that, increasingly, lower- and middle-income Americans are feeling sidelined by society. Donald Trump won because he promised to upset the apple cart by creating more jobs,…

The biggest takeaway from the 2016 presidential  election is that, increasingly, lower- and middle-income Americans are feeling sidelined by society. Donald Trump won because he promised to upset the apple cart by creating more jobs,…

If you live in a big two-story house, maybe with a walk-in attic, and move elsewhere, don’t put off until the last minute packing up all you’ve accumulated in 40 years of occupancy and nearly…

Allen County was in the spotlight last week when representatives of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) came to evaluate it as a “Culture of Health” candidate. The county is one of 11 finalists for…