Perhaps it’s the catchy tune and quirky animation that makes an NRA video about gun safety appear more entertaining than educational.Eddie Eagle, the National Rifle Association’s spokesbird, and a cast of animated characters sing and…

One of the charms of small-town life is the ease with which one can do routine errands. Trips to the post office, grocery store, and bank can all be done within the time of a…

As a way of showing how generous the new tax plan will be, Congressman Paul Ryan tweeted Saturday that a school secretary will now be able to enjoy an increase of $1.50 a week. “That…

Poverty is real. It is a way of life that is real for a large portion of our county and for 5.3 million Americans. Poverty is depressing, isolating, hard, tiring, stressful, and just plain terrible.…

Seldom has a presentation resonated with me as did Beth Toland’s for Iola Rotarians Thursday concerning ways to positively affect the early development of children. The process she outlined has scientifically proven twists and turns,…

Friday may go down in U.S. history as the day our democracy began to unravel. In a now customary tweet, President Donald Trump said the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are…

As a businessman, Donald Trump said his objective was self-serving.“You really do what’s best for you, you know, for almost purely monetary reasons. You know, you make your money,” Mr. Trump told TV news anchors…

Gov. Sam Brownback will be remembered as falling on his sword for his precious tax cuts, insisting they were the panacea to the state’s economic woes.That voters gave him the benefit of the doubt to…

In an effort to avoid their responsibility to fund public schools, legislative leaders last week tried to derail things by accusing a single individual of gross mismanagement of funds. Longtime public servant Dale Dennis, deputy…

If there were an easy cure for poverty and homelessness, we would be thrilled. If telling someone the error of their ways, explaining the difference between good and bad choices, handing them a list of…