It’s too bad Sen. Forrest Knox, R-Altoona, lets his pet peeves get in the way of his good intentions. In Senate Bill 410, Knox has created a pilot program for foster care families called CARE…

Don’t take at face value that Donald Trump’s campaign train is unstoppable — as some who hang on immediacy proclaimed after South Carolina primary results poured in Saturday night. Trump did win convincingly with 31.8…

Last week, members of the House Education Committee voted to turn back the clock on public education in Kansas. None of that high falutin learnin’ for our kids. No-Sir-Ree-Bob. That was the sentiment after hearing…

The adventure is about to begin. The oldest of our grandchildren, Hudson Lee, will graduate from Goddard High in Roswell, N.M., in May. A few months later, if all goes as he hopes, he will…

To my husband’s immense relief, I’m not one to make much ado about birthdays. Most years, it’s just another day with the excuse to enjoy dinner out.  Today, however, I turn 60, and while an…

The little white lie of the Brownback administration is that its mantra of compassionate conservatism has the welfare of Kansans at heart. Ever since he was elected as governor, Sam Brownback has worked to impoverish…

Wednesday evening the Allen County Conservation District will toot its horn when accomplishments of the past year are listed. Waterways, terraces, ponds, other things that help to conserve water and soil and make farmland in…

For those who work in education, Thursday’s ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court on school finance did not come as a surprise. Educators know the learning opportunities between poor and rich school districts have become…

The outrageous — as usual — New York Daily Times’s front page Wednesday had a photo-shopped image of Donald Trump as a clown with a happy face. The headline: “Dawn of the Brain Dead. Clown…

When Hillary Clinton lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama in 2008, it was a setback, to be sure, but considering the times and the differences between the two candidates, not a surprise.   Obama,…