The issue of juveniles pouring across the Rio Grande to escape violence in Central American countries came home to roost for me this week. On a major TV network newscast San Pedro Sula, the capital…

Last year I was given my first taste of the Mad Bomber Run and it was a sweet one. At first I had a hard time understanding why a small Kansas town celebrated a man…

Children are in the crosshairs of the newest debate on immigration. Since October, 52,000 have been apprehended at our border from the Central American countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It’s a humanitarian crisis.…

How not to report.  Assume the facts. In a front page story, of course, I reported a man had died from a fall at Elks Lake during Friday night’s July 4 festivities. The rumor mill…

The numbers of teen births and abortions have dropped dramatically over the last several decades thanks to the prevalence and easy access to birth control measures.Most women like being able to determine if and when…

This is the (fiscal) year Kansas legislators are happy to kiss goodbye. Or maybe boot out the door.Monday’s numbers showed we ended the fiscal year $338 million shy of that budgeted. For June, we were…

By most accounts, Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi was not expected to win re-election in Tuesday’s run-off primary. The elder statesman, long accustomed to coasting in his incumbency, waged a lackluster campaign that many viewed…

Location. Location. Location. That must have been the deciding factor for the $110,000 price tag on the Phyllis Warren home purchased by the Friends of the Bowlus in 2011. It certainly wasn’t because of the…

Some takeaways from Saturday’s marathon political forum: • Scott Morgan would re-center the office of secretary of state. Current office-holder Kris Kobach has used the position as a springboard to national fame in efforts to…

Dear editor, As many of you may know, the Friends of the Bowlus purchased the Warren house east of the Bowlus building. Now they intend on tearing it down to put in a parking lot.…