It’s always a challenge to differentiate between sentimental and valuable  “stuff.” The passage of time usually helps.  In this journalist’s basement remain crudely bound “books” created by her children through the Young Authors project more…

When I climbed aboard my old Ranger Tuesday evening, my right foot was cramping so much I had a bit of difficulty with the accelerator.That was an outcome of me spending a good six hours…

Potty training wasn’t working out so well Thursday for Olive, my 2¾-year-old granddaughter. After two hours, she’d soaked through four pairs of panties, pants and socks but not one drop made its way to the…

Rumor has it Kathleen Sebelius is considering a run for the U.S. Senate against the likely Republican challenger, three-term incumbent Pat Roberts.She should.Here are her qualifications:• U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2009-2014• Two-term…

Tuesday’s marking of the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings was a sober event.  Probably the most poig-nant of participants was little Jane Richard, 8, whose prosthetic leg appeared through the bottom of her…

Kathleen Sebelius took one for the team. Friday, the Secretary of Health and Human Services resigned from her post of five years.  The botched rollout of the government’s website healthcare.gov for the Affordable Care Act…

  The school finance bill that came from deliberations in the Legislature last weekend was bittersweet for administrators who for the past several years have had to figure how to keep their financial ships from…

The new school finance legislation is not an out-and-out win for public schools.Yes, they’ll get some much needed additional funding, but programs also were cut to make the numbers appear more robust.Of most concern for…

Break out the bubbly.According to recent U.S. Census reports, Iola added 12 residents from 2011 to 2012.Now before you snicker, realize it’s the first time in decades Iola has witnessed an increase in population.If you…

It took less than an hour Sunday night for state representatives to agree to meet the minimum requirement to fund schools and in the process strip the rights of those who work there.Kansas has eliminated…