Debt and politics
First, the debt:
Each year the Congress blesses an extravagant number of programs that keep America going, from the farm bill and highways through health...
Cities and towns: The story of a villainous former police detective in Kansas City...
'Kansas town weighs racial
justice as ex-officer faces
charges of abuse'
Now in court, the case unfolds a story of rampant corruption and the consistent raping of...
The Eight-County Message
The November election dust has settled to reveal another uneasy shuffling of Kansas politics and culture. Many eyes were on the race for governor;...
On gratitude
Thanksgiving brings a bundle of sentiment and nerves. We are told that this is a time to put the bygones aside and our troubles...
A people’s choice
When the late Joan Finney was governor in the early 1990s, one of her pet themes was initiative and referendum– a catchphrase for "Let...
Trading places and Tin cup finance
Trading places
Another election is finished, but not the abuse of its political hot air. A long tunnel of mirrors has closed; the oft-mentioned Biden...
Two bad ideas
Two proposed constitutional amendments are on the Nov. 8 ballot. One would upend the balance of power in state government. The other would hamstring...
Black ink at last
Amidst all the political caterwauling, a look at the state's finances may advance some sense and understanding before the election. If only a peek,...
Worn scripts
Election season has become a gruesome ordeal, one that consigns Kansas to political theater with stale acts. Tribal fever rules. Most of us are...
Retaining justice
Six of the state's seven Supreme Court justices stand for retention on the November 8 ballot. They are not household names, but they are...