Civil tables
Civic clubs often meet at meal time for their business, and for most of them it's to help others who could use a lift,...
Hybrids needed
Late last month the Kansas secretary of state certified United Kansas as the state's third minor political party. Certified earlier for the next general...
AI, RI
Artificial Intelligence, the darling of master nerds, coding maestros and computer virtuosos, is shined up as an indispensible part of life as we scroll...
Hopscotch
Next week local students in Kansas will be free to enroll in schools beyond their home district. In urban counties, the change tempts visions...
Property and taxes: a review
Politicians often treat taxes as if they were rogue bacteria, ever-ready to afflict suffering and decay. This makes fine stuff for a speech or...
Property and taxes (3)
For years after the historic school finance reforms of 1992, the Kansas Legislature continued to wrestle the issue and tinker with its parts. It...
Property and taxes (2)
People can be inclined to view taxes this way: Impose them on someone else – the "fair share" principle of human nature. But our...
Property and taxes (1)
Painful as they may seem, property taxes sustain our communities, a life source for cities, counties and school districts. May brings the deadline for...
Journalism lost (2): obituaries
The obituary was once a critical feature in newspaper publishing. Now it lives mostly online, the last words published about an individual, a finale...
Journalism lost (1): the editorial
The news today is often about complicated matters that even experts have trouble unraveling. Taxes, budgets, the economy and political madness are among today's...