Biden’s approval dips to lowest of presidency
President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party. Only 39% of U.S.
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HIGH PRICES AT THE PUMP
A customer pumps gas into their car at a gas station on May 18, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Gas prices in California have surpassed $6.00 per gallon for the first time ever. The average price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in California is at $6.05 and $6.29 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Women’s right to autonomy is on the line
To the editor: Imagine denying men the right to remove testicular cancer because testicles house “life.” The Rabid Right is poised to remove not only women’s access to abortions, but also our access to D&Cs, which many states have linked to abortions, even though they are not abortions, to hysterectomies, full and partial, and to the surgical removal of dead or ectopic fetuses - necessary life-saving surgeries some Catholic-run hospitals in the U.S. have already deemed unnecessary because, well, they do not believe in “abortion.” Women are already suffering.
GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend
Republicans are coming out swinging against Wall Street’s growing efforts to consider factors like long-term environmental risk in investment decisions, the latest indication that the GOP is willing to damage its relationship with big business to score culture war points.
Next stop: Nebraska
There are two kinds of athletes that participate in high school sports, said Leavenworth assistant track coach RJ Suttles – the ones you have to coach and the ones you get to coach. Leavenworth senior Dhakiya Blake is in the latter group.
Repelling deer from your plants
We love flowers in our yard. Adding beauty to our great outdoors is a passion for many.
Another Triple Crown long shot? Fenwick is 50-1 in Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rich Strike winning the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 may not be the only big upset this Triple Crown season. Not if Fenwick has anything to do about it.
Carol Ann Perry
Carol Ann Perry, 78, of Leavenworth, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at St. John Hospital.
Ines L. Riegle
Memorial services for Ines L. Riegle, 86, Lawrence will be held 10 a.m.
Major John Anderson
Major John Anderson, an Englishman, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at age 86, after a brief respiratory illness. Connie invites John’s friends to a celebration of life at 12 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2022, in their English Garden. In lieu of flowers memorials may go to Meals on Wheels through Council on Aging.