I have noticed a few oak trees in the area with symptoms of iron chlorosis, which is a distinct yellowing of the leaves. It is most common on pin oak trees, but can also affect other oaks and a few other species. The yellowing is caused by a lack of iron, which is a significant part of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is what makes plant leaves green.
Dear Amy: I have been with my boyfriend for four years. Our daughter recently turned three.
To the editor: On Aug. 2, Kansas voters should exercise their duty to vote in the primary.
After Opal Lee led hundreds in a walk through her Texas hometown to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend, the 95-year-old Black woman who helped successfully push for the holiday to get national recognition said it’s important that people learn the history behind it.
What shall we call Generation Z? This placeholder name derives from my own cohort’s moniker - Generation X. Gen X took our name from a novel by Douglas Coupland.
Dear Readers: With wedding season upon us and in-person celebrations returning, I decided to devote a column to wedding mishaps - all sent in by readers. Perhaps reading about some of the things that can go wrong at a wedding will inspire people to avoid these pitfalls.
To the editor: As the Aug. 2 vote on the Value Them Both amendment approaches, let’s review how we got to this point.
To the editor: The Kansas Coalition for Open Government has proposed eight criteria/guidelines for open, transparent legislation that all legislators should pledge to support: - Restrict the number of bills that can be bundled. - Institute a requirement that all bills must have had a public hearing in order to be considered by the committee of the whole.
Nevada Republican Jim Marchant insisted there hadn’t been a legitimate election in his state in more than a decade. All of Nevada’s election winners since 2006, he said on a recent podcast, were “installed by the deep-state cabal.”
“Wake up,” I said, “there’s a tornado coming.” He gave me the usual grunt until the window broke and glass covered the bed. “Get to the basement,” he screamed as though I hadn’t just woke him up and told him there was a tornado coming.