Americans are processing the nightmare of the slaughter of children in Texas, the racist murders in Buffalo, New York, and the other numbingly repeated scenes of carnage in the United States. They’re contending with what feels like highway robbery at the gas pump, they’re nagged by a virus that the world can’t shake, and they’re split into two hostile camps over politics and culture — the twin pillars of the nation’s foundation.
Another local farm and food supply is the Jet Farm Store at 26617 Tonganoxie Road, which is just outside of Leavenworth and Lansing on County Road 5 just past the Eisenhower Road intersection. This location has greenhouses that are visible from the road and a store from which you can buy a huge assortment of vegetables and meats.
Dear Amy: I have been divorced for two years. I frequently see my two young daughters, and remain on decent terms with my ex.
To the editor: Please vote “no” on the upcoming amendment to the Bill of Rights of the Kansas State Constitution, more commonly called “Value Them Both” amendment. Proponents of the amendment claim that it does not ban abortion, however, it opens the door wide open for banning all abortions.
The hardline stances of many conservative Catholic bishops in the U.S. are not shared by a majority of lay Catholics. Most of them say abortion should be legal, favor greater inclusion of LGBT people, and oppose the denial of Communion for politicians who support abortion rights, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Dear Amy: "Mary" and I were acquaintances in college. We didn't talk for years after graduating but would see each other sometimes at bars and say hello. In 2020, she decided that she wanted to develop a friendship with me.
National attention has turned, once again, to the gun debate following the horrific events at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. One day prior to the school shooting that killed 19 children and two adults, the Kansas Legislature adjourned without taking action on proposed bills aimed to ban so called ghost guns like the one used in the shooting at Olathe East High School in March of this year.
AAA is sounding the alarm as we head into the “100 Deadliest Days,” concerned that what is typically the deadliest time of year for crashes involving teen drivers may, in fact, be deadlier this year for everyone, including pedestrians and cyclists.
From small towns to big cities, every government across the U.S. was offered a slice of $350 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds to help shore up their finances, cover pandemic-related costs and invest in community projects.
If the walls in our older houses in Leavenworth County could actually talk, they would no doubt tell captivating stories from nearly every decade since the founding of Kansas. The town of Leavenworth, for example, the first city built on the edge of a new and exciting frontier, offers today an abundance of homes and buildings which once bore witness to some of the most pivotal moments in American history.