read recently about the plan to make the Kansas City region more sustainable, at least relative to food security. Although most people are very content with the food security provided by our neighborhood grocery stores, a lot of that food is trucked from California. I
The push by Republicans to conduct partisan ballot reviews similar to the one that unfolded last year in Arizona has spread beyond the battleground states where former President Donald Trump disputed his loss, an effort that has had mixed legislative success but has sown doubts about whether future elections can be trusted.
For all the talk of college basketball’s brave new world, it suddenly looks a lot like the old one. So anyone asking why the same dozen programs are still playing musical chairs at the Final Four every year – Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova this time around – would do well to recall how Willie Sutton answered the feds when they asked why he kept robbing banks: “Because that’s where the money is.” Grit and gumption are great, but as the Saint Peter’s Peacocks were reminded in a hurry Sunday, they only take you so far.
Should abortion be illegal in Kansas, even in cases of rape, incest or the life or health of a woman being at risk? How should Kansas politicians regulate Kansas women? Kansas voters get a say in these questions on Aug. 2.
Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice. Traditionally considered an admirable attribute, the ability to empathize with another’s plight has become a touchstone for GOP opposition to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Dear Amy: My husband and my father are both video gamers. A new version of their favorite game just came out, and I became aware that it is rated M-Mature by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
In observing our culture in recent days, it is lamentable the manner in which we treat each other. The cries for respect and decency are being drowned out by calls of dissension and discord. Look around. You see it in our schools, politics, media and even within our own families. We are losing our ability to be in a relationship with others because of our lack of goodness.
To the editor: The decision is made. The Kansas House Redistricting Committee has made their decision.
Dear Amy: My oldest son will be turning five next month. We are planning a party at a local park with simple games and food. My problem is, I don’t want guests to bring presents. He has lots of toys, and I feel our house is overrun! However, I don’t want him to be hurt with the expectation of opening presents. Please help!
As Russia escalates its war in Ukraine and stories of civilian casualties and destruction in cities reach the United States, support has risen for a major American role, and so has fear of the threat Russia poses to the U.S.