Opinion

Denis LaRosh To the editor: Organizers of the 2022 Leavenworth County Spelling Bee and the Leavenworth Retired School Personnel Association wish to thank the following helpers for their efforts in the recent event: Ed Bristow, Pam Bristow, Ken Church, Seth Church, Betty Clark, Nancy Crain, Myrna Floray, Helen Genter, Jennifer Grasela, Carla Herbert, Denise LaRosh, Priscilla LoPresti, Cindy Miller, Kathryn Nolan, Janet Renkoski and Mary Vardeman. Organizers also with to thank the following donors: The Leavenworth Times, Mills Trophies, Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Lansing Dairy Queen, State Farm Insurance – Eddie Moore, Walmart, Citizen’s Federal Savings, The Reilly Agency, Armed Forces Bank, Lansing Pizza Hut, Freddy’s, Heartland Dental, Daylight Donuts, Leavenworth Pizza Hut, Leavenworth Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Crown Lanes, Exchange Bank, Armed Forces Insurance, Karma Cakes, Frontier Credit Union and Commerce Bank.

In most midterm election years, races for state supreme court seats are overshadowed by campaigns for governor or the Senate. Some Republicans, however, say the party’s priorities need to change.

Viewed from Paris, London and Washington, the events unfolding in Ukraine may seem like a new Cold War taking shape in Europe. From the Baltic countries, it looks much worse.

To the editor: I have read in the Leavenworth Times about the Leavenworth City Commission always professing that bringing back the downtown business area is important. I have to laugh at this because of what occurs regularly in our downtown.

Many Kansas legislators want to make sure that counties don’t change the longstanding tradition of electing sheriffs by enshrining the policy in the state constitution. The Republican-controlled state House has given first-round approval to a proposal to add language to the Kansas Constitution’s short article on county government to ensure that sheriffs are elected to four-year terms.

America’s first newspaper dedicated to advocating for the end of slavery is being resurrected and reimagined more than two centuries later as the nation continues to grapple with its legacy of racism.

The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and it’s unclear when they’ll be back after the continent hosted four of the last eight Games. The earliest the Summer Games could return is 2036, and the favorite could be the world’s most populous country – not China, as you might expect, but India.