For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days. Tysons Foods said it was ending mask requirements for its vaccinated workers in some facilities.
I once had a bad habit of making broad statements about things I would never do. For example, I said that I would never have a roommate past freshman year of college, never attend a non-Ivy League school and never return to Leavenworth as an adult.
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Hopefully, something will cause the collapse of the commodity corn-growing industry so that we can avoid or eliminate all of the associated pesticides and commercial fertilizers that cause so much devastation to our beneficial insects, not to mention the damage to our water ecosystems as far away as the Gulf of Mexico.
Proposed legislation to allow state tax dollars for parents to send at risk students to private schools is a disaster trying to happen. Enacting the Student Empowerment Act would shift the foundation of Kansas public education.
When Kansans are able to be civically engaged, our communities are healthier, safer and stronger. Despite this, voting rights continue to be one of the most pressing issue areas facing Kansas policymakers today, with dozens of bills filed during the current two-year session.
Kansas legislators have succeeded in overriding Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the congressional redistricting effort. That fulfilled Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle’s promise of maps that would benefit Republican candidates.
Correctional officers have one of the most challenging jobs in America. Every single day, they put themselves in harm’s way while trying to manage a prison population, often putting in hours of overtime due to staffing shortages.
Nearly six months since the completion of the international withdrawal from Afghanistan, Afghan women and girls have seen a steady elimination of their rights and status within society. The news cycle has moved on.