Gov. Laura Kelly has received national media attention this summer for resigning from the National Governors Association and joining a lawsuit against the federal government over the release of appropriated funds.
We don’t usually think of discontentment as dangerous. We often spin it as a positive force to drive us toward achievement and greatness.
To the editor:After reading the deposition of Lansing school board member Amy Cawvey, I am deeply troubled - not just as a community member, but as someone who values constitutional rights and fiscal responsibility.Under oath, Ms. Cawvey made clear that she supported the removal of substitute teachers who did not “agree with the board majority.” Her own words were:“I believe that those that were not rehired did not agree with the board majority.”Let’s be clear: disagreeing with elected officials is not grounds for dismissal — it is protected speech.
To the editor:It is with deep emotion and firm resolve that I announce my withdrawal from the USD 469 school board race. This decision came after much prayer and reflection, as I have watched politics too often outweigh doing what is right.I entered this race because I care deeply about our schools and families burdened by relentless tax increases while proposed handouts go to wealthy developers.
To the editor:In recent months, we’ve heard terms like social emotional learning (SEL), diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and empathy turned into political lightning rods,… Login to continue reading Login…
I could see through his tough guy walk as he came down the hall, sporting his ornery smile, curly brown hair and freckles. He was… Login to continue reading Login…
“Why me?” I asked myself as I knelt on the grass at Washburn University, picking up a fortune’s worth of law books that had just… Login to continue reading Login…
To the editor:Although the official Rage Against the Regime event in the United States took place Aug. 2, residents of the Leavenworth-Lansing area will have… Login to continue reading Login…
After one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history grunted and shifted off the coast of Russia, geologists sent tsunami and aftershock warnings as far away as Hawaii and the North American mainland.Thankfully, the July 29 earthquake, some 13 miles deep in the ocean and measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, didn’t produce damage or injuries here in the U.S., though NBC News reported waves nearly 6 feet high slamming Maui.Today on Kansas’ high plains, however, health care advocates warn of a figurative tsunami fueled by cruel Medicaid cuts that will shift tectonic plates beneath our hospitals, and it won’t stop there. The calamity will cascade in a variety of ways.Medicaid advocates have said:Births will become more dangerous because Medicaid covers nearly half of U.S.
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