Opinion

I love talking with veterans. As a youngster, I used to accompany my father, a WW2 vet, to meetings of Veterans of Foreign Wars or Disabled American Veterans.

When Vicki Schmidt, Kansas’ insurance commissioner, announced her run for the Republican nomination for governor with a folksy campaign video, some folks giggled at its earnestness. For my part, I liked it, mostly because, with its emphasis on non-ideological practicality, it reminded me of another competent, accomplished, moderate Republican woman in Kansas politics — Jean Schodorf, whose path Schmidt hasn’t followed, but should probably keep in mind, nonetheless.Many Kansans may miss that comparison.

Leavenworth USD has been affiliated with KCKCC for many years. From 1987 until sometime in the first decade of this century, the local campus was located in downtown Leavenworth on Cherokee Street.

A milestone birthday earlier this month got me thinking about my parents and what their lives looked like at my age, which is vastly different from my life. In reflecting on the differences, it was really to see how my parents’ choices in their 20s and 30s have had a foundational impact on who I am and what my life is like today.My parents involvement in one organization, which I was never a member of myself, more than any other created lifelong friendships and influenced how I interact with my community and the world.

Just two years ago, Democrats were on the verge of achieving their long-awaited green energy revolution. Biden had reversed Trump’s fossil fuel initiatives and set an ambitious goal for all new vehicles sold by 2030 to be zero-emissions.

It has been hot lately and we need to drink more water. Working in the garden, I find that I need to take more breaks, which means it takes more time to get through the work.