Month: April 2020

Like an addict jonesing for his next fix, President Donald Trump seems to chafe at how social distancing restrictions are preventing him from performing before his campaign rallies. The president appears to have settled on…

U.S. coronavirus-related deaths reached a somber milestone Tuesday, surpassing the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. More than 58,300 Americans have died from COVID-19, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.…

Compared with other states, Kansas has thus far been fortunate in the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to early, decisive leadership Gov. Laura Kelly, the state essentially shut down in mid-March. As of April 27, we’ve seen…

Hi, Carolyn: My wife and I have a healthy and happy 11-month-old little guy. I gave birth to him and she is staying home with him. My problem is that it feels like she doesn’t…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Turnout is on the upswing since the Democratic party in Kansas switched from a presidential caucus to an all-mail primary. With several days of voting left to go, the party already…

I’m not the best one to start talking about technology.  Believe me, I am learning with everyone new ways to communicate and reach others at a distance through technology. Covid-19 has forced us to learn…

When I left my corporate job and moved to rural Kansas, I was making decisions for the good of my future family. Sometimes those decision are at odds with my self-desires. We don’t have a…

A plan to recognize Iola High School’s 2020 graduates could be announced after administrators learn if the governor will relax restrictions on mass gatherings.  Gov. Laura Kelly is expected later this week to announce plans…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Meat isn’t going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But as the meat plants struggle to remain open, consumers could face…

Hi, Carolyn: I’m a millennial feeling overwhelmingly hopeless lately. Between the children suffering in concentration camps, impending climate disaster and a government that is utterly ineffective and controlled by a handful of people who make…