I welcomed Sunday’s news that President Joe Biden would not run for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in his stead.  As a former attorney general for California, Harris was tough on crime, prosecuting…

Dear editor, I’m not 84 and “don’t get around much anymore” — as the old song says. I take advantage of Thrive’s transportation service on a regular basis. Most recently we went through downtown Iola. …

With the Democratic presidential nomination all but delivered for Kamala Harris, speculation has turned to who would best compliment her as the vice-presidential nominee. There are certainly several interesting possibilities but there is one who,…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned this week in Washington as a grand performative gesture to shore up his political base in Israel. He made history as the first leader to address a joint session of…

President Joe Biden was still recovering from COVID when he addressed the country from the Oval Office on Wednesday night.  He was still hurting from wounds to both his pride and his undimmed desire to…

Before my family and I moved to Kansas, 18 years ago next month, I didn’t consider summer my favorite season. As a perpetual student and then a college professor, summer vacations were obviously a nice…

During a recent interview with the New Yorker to mark his directorial debut with the film “Unfrosted,” Jerry Seinfeld was asked why, given his great financial success, he still works so much. His answer was…

Just two years ago, Kansans were faced with a state constitutional amendment that would have removed the right to an abortion and allowed lawmakers to ban the procedure entirely. On Aug. 2, 2022, the nation…

Being shot is not common but, regrettably, it’s not uncommon either. Nearly 46 years ago, I was shot on a remote airstrip in Guyana while serving as legislative counsel to Rep. Leo Ryan (D-Calif.). I…

President Joe Biden put country before self Sunday when he announced he would not run for re-election, saying “I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to…