They did it again. Kansans supporting abortion rights and public education turned out en masse Tuesday to send a decisive message to Republican power brokers determined to bring the state Supreme Court to heel. Not…

When I accepted an appointment to the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission seven years ago, I expected to learn about judges. Instead, I learned about institutions. The most effective institutions aren’t built around the people…

While Allen County Commissioners were “instructing” Mandy Moyer on how to do her job as executive director of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, what became clear Tuesday morning is that advice comes easy. For the…

Americans’ trust in the judiciary and the justice system is eroding at every level. From the U.S. Supreme Court to state courts across the country, polls show sharply declining public confidence in courts as trustworthy…

As former elected officials with 16 years of experience in the Kansas Legislature and more than 50 years working with parents and children in our public schools — from Belle Plaine to Stafford and from…

It seems like Kansas Republicans will go as low as they need to in their attempt to pass the constitutional amendment to change the way Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected.   First, Republicans in…

More than 100 recent protests across California and the U.S. over data centers represent the same fierce opposition that horse enthusiasts once mounted against Model T cars. Times change and so must we. The talk…

When my son, Daniel, was 6 years old, he joined the Cub Scouts, and my husband and I became his den leaders. I watched older scouts mentor younger ones and children develop a particular kind…

A few weeks ago, my daughter and I went to Paris to visit family and celebrate her high school graduation.  As a marine scientist working on the front lines of climate and oceans, I was…

“To rule is easy, to govern difficult.” (Goethe) On August 4, Kansans have a watershed moment to narrow their party’s field for governor. Issues within the campaigns are well documented like property taxes, school funding,…