Voter suppression bills are once again making their way through the state legislature.  The justification — or lack thereof as the case may be —  for these bills lies with the unsubstantiated claims of voter…

I share this statement at every presentation and every meeting I have with partners across the state because here’s what I know: The difference between telling someone from our area this statistic as opposed to…

The Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, led by the redoubtable Theodore Kuchar, played one of the last concerts of a 40-date tour across the United States. The century-old ensemble had stopped by Radio City…

When it comes to expanding Medicaid, Kansas is quickly becoming one of the last states that continues to lose money and lives because of its refusal to change. Kansas is surrounded by states that have…

The Walnut Valley Festival is on the ropes and it’s up to us to save it.  I talked this week to Bart Redford, executive director of the Walnut Valley Association, and here’s how he puts…

When I immigrated to the U.S. from Moscow in the mid-1990s, the first thing I learned was that people in the Soviet diaspora didn’t care where you came from. The fact that I’d spent half…

As we end the first year of war in Ukraine, no one can doubt who the big winner is — and who the loser. In this 21st-century version of David and Goliath, Kyiv’s defiance of…

If two bills moving through the Kansas legislature become law, together they could destabilize public schools, prove disastrous for Kansas students and reduce the state general tax fund. As currently written, the bills would shift…

A Kansas Senate committee made the right move Thursday when it shot down a proposed law that would have banned local governments from banning plastic shopping bags.  And now it’s time for Wichita to step…

It’s not an anniversary anyone wants to celebrate. Feb. 24 will mark one year since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine — an act that changed the world more than most Americans fathom — all because of…