“It takes a long time to do science,” said Molly Stanley.  Years of scientific experiments to accumulate the data. Rigorous peer reviews that challenge the smallest of details that could require going back to square…

I had the pleasure of listening to Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times, speak at Pittsburg State University last night. The event was part of the H. Lee Scott Speaker Series…

According to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, Greenland and Canada have everything to gain and nothing to lose from being annexed to the United States. “Denmark hasn’t done a good job at…

Our national parks, often referred to as “America’s Best Idea,” may now find themselves on the endangered species list as a result of draconian budget cuts by the Trump administration. On Feb. 14, the Department…

LAKE PLACID, NY. — As the owner of the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid, New York, I have had the privilege of being part of a community that embodies the best…

President Donald Trump has announced plans to merge the U.S. Postal Service into the Commerce Department, calling the Postal Service “a tremendous loser for this country.”  He’s not wrong. Over the past four years, the…

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall has given a new meaning to MAGA: Make America Gangsters Again.  When I saw that Marshall had posted on Facebook that he’s sponsoring a bill in Congress to bring back sawed-off…

For anyone who thinks the Associated Press’s lawsuit against President Trump’s White House is about the name of a body of water, think bigger. It’s really about whether the government can control what you say.  …

I was born and raised in Iola and remember first learning about science at Lincoln Elementary.  I also learned about food and animal sciences through my local 4-H club, but never really thought that I…

No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, one thing we all should be able to agree on is that legitimate ballots cast by legitimate Kansas voters ought to be counted to the fullest…