We like winning. The three of us have won in athletics, business and civic life.  Together, we guide the Kansas Health Foundation. We are all about winning here, too. We want Kansas to be ranked…

Susan McKinnis, English instructor at Allen Community College, did Iola proud Tuesday evening when she interviewed author Erik Larson on the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage. For the better part of an hour, McKinnis peppered…

Gov. Laura Kelly received word constituents weren’t keen on the design of the newly unveiled license plate. But rather than take umbrage, the governor made light of the unpopular decision, saying, “I promised to be…

It’s time to drop the blame game about obesity and welcome the news that medications have been developed to treat it. For too long, U.S. marketers, health insurance companies and pharmaceuticals have conspired to shortchange…

We spend a lot of time focusing on what still needs correcting, because without awareness — and usually, sustained pressure — change is not even possible. But in this season in between the days we…

The world is entering a dangerous nuclear arms race unlike anything since the first atomic bomb, but it does not have to end in catastrophe. Treaties controlling nuclear arms — verifiable and binding, to limit…

Even in Texas, there must be a limit to how much we’ll invest in sports. Surely one of our flagship universities paying someone nearly $78 million not to coach football is it. Texas A&M University…

Relations between the United States and China have sunk so low that the mere fact that President Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesday seems like a breakthrough. Even with few…

Pop quiz: What’s the difference between the bipartisan stopgap funding bill that passed the House Tuesday under new Speaker Mike Johnson, and the September equivalent passed under former leader Kevin McCarthy? Answer: Nothing but the…

In Israel and the Palestinian territories, there are many stories—many lived experiences, cultures, religions, and political perspectives. There are also two overarching stories, each the story of a people. Here’s one story: On October 7,…