Americans have a right to protest, to seek redress from their government. This nation’s history of protest is central to our national story, from patriots dumping tea in Boston Harbor to civil rights marchers crossing…

The Works Family Foundation’s investment in Humboldt students’ higher education has the power to be truly transformational. It will change lives, allowing youth to pursue their dreams and consider paths they had previously thought unrealistic.…

The first thing you need to know about President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops in California is that this moment was always coming.  Always.  Back in 2023, long before Trump was elected…

The National Guard is typically brought into American cities during emergencies such as natural disasters and civil disturbances or to provide support during public health crises — when local authorities require additional resources or manpower. …

It was around this time two years ago that I had to say goodbye to my dad. Father’s Day has felt different ever since. He was a gentle man of conviction who loved his family…

Equipped with a bucket and rag, I went down to the creek’s bank Wednesday evening seeking atonement. Early last summer, I had planted two viburnum bushes about eight feet from the water’s edge.  Two things…

“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, / That wants it down,” Robert Frost observed in his poem “Mending Wall.” I am one of those somethings. When the speaker of Frost’s poem wonders what…

In the never-ending battle for LGBTQ rights, two things happened Tuesday half a continent apart.  One made me more proud to be a Wichitan. The other made me less proud to be an American.  In…

In 2021, Kansas Tourism launched the Sunflower Summer program, opening the doors to our state’s zoos, museums, nature centers, and historical sites to Kansas families — for free!  Designed to help young Kansans explore and…

As evidenced by the last several years, intense rainfalls are becoming the norm in our neck of the woods.  Tuesday’s rains dumped almost 3 inches in two hours in parts of town.  Such an intense…