President Trump likes to blur lines between personal business and public office, but he’d help himself by calling off his Thursday gala with the top 220 holders of his meme-coin. If he won’t do that,…
On Nov. 5, 1994, my father, Ronald Reagan, wrote a letter to America announcing he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He and my mother had decided to share the news, he wrote, because, “In opening…
St. Louis is in a state of emergency. And I must commend Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on two fronts after an EF3 tornado ripped through my hometown late last week. First, to prepare for this…
The heat is on in San Antonio and other parts of Texas, and state lawmakers should take note that renewable energy was pivotal in keeping the air conditioning running. San Antonio broke a record May…
Which American politician said the following? Item one: “Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain. Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected.…
Bill Gates recently pledged to give away nearly all his $200 billion in wealth by 2045, aspiring to have no mom, child or baby die from a preventable cause. As two physicians — one in…
Allen County’s airport is “The Little Engine that Could.” Beginning in the 1920s, the airport was situated on 29 acres on North Cottonwood across from Highland Cemetery and was under Iola’s domain. After World War…
President Trump wants peace in Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin keeps tapping the U.S. along. Witness the Russian leader’s embarrassing no-show in Istanbul Thursday. This revealing episode began last week as the leaders of the major…
Two contradictory events this week illustrate the muddled, inconsistent mess that passes for U.S. immigration policy. On Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau personally welcomed almost 60 white South Africans claiming refugee status to…
Every time recycling enthusiasts request city and county officials to investigate launching a recycling service, their arguments grow stronger. At Monday’s Iola Council meeting, local recycling organizer Steve Strickler illustrated how he and other volunteers…