Opinion

You knew it was coming. As President Trump’s tariffs damage farmers and businesses across the U.S., the victims are besieging the Administration for relief. The long lines at the Commerce and Agriculture departments are the…

Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection…

The news that immigration officials can resume accepting DACA applications marks another turn in a long and exhausting legal battle over the immigration program. After a four-year hiatus, immigrants brought to the U.S. as children…

The people of Kansas — and indeed, the people of the United States of America — owe a great debt of gratitude today to a hero most have never heard of.  His name is Todd…

Life in much of America today seems fractured, offering fewer opportunities for people to meet, mingle and feel part of the same community. But there is at least one exception: local rail trails — quiet,…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to summon top military commanders from around the globe to Virginia Tuesday to tell them he was ending what he called the department’s “woke” culture deserves a critique. Vowing…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made the right move in denying President Trump the immediate power to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Trump v. Cook presents novel legal questions that…

Here’s a big, pressing problem: America’s children are not healthy. Not by any metric of chronic disease, obesity or mental health. It’s more than overdiagnosing and food dyes. It feels deep and systemic and beyond…

As Republicans and Democrats trade blame for the government shutdown that began at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, and pundits opine about which side is winning, it is easy to lose sight of the real stakes.…

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy set the tone back in April when he announced the Trump administration’s plan to find the cause of autism. He declared that “autism destroys families.” He described children “who will…