When I was growing up, my grandfather often told me: “The best thing about being a farmer is that you are your own boss.” When I asked what’s the worst thing, he would chuckle and…

My heart goes out to those touched by the tragic events of Sunday’s church attack in Michigan. As of this writing, 4 have been declared dead and 8 hospitalized, while the Church of Jesus Christ…

In the “free state of Florida,” your freedom goes as far as the political whims of our governor. You’re entitled to free speech, unless you’re a company like Disney who disagrees with Gov. Ron DeSantis.…

President Trump has succeeded in shutting down illegal immigration, but he can’t seem to make up his mind whether to eliminate legal immigration too. Witness his recent moves to put the H-1B skilled-worker program out…

Thursday’s charges against James Comey follow a tumultuous week that echoed Richard Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre, amid the heart of Watergate in 1973. This time, the federal attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Erik…

Kudos to Iola City Council members for their interest during Monday evening’s meeting in more citizen participation. When the public is involved, local government not only works better; it’s also more transparent and trusted by…

In the months that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been threatening America’s health with his pseudo-science nonsense, the nation could at least hope that he was freelancing. President Donald Trump,…

I’ve been a physician in rural Kansas for over fifteen years, and I am extremely fearful for my patients’ health right now. Medicaid is the backbone of healthcare in rural communities. It’s how working families,…

Somewhere mingled in the foam and debris of the Caribbean Sea are the remains of at least 17 people who were killed this month by U.S. military forces on the orders of President Trump. They…

Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg dropped a bombshell on Democrats last week, one lost in the chaotic news cycle following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. He was responding to a passage in former Vice President Kamala…