I had the pleasure of listening to Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times, speak at Pittsburg State University last night. The event was part of the H. Lee Scott Speaker Series…

Thomas Friedman, a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and prolific author, will speak Thursday, April 3, at Pittsburg State University. Friedman is the latest of notable figures to participate in PSU’s H.…

I take solace in the various reasons Americans overwhelmingly voted for President-elect Donald Trump. Yes, he’s a deeply flawed individual, they say, but they think he’s best suited to address the American economy, immigration, or…

The New York Times is disbanding its sports department and will rely on coverage from The Athletic, a website it acquired last year for $550 million. The decision impacts more than 35 people in the…

TOPEKA — A New York Times investigation into the gambling industry’s bare-knuckled lobbying efforts provides insight into concessions Kansas lawmakers provided when they legalized sports betting earlier this year. Among the revelations from the report,…

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has “no doubt” that suspended Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic, he said at a conference on Thursday, while LeBron James took to Twitter to defend his former teammate whose…

HUMBOLDT — It seems the folks running the New York Times have discovered something we’ve known for quite a while now. Humboldt is a happening place to be. At the start of each year, the…

The city of Humboldt joined an elite group this weekend when it was named one of “52 Places” to visit by The New York Times. The designation means readers from across the world will become…

Jon Gruden had to go. At a time when messages such as “It Takes All of Us” and “End Racism” are stenciled into every end zone in the league, when women have joined the ranks…

The Iowa Constitution states, in an amendment voters passed overwhelmingly in 1998: “All men and women are, by nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable rights — among which are those of enjoying and…