Opinion

After the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that K-12 education funding is still inadequate and inequitable last month, the Senate GOP leadership condemned... Read more

In July 1859, the Leavenworth Times described John Ritchie as a radical abolitionist who helped slaves flee their captors, advocated for women’s... Read more

When Pew Research Center asked Americans about their political values in 1994, the survey found that almost half of them held a... Read more

In his attempt to certify the patriotism of the kneeling NFL players, letter writer William Patterson failed in both theory and application.... Read more

Our local taxes have supported three plans to protect and develop our city and county: the City of Topeka 2040 Plan, Go... Read more

I just read a letter in support of President Trump that attempts to normalize his lying. I keep hearing that other presidents... Read more

Years ago, a classmate of ours, Mary Ellen Godbout, told us about some cabins located in Mahoney State Park just off Interstate... Read more

Good journalism is never going to be free. Sure, there are a few impressive, paywall-free blogs and online magazines out there, but... Read more

Does Donald Trump have any interest in governing the country? Has he learned anything at all about the legislative process as he’s... Read more

Every year, the United States Department of Agriculture releases a report on the level of food insecurity in the country. According to... Read more

In 2000, almost half of American adults told Pew researchers that they didn’t use the Internet. Over the past 17 years, that... Read more

“The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them.” - Lois Bujold... Read more

I read with interest the recent op-ed by Zahava Stadler, the policy manager of Edbuild. She made many valid points on today’s... Read more

Yes, everyone can agree that Kansas kids who need a safe place to spend the night shouldn’t have to sleep in office... Read more

A huge “thank you” to Teknix Solutions and the Shawnee County Waste Department for sponsoring the free electronics recycling event at the... Read more

Flags were at half-mast again recently – another mass shooting in America. What can we do to make our country safer?

Wells Fargo executives recently testified before Congress about yet another scandal involving the bank defrauding their customers. This time it was inappropriate... Read more

Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I consider (trial by jury) as the only anchor, ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can... Read more