Opinion

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Opinion: Are kids picky, or are we just bad parents?

It’s not my fault that my kids are picky eaters, I learned today. But it’s my fault if I don’t fix it. That’s what I gleaned from a recent article by Helen Zoe Veit, the author of a forthcoming book called “Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in ...

Opinion: A vision of Black economic success

Having covered the Rev. Jesse Jackson for more than a half-century, I have an insider’s understanding of why thousands of people lined up to wait patiently last week in Chicago to pay their final respects to the departed civil rights icon. Jackson knew when and how to defy power, but he ...

Opinion: State of the Union was a clown show

The president wasted no time getting to his lies. It started in the first minute, when he claimed that: “When I spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis, with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide-open border, horrendous recruitment for ...

Opinion: A balancing act for school regulations

As a proposed statewide ban on cellphones in Kansas classrooms winds its way through our state Legislature — a ban that at least initially had strong support from both parties, a ban that would be similar to actions that have been taken in multiple other states — an interesting question has ...

Letter to the editor: Let people learn

To the editor: Totally agree with last Saturday’s column, “College is meant to challenge students.” Alexandra Middlewood is a professor who points out that college’s “central mission is to expand knowledge, foster critical thinking and encourage engagement with complexity.” It is ...