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To the editor: Since Trump returned to office in January 2025, wrote columnist Michelle Goldberg in the New York Times on Dec. 26, 2025, “it’s been a parade of nightmares — armed men in balaclavas on the streets, migrants sent to a torture prison in El Salvador, corruption on a scale ...
To the editor: I am deeply concerned that Kansas legislators are considering passing legislation that mandates how teachers in our colleges and universities must approach race and other topics. Slavery and race were important topics in the American history courses that I taught at KU for 40 ...
To the editor: The Sting: The 1973 movie by that name is a classic tale of a successful long con starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. It’s a great movie! It takes genius to pull off a long con. America’s current con man isn’t one. The long con artist should never enroll players ...
To the editor: The recent Opinion column from Veronique De Rugy is problematic with the conclusions guiding younger generation in its assumptions that the Baby Boomers are taking excessive payouts from Social Security. Payments are not excessive by my calculations based on what I've actually ...
To the editor: I have no doubt that the current construction on Ninth Street is entirely necessary and a wise use of our tax dollars. But I see the fallout for excellent businesses like 9th Street Mexican Tacos and it makes me angry. Rebuilding our infrastructure shouldn't be so harmful to ...
To the editor: During this time of partisan rancor and governmental disfunction at the highest levels, it is reassuring to see that our local county continues to deliver outstanding service in supporting our infrastructure. I’m referring specifically to the recently completed bridge ...