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On Feb. 22, 2022, two days before Vladimir Putin sent his tanks rumbling toward Ukraine’s capital, Donald Trump said of the Russian leader: “This is genius. ... Here’s a guy who’s very savvy.”
Eight days later, Lindsey Graham offered a starkly different sentiment: “The only way ...
The war with Iran that never really ended is back on. Like everybody else, including the Trump administration and the Iranian regime, I have no idea how it will end. But it eventually will, and how it will be remembered will matter enormously.
Politics is about many things, but whether you ...
At this point, my family members are accustomed to my weird European sporting interests. Short of watching “Heated Rivalry,” you can’t get me into hockey, but I can give you a 15-year history of the F1 race team that was Force India. And when it comes to football, the only team I’ve ...
To the editor:
Living in Lawrence I was working as a lawyer handling cases in courts across Texas. A judge there, who knew me only through my cases in her court, called one morning asking for campaign money. That doesn’t happen in Kansas where judges aren’t forced to curry political favor, ...
To the editor:
Let’s be very clear about the “prime farmland” in Grant Township that Save Our Soils Kaw Valley Foundation purports to preserve from a solar installation through a frivolous lawsuit based on meaningless technicalities.
The land in question is currently producing ...
To the editor:
We flew our flag on July Fourth, not because we agree with the current outrageous efforts to undermine the foundations of our republic, but because we continue to believe in our ability to meet the current challenges and continue to strive to realize the promises made in the ...