Opinion

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Opinion: Getting direct about the amendment

Walking around my Wichita neighborhood over the past several days, I noticed something about the yard signs encouraging people to “Vote No” on the constitutional amendment to allow for the popular election of Kansas Supreme Court justices in one month’s time. They are, in their color, ...

Opinion: Where America stands after 250 years

“Which is better — to be ruled by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants one mile away?” — Rev. Mather Byles (1706-1788) Does it really matter if the instrument curtailing liberty is a monarch or a popularly elected legislature? This conundrum, along with the witty version ...

Opinion: As Europe warms, AC is a hot topic

Europe is now the fastest heating continent, and Paris is suffering greatly under 100-plus Fahrenheit temperatures. That has inspired some conservative Americans to politicize the French aversion to air conditioning. In return, many in France are blaming Americans’ burning of planet-warming ...

Letter: Still plenty of reasons to celebrate America 250

To the editor: Many of you, like me, may have little enthusiasm to celebrate the 250th anniversary. Many of you, like me, have not flown our nation’s flag for several years. I’m choosing to celebrate and will gladly fly the flag. I’m choosing to celebrate because of what the ...

Opinion: Democrats must cut ties with their own toxic nominees

One of the saddest posts this weekend featured Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a moderate, welcoming three Democratic Socialist of America candidates who had won primaries with a handful of votes. They included Darializa Avila Chevalier, a nutcase who called for abolishing the ...