Opinion

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Opinion: How to fix Trump’s truly bad economy

Trump claimed last week on social media that “Our economy is BOOMING, and Costs are coming way down,” and that “grocery prices are way down.” Rubbish. How do I know he’s lying? Official government statistics haven’t been issued during the shutdown — presumably to Trump’s ...

Opinion: Cruelty is key feature of Trump’s political tactics

The rock musical “Hair,” a huge hit in the 1960s, is scarcely remembered today. Still, the first line of the play’s showstopper song, “Easy to Be Hard,” keeps running through my head: “How can people be so heartless?” Each day when I read the news, when I listen to podcasts, ...

Opinion: Prepare now for election interference

Democrats and other democracy well-wishers are spilling gallons of ink and a profusion of pixels on the question of whether ending the government shutdown was a blunder or not. I submit that either way, it won’t matter very much if at all in 12 months — and the 2026 elections are where our ...

Letter to the editor: ESU is a failing experiment

To the editor: With respect to your recent article on the Emporia State “experiment,” I feel that it is important to point out the magnitude and significance of the special appropriations that ESU has received from the Kansas Legislature. These appropriations were given directly to ESU ...

Letter to the editor: No decency

To the editor: Consider the recent, lavish back-to-back weekend parties at Mar-a-Lago featuring beef filet and seared scallops, ice sculptures, an opera performance, and synchronized swimmers performing to “God Bless the USA.” Judicial Watch estimates that it costs $1 million for each of ...