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Spend enough time around Kansas coffee shops, grain elevators or school board meetings and you’ll hear a familiar complaint: politicians spend a lot of time talking about issues that make headlines, but not enough time talking about the problems people actually face. A new KFF/AP Rural ...
To the editor: Picture a young pastor dressed in a black robe, standing on the side of the road begging for a lift. That would be me three decades ago. I was on my way to the cemetery to lead a graveside service for a longtime member of the church I served when my car died. The red ...
To the editor: Convicted sex offender and twice-impeached President Donald Trump has finally delivered a message we voters can all get behind: "Pretend I'm on the ballot." Indeed! If shivers run up your spine when you hear that, if your wallet is thin, your gas tank is thirsty, your freezer ...
To the editor: I live just over a mile from Memorial Stadium. In the past, I could hear muffled sound of the PA system during football games, but nothing like this season. I can distinctly hear every play announced, regardless of whether it is a morning game or evening. At night, even with my ...
To the editor: Today I received a $90 deposit from the Social Security Administration. I will be sending Trump's bribe to Just Food for their food pantry. Nancy Miller, Lawrence
To the editor: It’s not often that you can get a deeper view of a candidate’s character and qualifications in political races, but I have been neighbors with Scott Morgan for over 30 years, and you get a pretty good idea of someone’s true nature after all that time. Scott is ...