Should old acquaintance be forgot? It’s a New Year question etched in dichotomous reflection as we find ourselves thinking back and looking ahead at the same time. A conundrum summed up by Harry Burns (aka Billy Crystal) in “When Harry Met Sally”: “Does that mean we should forget old ...

The beleaguered Kansas City Chiefs just scored their biggest win of the year. On Dec. 22, the Chiefs announced a new agreement with the state of Kansas to spend $3.3 billion on a new domed stadium in western Wyandotte County, relying heavily on the tax mechanism called STAR bonds. Gov. Laura ...

As the year comes to its end, thoughts often take an introspective turn. For me, for reasons both personal and public, that turn has me reflecting on the matriarchal nature of our state. Of course, given Kansas’ strong conservative streak and often rather traditional Christian culture, ...

By any honest measure, too many Kansas families are struggling to make ends meet. The latest State of ALICE in Kansas report — ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — finds that 38% of Kansas households were below the ALICE Threshold in 2023, meaning they could not ...

Last month, two Kansas cities made decisions central to their future. The first city was Prairie Village, a town of barely 20,000 people; the second was Wichita, the largest municipality in the state, with almost 20 times PV’s population. Despite their differences and the many distinct issues ...

Leaders can unite or divide, whether it be by design or by misstep. Thanksgiving’s evolution shows how both can happen. On Oct. 3, 1863, amid profound division and upheaval of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued a formal proclamation that established a National Day of ...