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“To rule is easy, to govern difficult.” — Goethe On Aug. 4, Kansans have a watershed moment to narrow their parties’ fields for governor. Issues within the campaigns are well documented, like property taxes, school funding, job creation, affordability, Kansas values, etc. But with ...
To the editor: Data centers demand too much electricity and water. New housing and small businesses need water and electricity. There will not be enough water for the housing industry and keeping enough electricity will become a challenge. Excessive demands promote more inflation. Big ...
To the editor: Among the many ill-conceived and dangerous actions taken by Donald Trump during the past decade, perhaps the most threatening to our nation’s 250-year-old democracy is his constant refrain that our elections are corrupt and that results cannot be trusted. Trump and his ...
Keith Raffel (7/19/26 LJW) claims to defend Israel against charges of genocide. Instead he condemns Israel by faint praise. Raffel provides detailed arguments why Hamas are bad guys, all Arabs are bad guys, Israelis are victims, Israelis are good guys, not all dead Gazans were killed by Israel ...
To the editor: This is in response to the letter by Margaret Kramar that appeared in the paper on July 14. This was in reference to the value of prime farmland. She stated that this farm ground only produced food for cattle and hogs. I’m assuming that she is a vegetarian, who doesn’t eat ...
To the Editor: Much has been written by others in this space about the upcoming constitutional question concerning Kansas Supreme Court judges. Here are some points that have not been touched on. First, the amendment, which takes up one entire side of a 17-inch ballot, is strangely silent as ...