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My sister Erica and I returned to Montana just a few days after the Bureau of Land Management revoked grazing permits for bison. American Prairie, a nonprofit working to create one of the largest nature reserves in the United States, was the target of that decision. Erica and I bounced along ...
To the editor: Wealth inequality in the United States has reached levels that should concern every American. While millions of working families struggle to afford housing, healthcare, childcare and higher education, a small percentage of the population continues to accumulate enormous wealth ...
To the editor: In the sixty seconds it takes to carry a shopper’s groceries to their car from our local food bank, I learn plenty. “My back is going out. It’s been a day,” the woman offered while I slid her box of produce into her trunk. “If you don’t mind, what do you do?” I ...
To the editor: I am deeply disappointed by the Kansas Legislature’s recent decision to prohibit all content relating to diversity, equity and inclusion from required courses in our colleges and universities. The consequences of this legislation, if not its intent, are anti-democratic, ...
To the editor, Our country was never perfect, but it was good, and now it isn’t. Our president has used his power and influence to mock our country and its citizens, to identify and eliminate cherished ideals, traditions and institutions, and to laugh while he plays with us. It feels like ...
On the August primary ballot, Kansans are being asked to decide whether to fundamentally change how we choose justices for our state Supreme Court. The proposed shift from merit selection to popular elections may sound like an expansion of democratic participation. But beneath that appealing ...