Time to remind ourselves how we can keep our heart healthy
February is American Heart Month, a great time to remind ourselves how we can keep our heart healthy and prevent heart disease.
Chad Frey
Take it from this Kansan: Officials in Washington, D.C., tamper with federal workforce at our peril
Kansans are about to learn what this Kansas farm boy learned as chief of staff to senator and congressman Pat Roberts over 25 years in Washington, D.C: The federal workforce is composed of hardworking, dedicated and needed public servants who improve the lives of every American.
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Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week voting opens
The voting process of the Newton Kansan Athletes of the Week for Week 9 of the winter sports season has opened.
In the garden: Dealing with indoor plants
The indoor environment for houseplants in Kansas is not the most ideal. In fact it can be difficult with a lot of trial and error on your part. Sometimes no matter how hard we try we sometimes kill these plants. Improper light intensity ranks close to improper watering as a frequent cause for failure with houseplants. A plant in proper light is better able to withstand the high temperature and low humidity of many homes. The amount of light necessary for good growth varies with different types of plants.
It could’ve been …
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Education Frontlines: When Politicians Dictate Medical Practices
Recently both the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives heard testimony relative to the anti-trans bill criminalizing medical practices that would help young people align with their mental gender. This is now the fourth attempt in Kansas for a law that readily passed on first attempt in many other Republican-majority states several years ago.
Handicapping the Kansas Property Tax Derby
Fresh off citizen vitriol for rising property taxes during their 2024 campaigns, a fortified Republican super-majority Kansas Legislature began loading their prized horses into the starting gate of this year’s Property Tax Derby.
Bill gives state government the power to shut down medical treatments
The first bill that the Kansas Legislature sent to Gov. Laura Kelly this year didn’t lower property taxes.