Chad Frey

Chad Frey

Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education

According to the 10th Amendment, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of education, thus leaving establishment and oversight of public education to the States.

Plains Folk: Uncle John, the Water Witch

Water witching--dowsing, use of divining rods, call it what you will--continues in Kansas. Dowsing services for well location are openly advertised on the Internet, generally offered in direct connection to drilling services. I’ll circle back on that sort of arrangement in a minute.

Board of Ed elects leadership

When it came time to elect a vice president for the board of education Andy Ortiz, the outgoing vice president, saw the moment as a way to expose two things: division on the board that has festered over time and a chance for the factions to work together.