Opinion

Selling lamb and agriculture

Jennifer and I sell lamb at the farmers market in Manhattan. Yes, it is a great way for us to sell our lamb, but what I enjoy the most is interacting with the consumers who buy our lamb. I take considerable pride in the meat we produce and in sharing it with the end user.

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Responding to Insight Kansas at ‘Washington abandonment’

The recent opinion piece titled “Washington abandoned rural Kansas — and farmers are paying for it” (July 15, Newton Kansan) raises important concerns, but it overlooks the Kansas delegation’s consistent leadership on issues that matter deeply to Kansas farmers, particularly advocacy for the Food for Peace program, formerly administered by USAID. As strong supporters of this initiative, Senator Moran, Senator Marshall and Representative Mann have taken meaningful steps to strengthen U.S. food security programs while ensuring they continue to benefit both hungry populations abroad and producers here at home.

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D.C. ghouls have put Kansas kids and families on the chopping block. We’re finally noticing.

Writing about children and families of late has felt a bit like watching that Philadelphia Phillies game where an enraged older woman snatched a home run ball from a 10-year-old boy’s father. One generation has been doing its best to wrest resources from another, damn the consequences and judgment from anyone else.

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Walk or ride

It’s hard to see a yellow school bus and not think about all the hours of my childhood spent sitting on one of those hard seats with a stiff back. I hope the modern versions have a little more comfort than the utilitarian transportation I had to ride uphill both ways.

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