LettersOnly tyrants want to dispose of the U.S. Constitution
The 11/23 Newton Kansan fully illustrated the hypocrisy of modern journalism.On the Op/Ed page, they printed Thomas L.
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A Serious Question About the US Constitution
Let’s get my “news hook” out of the way: President-elect Donald Trump has been offering up names for appointments to his cabinet, and rattling a constitutional saber about using “recess appointments” to get around the constitutional requirement that those appointees be confirmed by the US Senate.I’m not really interested in the details of that argument here.
Plains Folk: The Homesteader’s Legacy
I’ve been saying, along with Richard Edwards and his new book, Great Plains Homesteaders, that we should rethink our history with the Homestead Act on the Great Plains.
A week off for Thanksgiving? Kansas schools say, ‘Yes, please.’
As Thanksgiving approaches, college students in Kansas are cramming their dirty clothes into rolling bags bound for their parents’ laundry rooms.
Editorial: Should we call it ironic or disrespectful?
This week on Harvey County Talk Newton Kansan Editor Chad Frey made quite a statement.
Beware of deer
The other weekend I watched two deer wander out of a creek bed and meander through a meadow until they caught a scent they didn’t like and took off running.
The Surprising Growth of the MAGA Coalition
The question was asked repeatedly over the past few years: Was 2016 a fluke?Most Democrats and Never-Trump Republicans thought so.
Emporia State broke the law to hide records from public. It only took 18 months to find out.
Emporia State University funneled secret payments to professors in the wake of breaking tenure agreements and firing 33 faculty members.It then broke the law trying to cover up what it had done.That’s the simplest way to explain the findings issued last week in a Kansas Attorney General’s Office report.
The Slow Decline of the Press
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.“Two ways,” Mike said.