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Kansas legislative leaders, including our own Sen. Wilborn, have expressed their determination to override Gov. Kelly’s vetoes of key legislation. They are a few votes short of the number of Republican votes needed to override her vetoes. Borrowing words from Sen.

There are good people in Topeka. It’s easy to paint a group of people with the same broad brush, but doing so misses all the detail and washes over the individuals. I have made friends with people who almost never vote with me — but I know they have good hearts.

One hundred fifty years ago in January, 1871, Charles H. Stone, G. W. Smith, and an unnamed companion left Wichita with plans to survey a brand-new town on the southern border of Kansas. Their route was the well-used Chisholm Trail.

The recent discussions about the proposed Kansas Nebraska Heritage Area Partnership (KNHAP) sparked input from individuals, organizations, and politicians who weigh in showing support or opposition to the proposal.

Mask decision lacks common sense I am disappointed in the decision by our board and school administration to drop the mask mandate. A comment was made that we are living in a fear of “What if.

The infamous Sheriff Jones of “Bleeding Kansas” fame was appointed Douglas County sheriff in September of 1855, swearing to uphold the laws of the territory. A decidedly pro-slavery Kansas territorial legislature adopted statutes that mirrored Missouri’s pro-slavery laws as Kansas Territorial law.

This week concluded the general session of the Kansas Legislature. I will return to Topeka with the budget committee on April 27 to review the budget in light of the revenue estimates which are completed late in April. The full legislature will reconvene on May 3 for the veto session.

In 1877 J. H. Beadle published Western Wilds and The Men Who Redeem Them, a compilation of his travels in “the far west.” When he visited Ellsworth, Kan.

There are two sides to most stories and the 300 or so Central Kansas residents who attended a meeting Sunday afternoon at Vesper heard only one side of an issue that threatens to create a rift between property owners and promoters of Kansas tourism.

State legislatures across the country are criminalizing democracy with bills ostensibly designed to suppress voter turnout. Most voters will not read these bills, and many would not fully grasp the details of their provisions if they did.