Opinions

After watching recent events in Kansas and elsewhere, we’re convinced control of our state and county is too much in the hands of the powerful, who use their political clout to circumvent the laws most of us take for granted.

Henry T. Titus was an adventurer and soldier of fortune who had participated in a failed invasion of Cuba led by Narsico Lopez in 1850. The foray was quickly repelled. Lopez returned to Cuba in 1851. Most of the men were captured by overwhelming Spanish forces and executed, including Lopez.

It’s that time of the year again when summertime store displays change, and parents begin filling shopping carts with glue bottles, wide-ruled paper, crayon boxes, flashy backpacks, trendy lunch boxes and a variety of specific items on school supply shopping lists.

Could the extension service do for health what it has done for agriculture through the years?

Perhaps federal and state lawmakers could take a lesson from Ellsworth’s Cowtown past in the wake of recent shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

‘Cowboy’ Jim Gray We are told that driving the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, marked the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad. The location is now the Golden Spike National Historic Park.

If you turn on the news, you will find one story after another about murder, drugs, theft and other crimes. These incidents are not only happening in big cities; rural areas and small towns are dealing with an increasing amount of crime.

Marquette residents celebrated the town’s 145th anniversary this past weekend. It was a fun couple of days with plenty to do. Like most other small town parties, the event was organized by volunteers. Same as Fort Harker at Kanopolis. And Wilson’s After Harvest Czech Festival.

The Trump administration has proposed a rule that will cut an estimated 3 million eligible people off food stamps while depriving half a million eligible children of school lunch. I’ve been on food stamps. I spent most of my life with mental illness, and it was not diagnosed until a few years ago.

The Way West The Indian scare of 1885 created such a panic that the U. S. Army responded with one of the largest forces assembled since the American Civil War. Frightened settlers abandoned their farms, seeking refuge in nearby towns.