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THE PROMISE

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 9:52am

“Justice Ginsburg represented the best of the American tradition, the best of a devotion to the American experiment ... She believed in the journey toward a more perfect union.”

You might think that excessive imprisonment of a nation’s people would be something found in countries led by totalitarian regimes with atrocious human rights records. Places like China, Russia, Yemen or Venezuela.

A harrowing tale

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 9:51am

Operating out of Independence, Mo., Waldo, Hall and Company began providing stagecoach service in 1850 to and from Santa Fe, in addition to carrying the mail on a monthly basis.

The ‘wrong’ of tax policy

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 9:14am

Editor’s Note — Prior to the August primary, several campaign items landed in voter mailboxes. They were aimed at moderate Republicans and in most cases were misleading at best. Rep. Steven Johnson, who has been a leader in the effort to restore civility to public debate in Kansas, represents Ellsworth and other counties in the 108th Kansas House District. He is unopposed in the general election. Here is his response with information that will undoubtedly be as important during the general election. This is the second part of a twopart column on tax legislation in the wake of the Brownback tax experiment.

The enduring saga

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 9:14am

Charlie Jennison bristled just a bit after two “school girls” passed him as he stood in the doorway of his hotel/saloon.

SUPPORT USPS

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 9:19am

If anything shouldn’t be political, it’s the U.S. Postal Service.

Truth and transparency

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 9:18am

Editor’s Note — Prior to the August primary, several campaign items landed in voter mailboxes. They were aimed at moderate Republicans and in most cases were misleading at best. Rep. Steven Johnson, who has been a leader in the effort to restore civility to public debate, represents Ellsworth and other counties in the 108th Kansas House District. He is unopposed in the general election. Here is his response with information that will undoubtedly be as important during the general election. The second part of Rep. Johnson’s response will appear in the Sept. 17 edition of the I-R.