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The photo of the Rogers family, which appears below this space, is representative of the stories you will find in this week’s edition of the I-R. Son Hayden, a student
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The second week of the 2020 legislative session was focused on getting work moving in our committees. For the tax committee, I am getting many requests for exemptions, credits and
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Fully 600,000 head of Texas cattle were driven up the long trail to Kansas in 1871. The season had been a rainy one. Early good grazing turned to washed-out grass
Read moreThe pre-show dinner at this year’s Golden Globes may have featured a “plant-based feast,” but it came with a side of red meat for those who believe the people who
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The first week of the Kansas legislature held a lot of activity. It doesn’t seem like we have been away very long! My time between sessions included work with the
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The Dallas Herald posted a story Jan. 13, 1872, under the caption, “THE HILL COUNTY MURDERS.” Three “cattle drivers” were killed the previous September near Hillsboro, Texas, on their return
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Before there was an official Kansas Territory the larger area including present-day Kansas was known as Nebraska Territory. The organization of Nebraska Territory began with U. S. Congressman Stephen A.
Read moreIt’s not exactly unusual for customers to complain about their electricity bills. But repeated rate hikes over the past decade have made Westar Energy’s customers particularly mad. And last year’s
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