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Wristen: New Major League Soccer stadium is backyard treasure

Kansas City, Kan. ? After 16 months of construction, the hole in the ground next to the Kansas Speedway has been transformed into a palace.It’s a soccer kingdom, really.Yes, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park is open for business, and all indications are that it was worth the wait. It was worth having ...

Letter: Kansas shouldn’t accept grant money through health care reform act

To the editor:The Governor is overseeing the voluntary implementation of Obama Care in Kansas despite his campaign promise to fight what he has described as an “un-Constitutional”, “socialism” which will “destroy the Kansas budget” and ruin the private insurance industry. Since ...

Brownback’s touting of road project touting of road projects misguided

For more than a week, Gov. Sam Brownback has been traveling the state, touting more than $1.8 billion in major highway projects.It is disingenuous, if not downright deceitful, for the Governor to now take credit for projects that are being financed by a tax increase he openly criticized in his ...

Wristen: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park ready for opening night

Kansas City, Kan. ? Hard hats on our heads and cameras in hand, about a half-dozen other journalists and I left a trailer, walked across the street and into a construction zone.A few seconds later, we stepped through an opening in the outer wall and found ourselves inside LIVESTRONG Sporting ...

Opinion: Safety trumps fashion

What’s today’s fashionable farmer wearing to work?If you guessed any of the high fashions featured in “GQ,” “Esquire” or any other men’s magazine, guess again.Looking good is great when you go to town but safety and comfort are more important when dressing for farm chores. And ...

Letter to the editor: Leavenworth County airport again would be wrong move

To the editor:Having been involved in the defeat of two previous attempts to build a Leavenworth County airport, I reluctantly join the fight once more — and my position opposing it has not changed.There are numerous valid arguments to support this position, but wishing to remain within the ...

Opinion: Prioritizing Memorial Day

The following editorial is attributed to Sen. Tom Holland, of Baldwin City:Monday, the State of Kansas commemorated its 143rd annual Memorial Day. It’s a day to honor the fallen and to thank the thousands of brave men and women in uniform who continue to fight valiantly to protect our ...

Letter to the editor: Community Service Day lauded by residents

To the editor:To the teacher, Jennifer, and the high school students that came to work mowing, cleaning up the weeds, trimming, putting up a new flagpole holder, carrying the trash bags to the curbside and doing anything we had for them to do on the community work day for the high school ...

Opinion: Rural education

This week, I joined United States Education Secretary Arne Duncan for a summit with leaders from across the country to talk about education in rural America. I cannot overstate the importance of getting a good education. It is at the core of all efforts to promote economic development in rural ...

Letter to the editor: Remembering Rep. Fund

Remembering Rep. FundTo the editor:May 2 was Day 4 of the Legislative Wrap-Up Session. Most of the Legislators started the day with a drive to Holton to attend the funeral services for a fellow legislator who passed away late last week after a long battle with cancer. Rep. Rocky Fund is sorely ...