Lt. Col. Ted Dalberg, the divisional commander of the Salvation Army for Kansas and Western Missouri, writes that each year the charity helps thousands of people in the area, but to do so it needs the generous support of the community.
Julie Rehm, The Star's letters editor, offers some pointers so that your letter goes to the top of the pile and gets published in the paper.
Rarely does a lawyer find himself at a defining moment in legal history. But that happened to me as a lawsuit I litigated became the subject of news around the world, and the focus of jokes on the late night talk shows.
The future prosperity of Kansas business and agriculture is tied to worldwide expansion of trade. The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement before Congress provides tremendous opportunities for Kansas and other exporters in the United States.
Back in high school, before we turned the first page of War and Peace and other literary classics, I remember a wise, bespectacled teacher instructing us to stay focused on a theme that continues without fail throughout history.
Douglas E. Abrams, a law professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, writes that a proposal to prohibit courts from ordering state or local governments from reimbursing citizens without legislative approval would shut thousands of Missourians out of the courts.
Ron Trewyn, Kansas State University’s vice president for research, writes that research — proposed for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility at the university "is extremely safe. It is also urgently needed."
Reid Detchon, the executive director of the Energy Future Coalition, writes: "For governors who find themselves increasingly concerned with rising energy prices, tightened energy supply, and the prospect of global warming, bold action on efficiency can provide real solutions."
Friends of the Kaw is a nonprofit, environmental organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the Kansas (Kaw) River for present and future generations.
