http://www.kansasliberty.com Opinions From Kansas leaders daily 1 2008-05-21T17:55:19Z http://www.kansasliberty.com/opinions/editorials-from-other-kansas-leaders/flint-hills/Different-Kind-of-Hero 'In Kansas, nearly six out of 10 eighth-grade students have substandard math skills, nearly half are not good readers, and four students out of 10 fail to graduate from high school.' Is that failure? Sarah McIntosh does the math. No publisher 2008-10-15T05:00:00Z Mount Sunflower http://www.kansasliberty.com/opinions/editorials-from-other-kansas-leaders/flint-hills/Lessons-for-Kansas Usually, the scary part is when the monster jumps out. As Matthew Hisrich explains, the monster in 'I.O.U.S.A.' is in plain sight. Maybe it's time to feel a little fear. No publisher 2008-10-08T05:00:00Z Mount Sunflower http://www.kansasliberty.com/opinions/editorials-from-other-kansas-leaders/others/Andrew-Jackson What the financial institutions did was frightening. What the Congress and the President have done may be even worse. But now that the monster's loose, Maria Holiday argues, we'd better take a moment to try to understand just how bad this all is. No publisher 2008-10-04T05:00:00Z Mount Sunflower http://www.kansasliberty.com/opinions/editorials-from-other-kansas-leaders/others/Choosing-Sides What kind of a contest puts the opposing teams in the bleachers and asks the refs to duke it out on the field? It's the game being played over climate change and the environment. Forrest Knox calls the play-by-play. No publisher 2008-10-01T05:00:00Z Mount Sunflower http://www.kansasliberty.com/opinions/editorials-from-other-kansas-leaders/flint-hills/warning-about-preschool Comment: Call it 'early childhood education' and it sounds wonderful. But if you call it what it really is - the state doing the job of a parent - you get a little closer to the truth, says John R. LaPlante No publisher 2008-09-26T05:00:00Z Mount Sunflower