I messaged my friends and family this week asking for political mailers that they received. The replies that I got were nearly identical: I think I tossed them. I trash them as they come in. They went out with the recycling yesterday. Ha. I just trashed/destroyed them last night. Maybe “destroyed” is a bit harsh, […]
As former elected officials with 16 years of experience in the Kansas Legislature and more than 50 years working with parents and children in our public schools — from Belle Plaine to Stafford and from Haviland to Garden City — we want to highlight how Kansas school children and rural communities could be affected by […]
When I accepted an appointment to the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission seven years ago, I expected to learn about judges. Instead, I learned about institutions. The most effective institutions aren’t built around the people who happen to serve in them. They’re built to endure long after those people are gone. As Kansans prepare to […]
Americans’ trust in the judiciary and the justice system is eroding at every level. From the U.S. Supreme Court to state courts across the country, polls show sharply declining public confidence in courts as trustworthy institutions. The response from many special interest groups and politicians has been to try to politicize these institutions further, and […]
