Keith Waldrop eschews any intention or meaning that you could point to in his work. He makes statements here and there, but his poetry, he's said, is about "having nothing to say and saying it."
AP | IEVA M. AUGSTUMS and MARCY GORDON | Posted 12.12.2009 | Business
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Florida, Arizona and Kansas, bringing to 133 the number of U.S. banks that have failed...
Barth Anderson | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
You have to give Big Ag its due: Big Soy and friends are pushing hard to end the ridiculous US embargo of Cuba.
Huffington Post/Associated Press | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home
Fifty years ago, on Nov. 15, 1959, four members of the Clutter family were brutally murdered at their rural farmhouse in Holcomb, Kansas, a crime whic...
Brad Balfour | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment
Between the big smile, mouth full of teeth and unique vocal cadence, Swank fashioned such an uncanny facsimile of Earhart that Amelia is garnering awards talk even while still flying into theaters.
Mike Nellis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
(The following op-ed has been written by Congressman Dennis Moore (D-KS) for local newspapers all across his district and posted here on behalf of his...
Politics Daily | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
EBay has removed an auction posted by supporters of Scott Roeder, the man charged with the May murder of abortionist George Tiller. The listing featur...
Mark Bazer | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago
Novelist Gillian Flynn ("Dark Places," "Sharp Objects") appeared on The Interview Show, to discuss her work, devil worship, and watching porn at slumber parties as a kid.
Mike Nellis | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
You've heard the statistics: 350,000 Kansans don't have health insurance, while thousands struggle in a system that costs more, but provides less.
Mike Nellis | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
The Kansas Republican Chairwoman went on attack over the Recovery Act. Never mind that the act has created over 1 million jobs, and Kansas' jobless rate actually declined again last month.
Michael Conniff | Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver
To be a true sports fan -- and you know who you are -- you have to sit through loads of dreck. But the good news is every now and again you are rewarded for your patience as never before.
Mike Nellis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics
Bob Dole said today that the GOP needed get on board and stop fighting health insurance reform. Republicans must follow his advice, or continue down the path of no results, no leadership, and nothing but no.
Mike Nellis | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics
Kansas Democrats have an incredible opportunity to both retain the Governor's office and provide a clear, stable alternative to Senator Brownback's brand of extremism.
Posted 11.28.2009 | New York
This past weekend members of the Westboro Baptist Church brought their vitriolic message to Brooklyn. Known for picketing the funerals of soldiers wi...
Mike Nellis | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics
It's been a barrel of laughs this summer for Kansas Republicans. However, instead of Rep. Lynn Jenkins laughing at uninsured constituents, we find v...
Mike Nellis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
Seems like the Kansas Republican Party is a little desperate for cash these days because they're now trying to line their pockets with outdated unemployment numbers. It's really a shameless ask.
Mike Nellis | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
Laughing Lynn Jenkins is safely back in Washington this month after a string of nationally embarrassing stories, headlines, and videos.
AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home
DOVER, Kan. — Two newlyweds held hostage in their eastern Kansas home on Saturday escaped unharmed when the man holding them captive fell asleep...
Mark Joseph | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment
Kerry is a philosopher, and my life has been greatly enriched not only by his work with Kansas, but also by his solo albums.
Mike Nellis | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
Rep. Lynn Jenkins' terrible awful no good very bad August is definitely extending into September. Elizabeth Smith, the uninsured single mother she laughed at, is now telling her story.
Mike Nellis | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics
Rep. Lynn Jenkins' constituents are fed up with the embarrassing national headlines and her lack of leadership. The more time she spends in her district, the more voters have buyers remorse.
Mike Nellis | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
Lynn Jenkins is really making a name for herself this week. No, I'm not talking about her "great white hope" comments, but her incredibly cold response to a 27-year-old single mother without health insurance.
Mike Nellis | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
Our new website won't be done for a little while but we're leaking a bit of it today. (I couldn't wait!)
Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Danielle Ivory | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green
Results from a federal drinking water monitoring program show that many public water companies are ineffective at removing a widely used weed-killer f...
Mike Nellis | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Let's tell Lynn Jenkins if she isn't going to lead then she needs to get out of the way. We need to flood Lynn Jenkins' office with emails this week and let her know we won't allow her to keep her plan secret.
Christopher Lydon | Posted 12.12.2009 | Books