By Don C. Reed Everything seemed normal that Saturday,4:30 AM, November 10th, 2018. I stepped out of the shower into my gym’s locker room. Dry, dressed, and comfortable, I took out my gymbag, shook it as I always do—no jingle. I tried again, nothing, I fumbled...
By Don C. Reed My favorite mid-term election result? Kansas chose Laura Kelly for Governor, rejecting Kris Kobach. An architect of misery, Kobach is the man who designed Trump’s plan to make Mexican-Americans pay for the Southwest border wall. (He intended to tax the...
By Don C. Reed It is probably wiser — and certainly more convenient — to vote by mail. But for Gloria and I, Voting Day is a ritual, eagerly awaited. When I get home from work this coming Tuesday, she and I will drive the short few blocks (we used to walk, but her...
By Don C. Reed In the last debate in the 2018 Kansas governor’s race, the moderator asked the candidates: “Do you think Sam Brownback was a good governor?” Kris Kobach raised his hand. He did not raise it very high, and he did not hold it up very long — but now he was...
By Don C. Reed “… in a way I am on the ticket — because this is also a referendum about me”, said Donald Trump. Since the President so clearly wishes the mid-term elections to be a referendum on him, we should comply with his wish. First, consider patriotism. Trump...
By Don C. Reed Most of the year, I try very hard to be non-partisan. But this may be the most crucial vote of our lifetime. We desperately need a check and balance against the President in office. To do this, we must take back the House, which we can do. But first,...
