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The Year in Kansas Reflector Opinion Columns: PBS Threats, Mass Deportation and a New Dust Bowl
Here are the top 10 Kansas Reflector opinion columns from the past year, based on readership.

As we celebrate Christmas, set a place at the festive table for memories
Raising a child renews Christmas, and you see all the excitement and avarice in their little gleaming eyes.

Dreams of a Blue Kansas Deferred: Why Explosive Poll Fizzled on Election Day
In Kansas — dependably Republican Kansas, of all places — a survey from Fort Hays State University showed Donald Trump only five points ahead of...

A lawmaker ejected and threatened transgender Kansans. Her hearing was a disgrace.
Rep. Brenda Landwehr: What you did to LGBTQ+ Kansans at your Thursday hearing in the Kansas Statehouse has no excuse.

Statehouse scraps: Working-class lawmakers vanish, counting flat-tax votes, cringeworthy posting
A new study from Duke University offers a disconcerting answer. Only 0.6% of state legislators — yes, that’s zero point six — hold working-class jobs.

The year that was: 2023 overflowed with news in Kansas
When I sat down late last week with Kansas Reflector editor Sherman Smith and senior reporter Tim Carpenter, we intended to revisit the biggest stories...