Editorials

Now that’s the kind of thinking we should apply to every project and development in Newton. The Newton City Commission received a large ask……

  So, recycling requirements are going to die around here. That’s a thing. We heard as much at last week’s county commission meeting. Knowing……

As the story goes, two women claimed a child. King Solomon ordered the child cut in half and given to both women and the……

  Here’s what we’re going to publicly say we agree to. Now, let’s discuss in private what we’re going to agree to. That’s been……

Using the numbers provided, the city’s tentative terms for the Occidental Development look like a beneficial deal for Newton…if done right. We’ve long pushed……

  This week is Sunshine Week in Kansas, which is marketing for a time when state news publications work to point out their importance……

Utility rates are artificially inflated to pay for more than the cost of utility services. That’s the truth that the city has openly acknowledged…….

Compromise, people often say, leaves both parties unhappy. In the case of the City of Newton sending a zoning change to allow senior apartments……