For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. -- 2 Samuel 22:29-31

Dear Annie: You recently said you rarely get letters praising mothers-in-law. Well, here is one! I grew up in an abusive family with a mother who has severe borderline personality disorder and refuses to get medication or therapy.

After overriding several of Governor Kelly’s vetoes, passing another good tax cut plan (SB 37) for all Kansans, and a largest-in-history state budget (HB 2551), the Kansas Legislature brought the gavel down on the 2024 Session on Tuesday, April 30th. Only the future will reveal just how successful the 2024 Session really was.

THE ELUSIVE SNIPE One of the rights of growing up in the country is to take a friend snipe hunting. You take an unsuspecting relative out in the field, at dusk, with a gunny sack waiting to catch the snipe that everyone but you knew wasn’t going to arrive.

A judge with a keen grasp of the obvious recently found possible felon/president Donald Trump in contempt. After 40 years as a reporter/ columnist, I haven't had to type 'possible felon/president' very much, but I didn't have to type 'climate change' or 'nonbinary' either.

My son brought home a bookmark from school promoting the school's spring book fair -- and it doubled as a coupon to a fast-food restaurant. This isn't the first 'free kid's meal' coupon my son has gotten. It's a pretty common thing, and after the book I just read, it annoys me.

Some House Republicans have decided they will oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, among others, argue that the Democrats are already in control of the House by proxy, so make it reality. A sizable segment of the Republican base feels the same way. They lack the imagination to think of reality.

I’m often asked, “What kind of doctor do you aspire to be?” My response typically involves a blend of internal medicine and pediatrics, with a potential segue into Hematology and Oncology. Yet, the journey to becoming a doctor is far from a linear path. In this month’s column, let’s delve into the intricacies of medical training.

Dear Annie: My mother, who is now 62, has always been a dominant personality, keen on having things go her way. I’m 34, an independent graphic designer, and I pride myself on being self-sufficient and creative. But every time I share aspects of my life with her -- be it career choices, romantic partners or even smaller decisions like adopting a pet -- she critiques them, often unsolicitedly, making me second-guess my decisions. Her disapproval, which is always veiled as concern, is making me not want to be around her.

The Biden administration recently stopped a plan to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes. The excellent arguments for why they are dangerous were overcome by good arguments for why making them illegal didn’t make sense.