Making Moundridge High School Debate and Forensics hex-worthy
Picture it. It’s 2010, and you and I are on a school bus making the trip from Minneapolis, Kansas, to…
Category: Opinion
Achieving dreams by heeding history’s rhymes
Sometimes the rhythm of life truly surprises me. I guess it shouldn’t, though. After all, as the popular maxim often…
Kansas kids are ‘sliding into silence.’ Let’s talk about why they are chatting less.
by Eric Thomas, Kansas Reflector May 8, 2026 In the flotsam of things I read each week — academic research,…
EDITORIAL: Charting a course for community connection
Nearly 2,000 people call Moundridge home, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Though social media platforms like Facebook allow individuals…
As the World Cup descends on Kansas City, a literary warmup for understanding soccer’s spread
by Tim Bascom, Kansas Reflector May 12, 2026 Because soccer is the most popular sport worldwide, there are many books…
Getting school funding right in Kansas matters for students, schools, educators and the rest of us
by Torree Pederson, Kansas Reflector May 18, 2026 Kansas legislators are doing something deserving of recognition. They are working carefully…
Luxuriate in blooming verse: A case for expanding National Poetry Month into a full season
by Huascar Medina, Kansas Reflector May 7, 2026 National Poetry Month has come and gone, and the flowers are still…
Vanquish misinformation to save democratic society
Birds aren’t real, and the Earth is flat. Wait. No. The Earth is hollow. No. No. Actually, the Earth is…
What Trump’s post as a Jesus‑like figure tells us about political messianism
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 22, 2024, in Arizona.…
Follow the breadcrumbs: Lessons from a forgotten Nazi concentration camp, liberated 81 years ago
by Scott Campbell, Kansas Reflector April 23, 2026 The soldiers didn’t need directions. They followed the bodies. In late April…