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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan is Executive Editor of The Heartlander. A Kansas City native, he’s been an award-winning reporter, editor and opinion writer at newspapers in Kansas, Missouri, Georgia and Texas.

Kansas City
Johnson County conservatives hoping voters will enlist in the culture war – by supporting this slate of local candidates in the Nov. 7 election

When there’s a culture war raging in nearly every community, there are no longer any sleepy, irrelevant elections you can sit out. There never really were. November 7 is a… Read More

October 31, 2023
Congress, Culture
Just in time for Halloween, scary Christian House Speaker Mike Johnson lurks around the corner to spread a different kind of spirituality

If you’re looking for a really spooky Halloween costume Tuesday night, consider dressing up as new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. Of course, the warning label… Read More

October 30, 2023
Josh Hawley
‘They don’t know up from down’: Hawley Senate resolution condemns ‘scumbag’ Hamas terrorists and their campus cheerleaders

Colleges have failed miserably when their students mount pro-Hamas protests, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, whose resolution condemning the terrorist attacks and their cheerleaders on campus passed the… Read More

October 27, 2023
Kansas City
Kansas City wants voters to extend the bus tax Nov. 7 – but Northlanders had their chosen transit representatives passed over by the mayor

Voters in the Northland should think hard before voting Nov. 7 to extend Kansas City’s bus system tax, presiding commissioners in Clay and Platte county argue. Read More

October 26, 2023
Public Education
Missouri school board dodges federal ‘guidance’ to enact sexual orientation, gender identity clauses – and officials warn other districts not to fall for it

Steve Makoski sees the role of a school board member as protecting schoolchildren – even from the president of the United States. He feels he and three of his Springfield,… Read More

October 25, 2023