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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.

Culture
Liberal organization calling parents’ rights groups ‘extremist’ is, itself, a ‘hate group’ and ‘a joke,’ Sens. Hawley, Cruz argue

A far-left organization’s claim that parents’ rights groups are “extremist” is a badge of honor for them from a “joke” entity, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. The leftist Southern Poverty… Read More

June 8, 2023
Culture, Parenting
Liberal organization calling parents’ rights groups ‘extremist’ is, itself, a ‘hate group’ and ‘a joke,’ Hawley, Cruz argue

A far-left organization’s claim that parents’ rights groups are “extremist” is a badge of honor for them from a “joke” entity, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Read More

June 8, 2023
DEI
Source of Missouri State University’s opposition to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion reforms by the legislature difficult to pinpoint

Missouri State University opposed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion reforms in the recent legislative session – but without much, if any, public notice or debate about it. Read More

June 7, 2023
Missouri State University
Watchdog files federal complaint to investigate and sanction Missouri State University for its no-white-males business boot camp

A civil rights watchdog has asked the federal government to investigate and sanction Missouri State University for a no-white-males-allowed seminar it hosted earlier this year. The… Read More

June 6, 2023
Kansas City
KC mayor claims former state auditor ignored city’s concerns over police funding amendment – but once praised her for such independence

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas once championed then-state auditor Nicole Galloway’s independent streak. Now he’s railing against it. Lucas is bizarrely suing… Read More

June 2, 2023