Tyson Foods shrinks beef plants due to historic cattle shortage
Tyson Foods’ announcement that it is "restructuring" its beef business reads like nothing more than corporate triage.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
kansas — Lorien Times
Kansas town settles reporter's suit over raid on newspaper offices
There is a certain quiet dignity in small-town life—a rhythm built around the church calendar, the school board minutes, and the local paper’s predictable cycle of obituaries and zoning disputes.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Eudora voters prove local consensus beats political ambition in Kansas
There is a certain profound, quiet dignity to watching a community successfully defend its own institutions against forces that feel both utterly foreign and deeply familiar: the…
By Caroline Ashford ·
People.com glosses over Britagne Miller's systemic biological collapse
The narrative emerging from Kansas is, superficially, one of heroic survival against nature’s odds.
By Dana Whitfield ·
AIPAC spending in Missouri distracts from local hospital needs
You read about these primaries—the endless, exhausting cycle in Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Washington—and what you should feel isn't political fatigue; it’s righteous anger.
By Josie Calloway ·
‘Much, much more than what’s been reported’: Keep cyclospora on your radar as cases climb in Illinois, expert advises
The current flurry of headlines about Cyclospora cayetanensis is a textbook example of how quickly localized biological threats can balloon into national crises through sheer information density.
By Dana Whitfield ·