Wellness programs are appearing in more and more workplace health insurance plans, with lower premiums often the “carrot” encouraging workers to take charge of their health in an attempt to reduce plan costs. Topeka’s Unified School District 501 is one such employer that has embraced this model of personal responsibility. By participating in wellness activities […]

Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who shouted “Allah Akbar!” and opened fire at Fort Hood, in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others, has been found guilty on all counts. He refused to defend himself and apparently wants to be executed. That would make him a martyr to Islam, at least in his […]

We’ll look at Congress, the debt ceiling and the ramifications of a shutdown next week, because there is another, more immediate economic issue facing the United States today. That is, whether to intervene or not in the Syrian civil war, after the use by someone in that country of nerve agent that killed more than […]

To the Editor: Why do proponents of the huge railroad maintenance facility feel it necessary to resort to insults and personal attacks on those of us raising legitimate concerns? Why not help us get answers to our questions instead? Case in point is Jeff Reynolds’ recent attack in The Times Record with the insulting headline, […]