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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan is an award-winning reporter, editor and opinion writer at newspapers in Kansas, Missouri, Georgia and Texas. He was executive editor of Heartlander News from 2022 to 2026.

Opinion
The coming darkness: Many voters may not realize the tyranny they’ve just unleashed 

The growing dusk and dank of fall is a perfect complement to the ominous chill in this change of political seasons and fortunes. Indeed, we are but… Read More

November 5, 2026
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Politics
Sharp lines, sharp words in crucial Kansas US Senate debate 

There were no spectators, but one forbidding specter at the final US Senate debate in pivotal Kansas Wednesday night: Chuck Schumer. Democrat candidate Adam Hamilton admitted exaggerating… Read More

October 22, 2026
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Politics
‘Divine providence’ drives Kansas supporters to great lengths to welcome Trump in midterm effort to save country 

Mark Marney spent seven hours getting to President Trump’s rally near Wichita Monday – and he lives there. The 73-year-old, with a weak back but a strong… Read More

October 20, 2026
Government
‘Free-for-all’: Audit finds reasons for citizen ‘mistrust’ in Kansas’ largest city-county government 

Carolyn Caiharr is hoping for something of a reset of the Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government. A preliminary audit of the UG, requested by the state… Read More

October 12, 2026
Politics
EXCLUSIVE: Irreconcilable differences: Kansas governor’s race offers two incompatible paths forward, says candidate Ty Masterson 

For decades, Kansans have changed the governor’s political party like so many outdated outfits. In fact, the state’s voters haven’t elected a successor of the same party in over… Read More

October 6, 2026