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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.

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 reads, “CAUTION:… 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 Senate… 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. That’s after… 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… Read More

October 25, 2023
Gender, Springfield
Springfield Board of Education 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… Read More

October 25, 2023