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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
Democrats’ rabid attacks on immigration enforcement a sign of America at war

The uniforms are pinstripes, not camouflage, the battlefields being courtrooms not hillsides. But there’s a war on for control of this country. …It also happens to be the first… Read More

September 28, 2025
Education
Christian Teacher of the Year: Stephany Vesely guides students toward Christ, capitalism

(The Heartlander) — A survey this year found an alarming 62% of American youth have a favorable view of socialism – and 34% even say they… Read More

September 26, 2025
Charlie Kirk
KC-area cheerleading coach under fire for ‘rest in piss’ epitaph for Charlie Kirk

A cheerleading coach at a Kansas City-area high school cheered for Charlie Kirk’s assassination with a social media  post reading “rest in piss gummy boy.” “We are… Read More

September 26, 2025
Public Education
Kansas City-area cheerleading coach under fire for ‘rest in piss’ epitaph for Charlie Kirk

A cheerleading coach at a Kansas City-area high school cheered for Charlie Kirk’s assassination with a social media post reading “rest in piss gummy boy.” “We are… Read More

September 26, 2025
Kansas City
‘Lesbian Juice’ sticker handed out at KC-area high school freshman orientation

A sticker with the sexually suggestive term “Lesbian Juice” was given out at freshman orientation Aug. 13 at a Kansas City-area high school, The Heartlander has learned. Gardner… Read More

September 24, 2025