Dion Lefler

6 days ago | kansas.com | Dion Lefler

Well, we’re apparently nowhere near the end of the saga of the proclamation that will not die. Without a vote, the Sedgwick County Republican Party on Thursday tabled an effort to censure Wichita City Council member Becky Tuttle for breaking from party orthodoxy and voting in favor of a council proclamation honoring the Transgender Day of Visibility. But the meeting ended in chaotic shouting by both sides and a censure vote still apparently looms as a possibility.

1 week ago | kansas.com | Dion Lefler

Since Monday, the city of Wichita has been handing out free low-flow shower heads. Since I had to go to City Hall on Tuesday anyway, I decided to pick one up. I installed it in our downstairs bathroom Tuesday night, and took my first shower with it on Wednesday morning. Afterwards, I had to conclude that City Hall got this one right. It works. And it works well.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Dion Lefler

A group of fake missionaries used the power of prayer as a distraction while burglarizing an occupied home, according to investigators in Florida. The “evil act” happened around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in Bonita Springs, and the trio got away with thousand of dollars in cash and jewelry, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers reported in an April 14 news release. “Two ...

1 week ago | kansas.com | Dion Lefler

Is Wichita City Council member Becky Tuttle too open minded to be a modern Republican? We’ll find out Thursday. That’s when the Sedgwick County Republican Party will consider whether to censure Tuttle for failing tohate a group of people that the GOP’s “core constituency” hates. Tuttle’s a thoughtful and moderate voice on the council, and while I don’t always agree with her, her comments and votes show she takes the job seriously and tries to do the best for our community.

2 weeks ago | kansas.com | Dion Lefler

Well, I just got my first tangible taste of Trumpflation. And it doesn’t taste too good. This past weekend, I watched the price of imported tires for my car go up 14%, literally overnight, between when I started shopping Saturday and when I bought them on Sunday. So here’s my consumer tip for the week: If you need to buy anything that’s made in another country, I suggest you do it now. Because of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, prices are only going up from here.