The fortune cookie is calling and I must go
As if facing the harsh reality of having to leave a beach after a sunny vacation is never enough, there is always a nightmare……
Community Columns
A little advice for the Class of 2017
I’m using this space to do something a little different this month. So, to all you graduating seniors about to begin the next chapter……
A cold one with Grandpa opens up a lifetime of memories
First of all, I don’t know what charges would be levied for smuggling beer into a rehabilitation hospital. I’m not even sure it is……
Youth engagement more than a paper route
Anyone who attended the Pops and Jazz concert at Newton High School a few weekends ago saw more than just three-plus hours of entertainment…….
Mom lessons: It’s good to let go, it’s good to feel needed
I have been at this parenting thing for a while now—something like 7,186 days ago. Not that I am counting or anything. Those days……
Memorial Day still carries strong meaning
Memorial Day, observed on May 30 each year while I was growing up, was a big deal for me in the Illinois town of……
Bond plan needs to be pared down
The select group of citizens and teachers have made their recommendation to the school board for the upcoming bond: $60 million. There was a……
Future doesn’t magically get decided upon graduation
When people ask how I am doing, I tell them I graduate from college on May 21. My state of mind cannot be summed……
Flipping a light switch deemed a luxury
It’s amazing how now that we are in the process of building our own house, I am reminded of the daily luxuries that I……
Bicycling comes full circle
The Somewhere in Kansas Bicycling Group is a 24-year tradition for its members. Made up of friends from several areas of Kansas who get……