Christmas a time for sacrifice and hope
We hope a good many of you had a chance to witness the display set up by the Newton Fire/EMS department on Main Street……
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Now is a time for soul searching and understanding
We don’t have the ease or luxury of radicalization if we want to live in a community that guarantees we are treated with……
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Our local leaders can save lives: here’s how
You don’t refuse to call 911 as smoke flows under the door because the fire might put itself out. You take action. A fire…
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Mennonite Housing decision a start
Now that’s the kind of thinking we should apply to every project and development in Newton. The Newton City Commission received a large ask…
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We need recycling plan
So, recycling requirements are going to die around here. That’s a thing. We heard as much at last week’s county commission meeting. Knowing……
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Spend library money on library, not parking
Parking already adequate We’d like to say we support adequate parking. However, we don’t support what many define as adequate parking. Adequate parking does……
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It will take actual numbers for library project to progress
As the story goes, two women claimed a child. King Solomon ordered the child cut in half and given to both women and the……
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Open meeting laws too broad for saving face
Here’s what we’re going to publicly say we agree to. Now, let’s discuss in private what we’re going to agree to. That’s been……
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Occidental deal could be good, with safeguards
Using the numbers provided, the city’s tentative terms for the Occidental Development look like a beneficial deal for Newton…if done right. We’ve long pushed……
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Local ownership best safeguard for community voice
This week is Sunshine Week in Kansas, which is marketing for a time when state news publications work to point out their importance……
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