Sunday trip sparks childhood memories
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now On Sunday, my boyfriend and I took a driving trip to the town he grew up in—Pilsen, Kan. He……
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Too much salt and not enough soap
By Adam Strunk, Newton Now Out of the gas necessary to fuel my lawnmower and attack the jungle of a yard that has grown……
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Of a bloody Santa, Sangre de Cristo Mountains
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now I love the mountains and I love Kansas. Sometimes, it’s just nice to get away from Kansas, though, and……
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Fashion is fun through the decades
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now For decades now, I’ve enjoyed fashion—well, at least most of it. There are fashion trends I never will wear,……
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If we must pick winners as a government pick people
Last week, I wrote a story about Newton’s tight housing market and how part of the problem driving the tightness was a lack of……
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Do right by the community and they’ll do right by you
If you’ve ever been in Le J’s Bar BQ, tasted the ribs or hotlinks and met owner Jeffrey Love, it’s hard not to wish……
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What to do while waiting on the train
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now OK, finish this sentence: You know you live in Newton when… Now I’ll finish it—You know you live in…
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Of Carl Sagan and a washerwoman’s granddaughter
By Wendy Nugent, Newton Now As I wrote this last Thursday, I had the opportunity to speak to at a couple of classes at Newton……
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Storm are beauty and terror
I was an infant the only time I got close to a tornado, but I’ve heard the story many times. The folks had gotten……
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New year leads to weight loss work
By Wendy Nugent Newton Now I’ve realized that moving at the first of the year is a great time to move, at least, if……
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