Continuing up the mountain was the right choice
Every three years, the extended family of my mom’s grandparents get together for a week long reunion in a cabin at Rocky Mountain Mennonite……
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Up in Colorado, the Arkansas River is pretty wild
I have spent months and months convincing my wife Rachel there really is nothing to be afraid of. It really isn’t as bad as……
When a story during active shooter training becomes personal
So I went and did ALICE training with the good folks from the City of North Newton. It wasn’t really what I would call……
Congratulations are in tall order
“You’re the best, around. Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down,” Joe Esposito, Karate Kid soundtrack. I don’t really know what the Sunday after……
The whole sport of soccer deserved better
It has been a while since I did one of these. The end of the school year can get pretty crazy. The spring season……
It is easy to get lost in the woods
As the cliché goes, sometimes you are too far into the forest to see the trees. That can actually happen sometimes. When the outrageous……
Dreams can be easily exploited
They are still giving out academic scholarships right? Recently, a pretty big stink was stirred about a club soccer team that gave players the……
Paper wins prestigious investigative journalism award, staff makes noise in contest
On April 7, Newton Now Managing Editor Adam Strunk found himself nervously drumming the table at the 2017 Kansas Press Association President’s Banquet. He……
Enjoy things in the moment before they become ghosts of the past
Are you guys as fired up for the new It movie as I am? This is one of my all-time favorite books and as……
The fight for boxing relevance in the flyweight division begins in Wichita
The debate about whether or not Sedgwick County should allow a casino is long gone. The people spoke and sent Kansas Star Casino just……