(THE CONVERSATION) As New York City mayor Eric Adams attends ribbon cuttings, marches in parades and bulldozes dirt bikes, he wears an energy stone bracelet that his supporters gave him. In a recent interview, Adams discussed his belief that New York City has a “special energy” because it sits atop a store of rare gems and stones – the socalled “Manhattan schist,” which is over 450 million years old and contains over 100 minerals.
Clay Center, Kansas – When you scan the moral landscape of American culture, how would you judge it to be? Isaiah the Prophet, a spiritual leader in days long gone, was a student of the moral condition of his nation, “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.” (Isaiah 59:14-15)
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas voters have said no to Kris Kobach twice over the past four years. But he is nonetheless betting that this can be the year he makes a political comeback.
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“My doctor said I need glasses (so I got wineglasses…).” That’s a paraphrase of a light-hearted saying posted on a sign in a winetasting room in rural Kansas, where an innovative family is producing wine and using it to create new opportunities. Allen Schmidt and family are owners and founders of Resurrection Vineyard near Hays.
Alliance for Multispecialty Research recently received the “Best Clinical Trial Network” at the 2022 World Vaccine Congress Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) Awards. Locally, AMR Newton principal investigators include Dr.
WICHITA — First came the school year where a killer virus sent everybody home early. Then the maddening online year.
In 1985 Jefferson Starship sang “We built this city on rock and roll.” They might consider a slight lyric change in 2022, to “We built this festival on rock and roll” when they appear in El Dorado.
There is an unusual opportunity coming to Newton and Andover public libraries July 13 - a special musician will be playing. “It is not often that we are able to host musicians who have been guests on Univision,” said Sara Rickard, children’s coordinator at Newton Public Library.
The initial budget proposal for the City of Newton gave more than one city commissioner pause - two of the three proposals contained historic increases to the mill levy. A proposed seven mill increase, and in turn a 12 mill increase, would represent the largest increase to the mill levy this century.