Beware of deer
The other weekend I watched two deer wander out of a creek bed and meander through a meadow until they caught a scent they didn’t like and took off running.
Chad Frey
Publisher of raided Kansas newspaper delivers advice to journalists: ‘Make democracy great again’
TOPEKA — The editor of the Kansas newspaper raided by police last year has a message for journalists struggling with their sense of purpose.Go on the offensive.Eric Meyer, editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, delivered remarks Friday as he was inducted alongside his mother, Joan, into the Kansas Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame.“I think this is a time when we have to establish for the people of this country the fact that we are important, that we have things that we can tell them that they will want to know, that they will want to change their positions about,” Meyer said.He added, in a nod to the results of the presidential election: “Let’s not make America great again.
Library to host model train day
The City of Newton Land Bank will meet at 11 a.m.
Events calendarNov. 21
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‘Colorful Life’ opening at Carriage Factory Art Gallery
By Kansan Staff“It’s a Colorful Life,” a new exhibit featuring three artists will open this weekend at The Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E.
Commission takes first step in downgrading Osage Road
The Harvey County Commission took the first step in declaring a portion of Osage Road as a minimum maintenance road on Nov.
In the garden: Dealing with volunteer trees
Sometimes a tree will sprout up out of nowhere and you did not plant said tree.
Through the lens: Newton Chorale, Newton Children’s Choir concert
The Newton Chorale and Newton Community Childrens Choir hosted joint concert Nov. 17 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, 2600 College Ave., North Newton.
Mayoral roast raises funds for foundation
“The Roast of Rod,” a roast of outgoing mayor Rod Kreie, played out in front of a sell out crownd Nov.
Education Fronlines: Cheap Diplomas, Cheap Degrees
From pandemic screen-learning to Education School disregard for content, American schools are rapidly reducing the learning required for achieving a high school diploma or a college degree.To previously accommodate the extremely rare super-student we previously called a “Doogie Howser,” or today a “Young Sheldon,” we allowed those rare individuals to jump grades in elementary and high school and occasionally graduate college before they were eligible to drive.Then two decades ago, the “dual credit” system allowed high school juniors and seniors to go next door to sit in genuine college courses on a local campus, earning bona fide college credit that also counted toward high school graduation.