Local author pens ‘Cars That Drove Me’
For author Mark Janzen of North Newton, his new book started with an email to his son about a car.
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County becomes third “Breastfeeding Plus” location in Kansas
During national and world breastfeeding month Harvey County announced the county has become the third community in Kansas to earn the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition’s Community Supporting Breastfeeding Plus designation.
Pressed for Time: The looming challenge small-town newspapers are facing
FREDONIA – It’s a Monday morning at the Wilson County Citizen, and the paper’s staff is chasing breaking news: the annual Fall River barbecue won’t be held this year.
Doctors Want Lower Drug Costs — But Not Like This
Roughly 30% of American patients have skipped doses of their medicines, cut pills in half, or declined to fill a prescription due to cost concerns in the past year.
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World War Words: Political fisticuffs over language in Kansas, U.S., puts liberals on defense
By: Clay Wirestone What’s in a word? As a writer, I think about words a lot. What they mean, what they signify, how they sound… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
A Nobel Peace Prize for Trump?
Four US presidents have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama. Donald Trump is determined to be the fifth recipient. He has been campaigning for a Nobel (decided by a Norwegian committee appointed by its parliament) the same way he sells his merchandise—with a great deal of advertising, some pressure tactics, and plenty of false claims.
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Sustaining democracy in Kansas and beyond requires dialogue
In June, something extraordinary happened in Wichita. About 1,500 Kansans packed a town hall at Wichita State University to engage in a once regular but now rare political conversation — one that was open to the public, unscripted, respectful, and deeply rooted in the urgent questions facing our state and nation.
Walk or ride
It’s hard to see a yellow school bus and not think about all the hours of my childhood spent sitting on one of those hard seats with a stiff back. I hope the modern versions have a little more comfort than the utilitarian transportation I had to ride uphill both ways.