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Prairie Doc Perspectives: What do you say?

Before my junior year in high school, I returned from a Boy Scout canoeing trip to discover my sister had been killed in a car crash. I will never forget the sadness of the moment when I walked into the house that was filled with what seemed like half the caring and wonderful town of De Smet to find my mom and dad there grieving. It was near the end of that summer, but the beginning of a long period of mourning for my family and me.

Cardinals seek third straight HOAL title

SEDGWICK — Seeking their third straight Heart of America League title, the Sedgwick Cardinal baseball team enters the season with four returning starters and four other letterwinners. Doug Mabry returns for his 15th season as the Sedgwick coach, where he is 202-63.

Bethel track team opens season

PRATT — The Bethel College track teams opened the outdoor season Saturday at the Pratt Community College Beaver Classic at the Green Sports Complex. For the Bethel men, Isaiah Bartel won the 1,500-meter run in 4:24.72, followed by Luke Schmidt in third in 4:32.24 and Matthew Fleck in fifth in 4:52.48.

Lawmaker: Vouchers are a scam

It appears wealthy families in Johnson County owe a big “thank you” to many of Kansas legislators outside of the area. There have been several bills circulating through the Kansas Senate and House over the past few weeks that, if implemented, will shift millions of dollars in taxpayer funds from western parts of Kansas to Johnson County.

Education Frontlines: Jonathan Swift and ChatGPT

Both K–12 teachers and college professors are in major discussions over how to deal with the recently-released AI program that generates answers, essays and poetry upon request. However, Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) perhaps anticipated this situation in his classic “Gulliver’s Travels” released in 1726. While some youngsters today may remember reading excerpts from this tale, where Captain Gulliver ends up in countries where he is either a giant or a miniature dwarf, few will recall reading of his trip to the land of Lagano where he visits the Academy of Projectors and watches them use a machine called “The Engine.”

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