Opinion

In terms of technical accuracy the best of the 1972 rodeo movies is “The Honkers” because it shares with “The Lusty Men” forthrightness of plot and credibility of rodeo detail.

Does the author of Little Brother love Big Brother?Probably not.

Fall harvest is in full swing on our central Kansas farm.Our dryland and irrigated field corn has all been picked and all that’s left in those fields are corn stalks and a lot of dry organic material that was kicked out the back end of a combine.The only corn remaining in the middle of one of these recently harvested fields is our popcorn crop.We baby our popcorn like no other crop on our farm.

Each month I want to provide you with regular updates about what’s going on in our nation’s capital and throughout the 4th District of Kansas.

Everyday folks don’t want to think about it because it makes them uncomfortable and sad.National news media types don’t want to think about it because they have stories to write throughout the next year.The truth is, however, barring a bolt from the blue, next year’s U.S.

From Pratt, Kansas, in 1928, came a heroic ballad featuring a schoolteacher.