May 21, 2008 RSS feed / Opinion

Lost a real friend

Friday evening, we were in another town celebrating the graduation of one of our six year old friends when the news came that Aunt Una was in the emergency room, and they were going to put her in the hospital. More...

Ebony Dots & Dashes

On May 17, Mrs. Edith Price's 10 children gave her a surprise birthday party. She was celebrating 72 years of life. Thanks to her family members and many friends who came out to help her celebrate her birthday. Mr. More...

Today in history - May 21

1725 - The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky was instituted in Russia by the Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky. More...

As You See It

Call us "cute whiners" if you want, but we have video proof to back up what we say. Give to the fund until it hurts. That way we can leave faster! It doesn't say much for our community when people try to run others out of town. More...

Backroads and Bobtails

AN OLD COOT'S REVENGE

My friend and former editor Steve Ellis called me an "old coot" the other day. He wrote to tell me he'd seen a recent photograph and was struck by the copious presence of gray in my elegantly coiffed locks and neatly trimmed chin whiskers. More...

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A Tasteful Request

Senators Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Barack Obama U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. Dear Potential Presidents, As Hillary said when this electoral adventure began: "Let's talk. Let's chat. Let's have a conversation." About me. More...

This pastor has guts

It seems prayer still upsets some people. Please read.... When Minister Joe Wright (not Jeremiah) was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, More...

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Any connection you think?

A little over one year ago: 1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high; 2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon; 3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%. More...

Letters to the Editor

Dear Terry, This will be a bifurcated letter, so, hopefully, none of your readers are offended by letter bifurcation. The first issue on which I'd like to express an opinion is the use of seat belts, especially by our youth. More...