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When Joseph Haddix arrived on the north bank of the “Kaw,” the popular name of the time for the Kansas River, the prospects for a new town site were immediately apparent.
Read moreEvery year about this time, Ellsworth County can expect to see a parade of politicians as they work their way through their districts, collecting information from constituents they may or may not take with them back to Topeka and Washington.
Read moreThe legislature is in its second week and while I hoped we would have COVID in our rear-view mirror, it remains with us and continues to compound issues for our healthcare system.
Read moreHow many ages ago did someone look to a far horizon and wonder what might be found beyond his own known world? Footsteps became trails; trails became roads; and roads the bulwark of civilization.
Read moreAt the past two meetings of the USD 327 Board of Education [BOE], patrons raised complaints about a book, Perks of Being a Wallflower, used in a junior high classroom. Our BOE president and district superintendent stressed that procedures and policies are followed in the selection of instructional materials. As I continue here, readers may find those policies and procedures on the school website, www.usd327.org/documents. Click on USD 327 District Policies, then click on section (I) and scroll down to pages IF.
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