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Several weeks ago, the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter featured a story on Page A1 about the summer meal program that serves Wilson, Ellsworth, Kanopolis and other Central Kansas communities by providing free lunches to more than 400 children and volunteers.
Read moreMy university colleagues in China, except for three localities, have gone back to full regular classes. They usually have two months of summer vacation, but this year it will only be three weeks. They extended the spring semester into July and will begin fall semester a week early in order to catch up.
Read moreMedicine Water was a renowned Cheyenne warrior and head man of the Crooked Lance warrior society in the early 1800s.
Read moreDose of common sense
Read moreWichita, Kan., in 1870 was just coming into its own. The confluence of the Arkansas River and its little sister, the Little Arkansas River, provided a rich oasis of water, groves of timber, and tall prairie grass anchored in deep fertile soil.
Read more“If it looks like we were scared to death
Read moreLook at a map of Kansas and you’ll see 105 counties neatly sectioned off, each with a starting and stopping place in every direction.
Read moreAbout two weeks ago, I asked whether anyone would be interested in the organization of a book club to study black history and current issues.
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