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The 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.
Read moreThe Kansas Legislative session is underway for 2022.
Read moreAssembling a government for the new Territory of Kansas was a monumental task following the adoption of the Kansas Nebraska Act in 1854. A pro-slavery legislature was rejected by the abolitionist Free State citizens.
Read moreGood morning, as many have heard, the district, over the last 9-10 months has been exploring the option of moving our 4th grade students from Ellsworth Elementary School to Kanopolis Middle School. As a part of the process, the district has looked at the strengths and weaknesses of such a move and at this time, I would like to share those with all of you.
Read moreAs one drives across Kansas it doesn’t take long to recognize the checkerboard organization of the state. That organization of property is essentially the same in other states but perhaps not so obvious as within the boundaries of the “Wheat State.”
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