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Monday we celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
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The Way West revisits Kansas history, telling little known stories that give us all a better understanding of this place called Kansas and the people who have gone before us. We all should have a better awareness of our origins. The actions of the founding fathers who forged the 34th state are every bit as dramatic as any in the history of the nation.
Read moreIf you break down, do it in Ellsworth
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Ignore Scrooge. Reject the Grinch. Believe. There really are Christmas miracles.
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“The year 1855 has passed away and 1856 has quietly stepped upon the platform. Quietly did we say?
Read moreResidents investing in community helps us all
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By late Dec. 1893, Topeka’s sporting crowd was all abuzz over the coming glove match between their hometown boy, Frank Bradshaw, and Kansas City’s Jack O’Keefe. A glove match was the term used to differentiate from the brutal sport of bare knuckle fighting, generally identified as a prize fight.
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