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As the spring of 1879 approached, Mother Nature as she is inclined to do, asserted her superiority over the best laid plans of civilization to inhabit a broad section of the West. Drought had spread from the Rio Grande on the Mexican Border all the way across the plains to the Canadian border.

Since 1972, the year we moved to Kansas, the rural regions of the state have worked to reverse the migration of residents to other parts of the state and the country in search of better opportunities. Several communities offered free land for new housing, Some reached out to former residents.

This week was the last one for committees to meet for the first half of the Kansas legislative session. We wrapped up our committee work and will spend next week on the House floor debating the bills we want to send on to the Senate.

Living on the frontier brought many challenges, fostering an atmosphere that particularly framed the narrative of the legendary Old West. The chronicles of early Kansas are filled to the brim with trials and tribulations that confronted the hearty souls who attempted to tame the wild Kansas plains.

Regarding the Picnic Movie: Thank you for the wonderful trip down Memory Lane! I was one of the viewers sitting on a tree branch in May of 1955 when the river scene with William Holden and Kim Novak was being filmed along the Saline River.

We are coming to the first major deadline in the Kansas legislature. Turnaround, when bills need to be passed out of the first chamber to be passed to the other for consideration is in two weeks.

1865 marked the beginning of regular travel over Butterfield’s Overland Despatch (B.O.D.) along the desolate Smoky Hill Trail through the center of Kansas to Denver City, Colo. The route cut like a knife through the sacred hunting grounds of all the plains tribes.

This week's cartoon illustrates to all us pet owners how our furry friends feel about the inclement weather.

In response to “Capitol Reflections” comments by Ellsworth Senior High School students in the Jan. 21 I-R: Mr. Coonrod, government teacher, asked his students these four questions: (1) Did you watch the Capitol events unfold in real time or did you hear about it later?

As a white person I don’t know, but I do wonder what do black persons think or feel about the confederate flag? Chuck Crawford Wilson In response to ‘Lesson from the past’ To deny the racism associated with the Confederate flag is to deny an accurate telling of history.