Fit and unfit
Kris Kobach is out from under his rock again slinging more malice and vengeance. For the past four years this former Kansas secretary of...
Kelly and Schmidt: history
At a debate earlier this month at the Kansas State Fair, the Republican and Democratic candidates for governor made clear that their campaigns were...
Gorbachev and Lindsborg
The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, on August 30, holds meaning for Lindsborg, where the former Soviet President spent two lively and memorable days in...
The old cabin
Adam Pracht and Caroline de Filippis were recently hired to boost the presence and import of the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum....
Repairing the IRS
One important provision in the Inflation Reduction Act provides an extra $80 billion for the Internal Revenue Service. This has provoked loud squawks from...
Into the trenches
In early July, Heath Hogan began making the rounds. The new Smoky Valley Schools Superintendent has wasted no time meeting people, attending and speaking...
Police work
During one week in early August the Lindsborg Police Department took scores of calls and responded to 45 of them. Outlines of the summons...
The Gray State
Kansas made big headlines this month when voters chose to continue the state Supreme Court's guarantee of a right to abortion (with certain limits).
Shock...
Small ball
We hit a sour note last week on big time college football, its gilt-edged landscapes and billion-dollar beds of clover for athletic departments. Battles...
Adieu, sport
Color TV was the new thing when I was in college. Gasoline was 29 cents a gallon and football was grand, a sport knitted...