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The Flint Hills of Kansas are sort of a conundrum. To many, mostly travelers, but also some residents, it’s just a vast, seemingly empty,...

Earlier this month the Lawrence Journal-World closed its Capitol bureau and laid off the paper’s full-time Statehouse reporter, the tenacious Peter Hancock. Hancock is an...

It was December 1966. My brother Chris and my sister Marijane were both attending the University of Massachusetts, with plans to head home after...

by Sandra Coleman Last week we flew to Washington State to visit my son, Rick, and his family, Allison and three daughters, Cara, Molly,...

Contrary to her name, Happy is a not-so-cheerful 47 year old elephant who is being held in captivity against her will, at least according...

I know it’s only the first week of December, but I’m already behind based on the past 18 Christmases!!!!   Just before Thanksgiving I had...

In my neck of the woods, folks are excited by the Kansas City Chiefs’ football season. The Chiefs new young quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, in...

You've worked, scrimped and saved to put together a ranch for your children only to learn that your kids want no part of the...

When I heard the news that country music legend and co-star of Hee Haw Roy Clark had died, my heart took a sad beat...

What a wonderful time we had this year for Thanksgiving. Lots of family from up North, my parents, Ervin’s parents, Ervin’s brother and...