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A Cowboy’s Faith
By Frank J. Buchman
One Transition Quite Costly
“If there’s a way to make a mistake, it will be made.”
Then, somebody comments: “How in the world...
Walker pulls a ‘Brownback,’ angering his own GOP
Out on the national hustings, Scott Walker may be a darling
of the Republican right, but in Wisconsin, where he is governor,
he’s in trouble.
In the...
Kansas elections are not the answer
Among the notions inspired by the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling is that the issue is far too important to be settled in a...
The Garfield Expressway: why we have (good) government
We have now driven the glorious new Garfield Street Expressway from Second Street to Kansas and back, and there’s not a bump in the...
Thunderheads and Rainy Days
Friday June 26th was a beautiful day. In the afternoon the thunderheads billowed up in the blue sky. As I watched them I was...
Kicking schools: What is ‘substantial?’
Gov. Brownback has continued to insist that his block grant
funding plan for local schools was more than adequate in spite
of startling evidence that makes...
Wait ‘till next year; this was just a warm-up
Our Legislature will return and with it, the malaise. The
Republican majorities this year crafted tax increases to collect
a bit more than $300 million, predicting...
Roger’s View From The Hills
A NATION DIVIDED
"IT IS BETTER TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH CLOSED
AND LET PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE A FOOL
THAN TO OPEN IT AND REMOVE
ALL DOUBT."
Samuel...
Holidays arrive early: A face lift for Garfield!
Garfield Street, between Second and Kansas, has a new, smooth, gleaming surface, a fabulous event for northeast Lindsborg.
For years, this had been an ornery...
Laugh Tracks in the Dust
As I write this column, I’m scratching three oozing, itchy chigger bites. Yep, it’s that time of the summer again when -- try...