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I think Hutchinson can now claim the distinction of being the windy city. I bet we had more days in March and April with...

I have been a bona fide breeder of purebred cattle three different times with three different breeds during three different decades, with a grand...

  In spite of a long history that warns against such folly, the Congress and the White House continue to believe that blackmail is an...

Burdett Loomis, a columnist and emeritus professor of political science at KU, lamented recently the demise of the legislature’s summer study committees. In recent...

  "I CAN'T CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND, BUT I CAN ADJUST MY SAILS TO ALWAYS REACH MY DESTINATION." Jimmy Dean   Throughout our lives there is only one...

"THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE THAN THIS, THAT SOMEONE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." John  15:13   Today in the media, and the left wing segments,...

  As a travelin' man I spent my life in hotels and motels. I preferred motels to hotels because they were usually closer to my...

Political storms are gathering for the coming elections, so forget that tired adage about quirky Kansas weather. It isn’t likely to change for awhile. The...

I’m writing this column in early May and you’ll be reading it at the end of the month or early June. I needed time...

          Grandma and Grandpa Becker were people of action rather than words. Not that they didn’t have much to say....