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Keep free exchange free
At the turn of the millennium, there was significant discussion about the importance of the Internet remaining a free and open form of communication and for the expression of ideas.
TB is still out there, and here, too
This week there were two pieces of news that should have acted as wake-up calls for Americans who are complacent about the state of public health around the world.
Judge Theis made the right decision
District Judge Franklin R. Theis is what we call a judge out here in the real world.
The law
This is Kansas, and for the most part, it is still a state of rural communities, a place where you would expect that people could trust each other, but you would not always be right.
Stop mor protesters
You can't find it around here, but there is a national food chain, Chik-fil-a, that has a hilarious ad campaign in which cows hold up crude signs that read: "Eat more chikin!"
Lt. Dan honors real hero
Gary Sinise is one of those celebrities you don't hear about all that much when he's off the screen.
Some guests never leave
Coquies have become established in Hawaii.
Lights, camera, service
Carroll Baker, Walter Brennan, Lee J. Cobb ...
Final word isn't on the Internet
When you don't believe in anything, you will fall for everything.
Bee careful with this threat
Things are not looking any better in the continuing threat to our way of life that begins with some of the smaller American workers.
Times are changing, so are we
We've just passed the phase of the year when people pick up "A Christmas Carol," if they bother to read the book at all.
Try something new in 2012
The definition of insanity is, doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.
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More than sports
In case you live in a cave or under a rock, one of the biggest sporting events on the planet takes place Sunday, Feb. 1. This refers to much hyped Super Bowl XLIX.
Hard choice with lesser of two evils
It's a Super Bowl that even Dr. Evil would not appreciate.
Playing Chicken: Moran pushes for common sense
Sen. Jerry Moran often talks about his "common sense" solutions, but they aren't always an easy sell in Congress. On Wednesday, the Senate rejected an amendment sponsored by Moran that would have removed the lesser prairie chicken from the federal government's threatened species list.
Leading by example
On Saturday night, the Barton County Soil Conservation District (part of the Natural Conservation Service) held its annual Conservation Awards banquet at Barton Community College.
Emotional recharge
Who doesn't like to see Kansas ranking near the top of a positive poll? This week we learned that Kansas is ranked the No. 4 Most Emotionally Recharged state for 2015, according to the Lantern Emotional Balance Index.
A worthy effort
The Great Bend Municipal Airport is an important piece of our community's history. Dating back to World War II, it was constructed in the early 1940s as an Army Air Force Base to train Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber crews.
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