- National League looks nice
- July 2, 2008
- Maybe it’s time to revisit the idea of having the Kansas City Royals move to the National League.
- Letter: Second to none
- July 2, 2008
- After 39 years of proudly leading the Old Shawnee Days parade, we have been told to move to the back of the bus.
- Kansas enjoys connections to 1776
- July 2, 2008
- The Fourth of July means many things to Kansans.
- Don’t blame pop culture for being agent of change
- July 2, 2008
- I’m not the first to lament the state of contemporary music, and I know I won’t be the last.
- Greed, not green
- July 2, 2008
- While most communities and cities are focused on the benefits of going green, our city officials remain determined to embrace wastefulness.
- It’s about IQ
- July 2, 2008
- I admire John McCain for his valor and war heroism. However, John McCain is not as smart as George Bush.
- TV plan has plenty of positives
- June 25, 2008
- Attention high school football and basketball fans: Your favorite sports’ state championships might be coming to prime time beginning this fall.
- Saying thanks
- June 25, 2008
- I just wanted to thank Pete Logan and the sports staff for their great coverage of the Maranatha Academy sports teams, especially the great job they did covering the track teams successes at state.
- Crack lessons
- June 25, 2008
- Twenty two years ago this past week, Len Bias died of a cocaine overdose. His death stunned the sports world and left an indelible mark on our justice system.
- No easy fix to gas prices
- June 25, 2008
- Filling up the gasoline tank is becoming an increasingly distasteful endeavor as prices rise to hitherto unheard of prices.
- Samaritan’s good deed eases flat-tire dilemma
- June 25, 2008
- Not many things will so impress upon you the notion of your own mortality as changing a tire on a busy interstate highway.
- Wheat fields feed more but aren’t as pretty
- June 17, 2008
- Unfortunately, the “amber waves of grain” that Miss Bates so lovingly described have turned an unattractive tan. The color seems to me to be about the hue of the film that is left behind after a flood.
- Editorial: Mother Nature a strong force
- June 17, 2008
- Mother Nature is not a force to reckon with; it’s a simple axiom but one that bears repeating in this season of storms.
- Harvey could be big draw
- June 12, 2008
- The original plan for the evening called for a five-person Pop-A-Shot tournament at Dave and Buster’s, with the loser being committed to a bull ride at the Saddle Ranch Chop House.
- Beal: Tempting the fates: a clarification
- June 10, 2008
- It’s occurred to me a couple of times recently that I may have tempted fate when I complained a few weeks ago that I’d never seen a tornado.
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Talking points
Where is your favorite spot to view fireworks July 4?
“Home, sweet home. We like spending it at grandma’s house.”

