November travel season brings to mind Bly’s voyage
Thanks to child-like bickering between our elected officials, the United States government shut down on Oct. 1. Though the impacts of this are wide-ranging, travel […]
‘Rocky Horror’ continues to entertain, inspire after 50 years
It’s time. It’s time to do the time warp again. And this year, we all need to put a little extra pizzazz into our moves […]
Murder becomes theoretically legal in ‘Zone of Death’
Yellowstone National Park, created as the nation’s first national park in 1872, covers 2.2 million acres of the country’s most picturesque landscape where, according to […]
Clawback of federal funding for public media damages communities, democracy
I grew up on the street — “Sesame Street.” I stopped by “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” and took a ride on the “Reading Rainbow.” I imagined […]
Stock tanks make great pools, memories
Growing up in the country meant a lot of things during the summer. There were plenty of books for me to read, and my brother […]
Fake books on summer reading list highlight pitfalls of AI, embarrass journalism
I wish the rise of the machines would happen and artificial intelligence (AI) would get to enslaving humanity. Either that, or we humans need to […]
Vogts wins 2025 ISWNE/Huck Boyd research paper competition
For the second year in a row, Todd R. Vogts, Ph.D., recently received scholarly accolades. On May 2, Vogts was notified that he had won […]
Mastin, Gibbs win 2025 KCM awards
Sterling College journalism garnered state-wide recognition recently by securing victories in the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest. Tod Mastin, a junior from Oberlin, and recent […]
As Tornado Alley shifts, Kansans need to remain vigilant, remember past tragedies
Dorothy Gale might need to update her address. The Kansas farmgirl, and her little dog too, literally rose to fame by riding a cyclone to […]
Celebrate the centennial of iconic ‘Great Gatsby’ novel
Ladies, bob your hair, slip on a shapeless dress that shows plenty of shin, and top it off with a cloche. Gentleman, put on that […]
Mountain oysters, lamb fries tie towns to tradition via tasty treats
It was a fine Friday night in Canton on Feb. 28 at the American Legion Post 192. With the smell of fried meat wafting through […]
Super Bowl LIX: Football will be good, commercials should be great
Great googly moogly! The Kansas City Chiefs are heading to the Super Bowl again! I don’t necessarily consider myself a Chiefs fan, but I do […]