Musk’s Twitter purchase reasoning highlights misconceptions of free expression rights
The richest man in the world is Elon Musk, and he values the freedom of expression so much that he purchased Twitter for $44 billion […]
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NY Times Twitter ‘reset’ calls for curriculum review
This post originally appeared on JEADigitalMedia.org on April 29, 2022. It is being posted here for posterity. Twitter has been in the news a lot […]
Wilson, Gibbs lead Observer staff in KCM awards wins
Sterling College journalism garnered recognition recently by securing 18 victories in the 2022 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest. Junior Taya Wilson, of Sterling, and sophomore Shaylee […]
Easter means family traditions, time with loved ones
Since I can remember, I have spent the Easter holiday with my family on the farm north of Canton. Initially, Grandma and Grandpa Vogts lived […]
Proposed legislation assaults and insults educational practices and practitioners
Public education and educators are under attack. The McMinn County, Tennessee, Board of Education banned Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, “Maus.” According to NPR’s […]
Fake snow at Beijing Games signals serious climate crisis
Technically, the Beijing 2022 Olympics started already. Luge and curling, which is my favorite event, began competition on Wednesday, and alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, ice […]
Moundridge Arts Council elects new leadership
At its 2022 Annual Meeting on Jan. 25, the Moundridge Arts Council opened the virtual doors of a Zoom video conferencing session and convened available […]
Following lackluster 2021, new year poised to be better
The ball dropped. The clock struck midnight. The calendar rolled over to a new year. With 2021 in the rearview mirror, 2022 stretches out ahead, […]
Reflections on learning with end of PhD coursework in sight
By the end of May, I hopefully will have completed my doctoral coursework and be ready to tackle the dissertation process as I continue to […]
Christmas lights illuminate holidays, power memory making
One of my wife Kendall’s favorite Christmas movies is the 1989 “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” and it isn’t uncommon for people to call me Clark […]
True crime content entertains, but issues exist within the genre
Though children in masks going door-to-door begging for candy might be wrapped up for another year, real horrors occur every day. Whether it is a […]
Science-fiction entertainment showcases predictions, warnings
Dr. Victor Frankenstien pieced together his creature from exhumed corpses of people and animals. With a jolt of electricity, Frankenstein’s monster came to life. In […]