Articles written for or relating to the work The Vogts did for the McPherson (Kan.) Sentinel.
Vogts finds his voice again
The new year has come and gone, and I have been negligent in my posting to this blog. I am not proud of that. Sure, […]
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Inman man indicted on child porn charges
According to Salina.com, the online home of the Salina Journal, an Inman, Kan., man is being “charged in federal court with receiving and distributing child […]
McPherson man running for U.S. Congress
I must be living under a rock. Of course, that rock is probably called western Kansas because if I still lived closer to home, I […]
KS Legislature passes Shield Law
It has finally happened. The Kansas Legislature Tuesday passed a Shield Law, which will “give journalists limited protection against being forced to identify unnamed sources […]
Fired reporter wins awards
Claire O’Brien, a former reporter for the Dodge City Daily Globe, was fired recently after she made comments about The Globe’s parent company, GateHouse Media, […]
Dodge City reporter fired
On Oct. 13, Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien in which she used an anonymous source who commented on a murder case she was […]
Anonymous source never told reporter true name
Recently Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien revealed the name of a confidential source she used in reporting about murder suspect Samuel Bonilla. Prior […]
Dodge City reporter gives up source
Friday I wrote about Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien. She was being held in contempt and fined a $1,000 a day for not […]
Free press being attacked in Kansas
Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O’Brien is under attack, along with the freedoms the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution afford journalists. On Oct. […]
‘The Voice’ No Longer Appearing In The Ledger
When I told The Ledger’s publisher I was leaving, I left an offer on the table. I told him I would be open to continuing […]
Weekend Storms Wreak Havoc In McPherson County
McPHERSON COUNTY – Mother Nature reared her ugly head during the 2009 Father’s Day weekend. Saturday evening severe weather struck the area. McPherson County Director […]
Whitehead: Newspapers Are The Basis Of Democracy
This video is made by John Whitehead, who is a Constitutional attorney, author and founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, which is a 501(c)(3) […]