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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Since 1986, humorist and National Public Radio commentator Tom Bodett has been telling Americans about Motel 6. Each commercial ends with the famous tagline he […]
December has arrived, bringing with it the excitement of the Christmas season. It also means the arrival of house guests. For my family, those guests […]
Election Day is the Super Bowl for political nerds, and it is happening in just a few days on Nov. 5. Casting a ballot fulfills […]
Hearing the haunting, whistled refrain instantly floods my mind with memories, highlighting the power of music and further cementing the iconic status of German rock […]
Full disclosure: This is a column about death. Specifically, it is about the afterlife of a man who lived through the Black Plague, attempted to […]
It’s finally happened. Both my 4-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter swim better than I do. Thanks to swimming lessons this summer, now they are responsible […]
This post originally appeared on JEADigitalMedia.org on July 25, 2024. It is being posted here for posterity. Conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) permeate our public […]
I called the fight too early. On May 31, 2024, I congratulated Lawrence (Kan.) High School journalism students for protecting their rights by pushing back […]
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