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Last Thursday meant my father was a year older. He is now 52, and he can probably still defeat me in a physical contest. Don’t […]
So it looks like one town’s tantrum is turning into another town’s T-shirt. After Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert called Canton, Kan., a sh**hole on “The […]
My brother, Troy, graduated from Canton-Galva High School this past May. Today, he begins school again. He will be studying at a vocational school in […]
I love the Olympics. On the winter side, my favorite event is curling. On the summer side, I tune in for volleyball, both indoor and […]
It has finally happened. No longer will I be forced to haul my dirty clothes back to my parents’ house in Canton to do laundry. […]
Last week, Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” called my hometown of Canton, Kan., a sh–hole. He did this as a way […]
GateHouse Media is in trouble. Earlier this summer, the news conglomerate’s stock prices fell so low they were removed from big-board trading. At 4:15 p.m. […]
As of this week, The Ledger now has a news Web site. I have been working on it for the past few weeks, and I […]
There are less than 1,000 people who reside in my hometown of Canton, yet recently the small, sleepy community made a splash on the national […]
Making up for the embarrassment of the likes of the 1997 flop “Batman and Robin,” director Christopher Nolan set the stage with his 2005 smash […]
A super steak tomato sits on my desk this morning. Moundridge’s Erma Goering grew the tomato. Goering’s husband, Wilbert “Toby” Goering, said the red fruit […]
It’s true. A former Canton citizen is starting to feel at home in Wildcat country. It’s nothing personal against my beloved hometown Eagles, but the […]
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