Man drops off own obit to paper
If you don’t check your mail often, let this be a lesson to you because the contents of your Post Office box might be very […]
Today marks 15-year anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. He used an explosive-filled Ryder truck parked […]
WaPo competitor getting stronger
In October 2009, I wrote about a Washington, D.C., start-up news website with its sights clearly set on The Washington Post and its local news […]
AP style changes for the better
Just moments ago, the Associated Press Stylebook's Twitter feed had some wonderful news. A few styles are changing, and these changes are way overdue. Here […]
Governor signs Shield Law
Near the end of March, the Kansas Legislature passed a Shield Law for reporters and journalists. This was a great step and something that is […]
Front Page Friday: Galesburg Register-Mail
It is that time of the week again. It is time to look at my favorite newspaper front page of the week. As always, I […]
WPHS gets coverage in Hutch News
You know this Honor Flight a few Western Plains High School students are participating in that I’ve been talking about? Well, they left Wednesday, and […]
Pultizer Prize winning satirical cartoons aren’t allowed by Apple
This week cartoonist Mark Fiore made Internet and journalism history as the first online-only journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize. Fiore took home the editorial […]
WPHS Honor Flight departs Ransom
The Western Plains High School Honor Flight group left Ransom today at 1:30 p.m. WPHS senior Eric Dysinger shot photos of the time prior to […]
Flat Stanley to go on Honor Flight too
Gage Nech, 10 of Nebraska and the grandson of Courtney and Paula Atwell from Utica, sent the Western Plains High School Honor Flight group a […]
Stitches get removed
At my doctor’s appointment in Great Bend the stitches from my shoulder surgery were removed. And that’s it. I have another appointment in a month. […]
Blind student becoming a journo
This honestly blew my mind a little. I don’t want to come across as thinking someone with a handicap is weaker or less-able to do […]