Spring Break begins
As of 12:30 p.m. Friday, Western Plains Unified School District 106, where I work as a paraeducator and coach, is on Spring Break. I’m stoked […]
New phone arrives
So, you know how I’ve been debating about getting a new phone to rid myself of the crappy BlackBerry Pearl I carry around? Well, I […]
Front Page Friday: Bluffton Today
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 […]
‘Fake Paddy’s Day’ results in active police day
Last weekend was “Fake Paddy’s Day” in Manhattan, and it was busy time for local police. According to an Associated Press report, Riley County Police […]
KU’s student newspaper being attacked
The University Daily Kansan, which is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas, is being assaulted by another campus organization. On Wednesday the KU […]
Vogts remembers Hesston tornado
This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week, and Saturday is an important day in the history of central-Kansas weather. On March 13, 1990, an F5 […]
Shoulder surgery scheduled
It’s official. I’ll be going under the knife for my shoulder, which dislocated Feb. 3 at a Western Plains High School boys’ basketball practice. To […]
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 […]
Ransom FD hosting pancake supper as Jaws of Life fundraiser
On March 21 the Ransom City and Nevada Township Fire Department, which I am now a proud member of, is hosting a pancake and sausage […]
NY Times partners with NYU
In January 2010, I wrote about how The New York Times was turning editorial control of one of their blogs, The Local: Fort Greene and […]
Front Page Friday: Virginian-Pilot
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 […]
WaPo competitor beefing up
This is getting interesting. In October, I wrote about how the parent company of Politico.com, Allbritton Communications Co., is starting a local news site for […]