Writing in the Age of Distraction: a little inspiration for the weekend
NOTE: A fellow writer, Ian Anderson, shared this with me the other day. I think the idea is a great one, and I know it […]
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WSU’s Les Anderson dies, leaves legacy of inspiration
Journalism in Kansas will never be the same. Les Anderson, a professor at Wichita State University’s Elliott School of Communication, died Saturday of an apparent […]
Powerful poem can be read two ways
Poetry is an incredibly powerful and complex form of expression. It is an art, and to do it well is no easy task. So when […]
Woman blogs the end of her life
On March 27, Eva Dien Brine Markvoort, of Vancouver, Canada, died after battling cystic fibrosis. She was 25 years old. Itself, her death isn’t that […]
Friend starts blogging in 2010
A friend of mine, Rebecca Windle, teaches fourth and fifth grade at the Western Plains Elementary School in Ransom, Kan., which is where I now […]
Capt. Amanda Shafer appears in video from Afghanistan
My cousin, Air Force Capt. Amanda Shafer, went to Afghanistan to be an intensive care unit nurse. She has since come back and is currently […]
‘The Way I Am’
This is my current favorite song. The tune is really catchy, and it easily gets stuck in my head, which I love. Also, the message […]
Air Force Capt. Amanda Shafer Inspires
Last Thursday was an emotional day as more than 50 family and friends gathered at the Galva Senior Center to say goodbye. My 29-year-old cousin […]
A Little Newspaper Inspiration
I saw this video on the E&P Pub, which is one of the newly launched blogs at the Editor and Publisher Web site. I had […]