Lawrence HS student journalists experience setback in freedom fight
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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Vogts takes 3rd in KPA’s 2024 column writing contest
For the second year in a row, Todd Vogts brought home hardware in the “2024 Awards of Excellence” competition hosted by the Kansas Press Association. […]
Marion County Record saga continues
Nearly a year ago government officials assaulted the First Amendment on the Kansas Plains when they illegally raided the office of the Marion County Record […]
Lawrence HS student journalist fought their administration and won
Without journalism societies and democracies die, and the student journalists at Lawrence (Kan.) High School are doing their part. Staffers of The Budget stood up […]
Gibbs wins 2024 KCM awards
Sterling College journalism garnered state-wide recognition recently by securing victories in the 2024 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest. Senior Shaylee Gibbs, of Amarillo, Texas, came away […]
Heinous attack on free press demonstrated by Marion County Record raid
EDITOR’S NOTE: A more in-depth version of this column was published previously under the headline “Free press attacked in heinous raid of Marion County Record […]
Free press attacked in heinous raid of Marion County Record newsroom
News of law enforcement officers raiding a newspaper office sounds like something that happens in Russia, North Korea, China, Egypt, or any other country under […]
Vogts takes 2nd in KPA column writing contest
Since 2021 when The Santa Fe Way launched, Todd Vogts has been writing a column that appears in each issue of the newspaper, which comes […]
Gibbs brings home KCM contest victories
Sterling College journalism garnered recognition recently by securing four victories in the 2023 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest. Junior Shaylee Gibbs, of Amarillo, Texas, came away […]
Wilson, Gibbs lead Observer staff in KCM awards wins
Sterling College journalism garnered recognition recently by securing 18 victories in the 2022 Kansas Collegiate Media Contest. Junior Taya Wilson, of Sterling, and sophomore Shaylee […]
Wilson, Observer staff win KCM awards
Sterling College journalism racked up more recognition recently by securing victories in the Kansas Collegiate Media Contest. Junior Taya Wilson, of Sterling, came away as […]
Sterling High School takes 2nd in 2020 2A State Journalism
On May 2 Sterling High School took second place in the 2A classification as they competed in the Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contest, which […]