Diss. Done: Doctoral Degree Earned
My handwriting is notoriously bad. I have penmanship that causes people to say things like, “With those scribbles, you should have been a doctor.” Now […]
Kansas
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 […]
Research project needs help investigating pathways to news, misinformation
As I pulled a grain cart across the fields in a 1981 4640 John Deere tractor to meet the combines loaded with wheat, snot ran […]
‘Super-duper folk-y’ music coming to Moundridge
Local musician Nikki Moddelmog to perform Labor Day Weekend concert MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. — Though Labor Day celebrates America’s labor force by giving them a day […]
Engaging politically requires voting, dialogue with opposing viewpoints
Civic engagement is crucial for our democracy to function properly, and one of the ways to engage is to cast a ballot in an election […]
Vogts adds part-time HCC position to list of duties
I graduated from Hutchinson Community College in 2006 with my associate’s degree before transferring to Wichita State University to complete my bachelor’s degree in communication. […]
Vogts takes on Moundridge High School debate, forensics coach position
As of the May 9 Moundridge U.S.D. 423 Board of Education meeting, I am a debate and forensics coach. I will begin my duties at […]
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 […]
Proposed legislation assaults and insults educational practices and practitioners
Public education and educators are under attack. The McMinn County, Tennessee, Board of Education banned Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, “Maus.” According to NPR’s […]
Moundridge Arts Council elects new leadership
At its 2022 Annual Meeting on Jan. 25, the Moundridge Arts Council opened the virtual doors of a Zoom video conferencing session and convened available […]
Christmas lights illuminate holidays, power memory making
One of my wife Kendall’s favorite Christmas movies is the 1989 “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” and it isn’t uncommon for people to call me Clark […]
State Fair showcases Kansas while offering opportunities to learn, eat
There’s only one place where in one day you can watch a chicken get a bath, see calves being born, ride a train, race down […]