Remain wary of political misinformation during this election cycle
With the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary, and others in the rearview mirror, the 2024 election cycle is officially underway. March 5 marks Super […]
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Poem: ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving’
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this poem in 2010. I’m re-posting it because I simply wanted to share it again. Poetry isn’t my strong suite, but I […]
March Madness: If You Root Against Kansas, You Root Against America
This column is written by Hampton Stevens, who writes for ESPN.com’s Page 2 and ESPN the Magazine, as well as The Atlantic and TheAtlantic.com. This column […]
Poem: ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving’
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this poem today. I wrote it because I wanted to do something creative, and I decided this was as good as […]
Twitter account parodies BP
Even though BP, the oil company currently caught in the messy oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, has a lot to deal with right […]
‘Gilligan’s Island’ contained sociopolitical relevance
Did you know “Gilligan’s Island” was an important piece of television history? It was full of “style, symbolism and sociopolitical relevance,” according to Lewis Napper […]
Are You Ready For Nano-Blogging?
I love Twitter, which is a form of micro-blogging that gives users 140 characters to say anything they want about anything that pops into their […]
Journos Of Old Clash With Blog Proprietors
The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University sent out a great Tweet this morning via its Twitter account at www.twitter.com/NiemanLab. They linked to a video […]
Daily Show: Newspapers Are Dead
“What’s black and white and completely over? Give up. It’s newspapers,” Jon Stewart said Tuesday night on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Citing several news […]
Colbert-Inspired T-Shirt Arrives In Moundridge
Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert called Canton, Kan., a sh**hole on “The Colbert Report.” Canton is my hometown, and the residents there reacted negatively and were […]
Neighboring Town Spins Colbert’s Canton (Kan.) Slam
So it looks like one town’s tantrum is turning into another town’s T-shirt. After Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert called Canton, Kan., a sh**hole on “The […]
On-going ‘Canton’ Saga Proves Kansas’ Overreaction
Last week, Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” called my hometown of Canton, Kan., a sh–hole. He did this as a way […]