Losing lockers in schools
It’s August. That means schools across the country are soon going to be starting back up for another academic year. One staple of the high […]
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2nd master’s degree earned
Judging by social media, college graduations took place last weekend, and that means I too am a 2018 graduate, as I completed my second master’s […]
PHOTOS: Snowmageddon 2011 in Arnold, Kan.
Western Kansas has been slammed with a blizzard. We didn’t have school today, and we got dismissed early Monday. This means Monday night’s Christmas concert […]
A Bad Breed
NOTE: This is a fictional feature story that puts a new spin on “The Three Little Pigs” story. How a respectable young wolf became the […]
Google Forms provides interesting applications for educators
On Feb. 3 I performed a bit of an experiment with my high school journalism students. I had read an article titled, “62 ways to […]
Vogts misses posting
Dear readers, I just wanted to apologize for not posting a “Front Page Friday” piece last Friday (though I did get one posted today) and only posting […]
Canton-Galva superintendent looking to leave
So it appears the Canton-Galva Unified School District 419 superintendent, Bill Seidl, is ready to leave the Eagles’ nest and fly on to bigger and […]
‘Oral Sex’ definition causes stir
I thought people in California were hippies. You know, those free-spirited, liberal people who don’t have a care in the world, but maybe I’m wrong. […]
Famous Santa Claus letter spawns scholarship
In September 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to The New York Sun, which hasn’t been published since 1950, asking, “Please tell me the […]
School Start Elicits Reminiscing
School has started in Moundridge and Inman, and it makes me nostalgic for my days of school. I realize I haven’t been out of school […]
Life after graduation should be tailored for each individual
As a week of graduations finally comes to an end, I am left with a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. Whether the […]
Nation numb to threat of disastrous violence in wake of tragic anniversaries
Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre in Blacksburg. Of course, you wouldn’t have known it around here. Perhaps the largest reminders […]