MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron Before a recent move, I spent several weeks in the basement going through belongings. As a historian, I’d spent years never throwing anything away, so the job was approached as an archivist with a treasure trove. My wife described it like an archaeological dig,...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Merle Roberts, Liberal I chose the words numbskull and knothead, in my Sept. 13 opinion deliberately because they fit well with what the Democratic Party has been doing today and for a long time. Numbskull refers to showing a lack of ability to learn and...
L&T Publisher Earl Watt The hardest part was breaking off the handle. And old metal trash can lid was the perfect shape for what we wanted to do, except for the handle. You’d be amazed at just how well built those things are, and the handle was no exception. No matter how much we...
THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon My husband, Peter, and I have settled into the little house we are calling home for a month in southern Spain. The house is old and quirky — but I’ve come to believe that all homes are quirky in their own way. Whenever I spend time in another person’s home,...
MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron With our recent move, I’ve reviewed a lot of notes and records from weddings where I was the officiant. In the early days of ministry, I may have felt a level of expertise in helping couples plan their wedding and their future together. I do know for several...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Tony Whisenant, Liberal On Nov. 5 we will be voting on more than City Commissioners and School Board Members, there is a vote on whether to amend the Kansas Constitution. As it stands right now, the State must reapportion our population for redistricting our...
GUEST COLUMN, Larry Phillips, Kismet Watching football last weekend, both college and professional, reminded me how much the game has changed in 51 years since I played my last high school game as a Liberal Redskin. Everything about the game, from TV announcers, pre-game and post-game...
L&T Publisher Earl Watt I consider Starley Craig a friend of mine, and I hope she considers me one of hers. I have enjoyed our chats over the years and even met her pet skunk once. I have a great deal of respect for Mrs. Craig and respect her opinion on why we shouldn’t have a rec...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Starley Craig, Liberal I made a few notes on Mr. Watt’s rebuttal to my letter on the hiring of a sports tourism director. Actually, my letter was more on out-of-control spending by commissioners in general. I did notice a couple of things in the article. The...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Reita Isaacs Last Tuesday I went to the City Commission meeting then straight to the USD 480 election forum. Thursday evening I attended the forum for the election of the city commissioners, and as far as I could tell no one other than me had attended all...
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