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March 29th, 2024
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GUEST COLUMN, Greg Doering, Kansas Farm Bureau   For John and Berna Mae Stegman, the recent loss of their son, Bernard, in an accident has brought heartache and grief. It’s also underscored the fact that family extends beyond kinship. John was surprised by the number of cards, calls and...

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon   They say that blessings come in disguise. If so, my blessings are poorly disguised. They show up wearing false noses and funny eyeglasses and are instantly recognizable unless I am being completely thick-headed — and it is astonishing how often I...

L&T Publisher Earl Watt   On March 14, 1861, Stephen Douglas was sworn in as the 16th president of the United States. In his Inaugural Address, he discussed how the Territories would follow the same rulings as those stated by the Supreme Court for states, and he set two major goals for...

GUEST COLUMN, Dr. Richard Holm Prairie Doc®   A dear physician friend of mine who practices in Florida developed renal (kidney) failure a few years ago at the age of 60. He was initially treated with peritoneal dialysis which involves repeatedly flushing special fluid into the abdominal...

GUEST COLUMN, Dick Morris   As the Democratic Party lurches to the left, it is leaving its base of voters behind and may even by driving them to become Republican. Since the ballots were cast in the 2016 election, one in ten Democrats have left their party. The Gallup poll reports that...

GUEST COLUMN, Larry Phillips, Kismet   When I heard Democratic Party Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on TV trying to use Christianity against Republicans, as if he was a “Chosen One,” I almost fell out of my La-Z-Boy laughing so hard. “Your quarrel, sir, is with my creator,” Buttigieg...

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron   With our 50th wedding anniversary approaching, we started discussing how to celebrate the event. Our kids planned a reception, along with the family of a couple who were married 8 days before us, and all that turned out to be a wonderful occasion. A few weeks...

GUEST COLUMN, Glenn Brunkow, Pottawatomie County farmer and rancher   There are very few constants in life but the one thing that remained constant for me growing up and into adulthood was the morning show on WIBW with ag programing brought to our house by Kelly Lenz. I grew up eating...

L&T Publisher Earl Watt   You are going to die, and there are thousands of ways it can happen, some more probable than others. Some ways seem unfair, but among the unfair ways to die, attention only focuses on one. Last year there were 373 deaths by mass shootings. That makes your...

L&T Publisher Earl Watt   When Dr. Bill Mitchell of FoxCom visited Liberal in January to discuss economic development, he completely derailed the common thought about what economic development is, starting with the example of building a 13,000-employee technology factory in Wisconsin...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Reita Isaacs, Liberal

 

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MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

 

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