OPINION: City should simplify its to-do list
Following the resignations of Hutchinson City Manager Enrico Villegas and City Attorney Cody Smith on Wednesday, Sept. 9, it is time for the City…
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OPINION: Nonprofit coverage gives a pick-me-up
By Adam Stewart From the Newsroom Last week, I wrote about the launch of United Way of Reno County’s (UWRC) annual fundraising campaign and…
OPINION: I have missed you, autumn
Gina Long Gina Yells at Something I wonder if Mother Nature took note of my umbrage over her most recent hot spell, because we…
OPINION: Railroad workers and the making of a Hutchinson neighborhood
By Bronwyn Page From the Archives The arrival of Mexican railroad laborers in Hutchinson and Reno County during the early twentieth century marked a…
LETTER: ‘TDS’ is deflection, not defense
Silenced free speech is alive and well in Hutchinson on a Wednesday phone-in forum at a conservative radio station. They state they welcome all…
OPINION: Consider me converted: I now love the fair
By Jared Janzen Local Yokel Reporter If you read my column last week, you’ll know that the last time I attended the Kansas State…
OPINION: Touring the State Fair
By Richard Shank Shank’s Scoop Root beer floats, homemade ice cream, politicians, lawn mowers and a multitude of food options highlighted a Saturday, Sept….
OPINION: Community engagement takes real listening
Area residents gathered in the Stringer Fine Arts Center on Hutchinson Community College’s campus Tuesday evening for a community meeting about data centers. The…
OPINION: Wendell Berry: R.I.P.
By James Kanady Pissed Again I grew up in Pratt, graduated as a Fighting Frog, and then two years at Pratt JUCO (where I…
OPINION: Where agriculture meets archives
By Gina Long Checked Out I often walk on the Kansas State Fairgrounds, and I frequently stop to rest in a quiet, unassuming structure…