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…
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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…
OPINION: Tales from the grocery aisles
By Alex Johnson The Community Stage I joined Instacart as a full-service shopper at the perfect time. It was February 2019. I was living…
LETTER: Mann will serve Kansans as AG, not play partisan games
During his 2022 campaign for attorney general, Kris Kobach said that, if elected, he would sue the president of the United States every week….