CAPTION: From left: Board Members Gleysha Mendez-Rosario, Tad Dower, Cheryl Thompson, Vice President Darcie Canfield-Riggs, Valarie Gibson-Smith, Lance Patterson and President Laura Corey. CREDIT USD 308 By Michael Glenn The Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education approved a classified salary raise of $575,000 at the regular board
CAPTION: Reno County Commissioners John Whitesel, left, Ron Hirst, Randy Parks, Don Bogner and Daniel Friesen. CREDIT SANDRA MILBURN/RENO COUNTY By Michael Glenn Reno County announced that it will hold two more meetings in rural Reno County to discuss the potential zoning of the entire county as
CAPTION: Buhler High School 2024 graduate Ashlynn Adcock competed for the Kansas team in the Kansas vs. Oklahoma Girls All-Star Match Saturday night at Friends University in Wichita. CREDIT BHS GIRLS SOCCER By John Mesh Buhler High School 2024 graduate Ashlynn Adcock competed for the Kansas
CAPTION: Candidate for Reno County Commission District 3 Garth Strand speaks at the Reno County Democrats' Ice Cream Social event Sunday afternoon. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn Democratic Candidates running for election in Reno County introduced themselves at the Reno County Democrats Ice Cream
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I admit it.
I am a little terrified.
Sometimes I am a lot terrified.
Michael and I are going to present at Talk20 Hutch on Friday evening.
For those of you who have not experienced this reverent, wild, touching, and occasionally comic presentation from everyday Reno County residents about their extraordinary experiences, lives, projects and passions, you are truly missing something special.
Talk20 Hutch took flight in the Hutchinson Public Library’s auditorium in January 2014. Kari Mailloux brought the concept from South Carolina, and with the late Patsy Terrell’s assistance, It has since expanded to the main floor. Pre-Covid, around 400 people showed up in January and July to hear remarkable stories from remarkable people, our neighbors. During Covid, the event was held virtually with the assistance of the Wool Market & DIY School. Attendance is returning to pre-pandemic levels, much like we have seen at concerts and movies.
The event will be live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube for those who prefer to watch virtually.
The concept is simple enough: presenters discuss twenty visuals on slides for 20 seconds each — 400 seconds.
It sounds easy enough, right?
As I agonized over putting together the slide deck two weeks ago, I first thought I didn’t have enough descriptive material before realizing that I either needed to combine pictures or leave them out completely.
This week, I will be writing the accompanying narration.
Michael is a natural at extemporaneous speaking, but I don’t think he has worked within this format before. We will have to practice. And it will be a challenge to balance a light-hearted tone with the serious nature of our journalistic work and the event’s grace and decorum.
Please come and wish us luck, or at least tune in virtually.
Talk20Hutch begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 26, on the main floor at the Hutchinson Public Library, 901 N Main St. Doors open at 6:30. The event will be live-streamed on the Talk20Hutch Facebook page and its YouTube channel.
So, if I seem a little distracted this week, I’ll be thinking about talking in front of a room full of people about The Hutchinson Tribune’s history and future.
Nine more presenters are probably thinking about the same thing tonight as I am writing this editorial.
I hope you will join us.
Gina Long is the editor of The Hutchinson Tribune and can be reached at glong@hutchtribune.com
I admit it. I am a little terrified. Sometimes I am a lot terrified. Michael and I are going to present at Talk20 Hutch on Friday evening. For those of you who have not experienced this reverent, wild, touching, and occasionally comic presentation from everyday Reno County residents about
Hutchinson City Manager Enrico Villegas, left, and Councilman Steve Garza listen to audience questions and concerns at Garza's community forum on Sat., July 20, 2024 in The Zone at 805 E Avenue B. CREDIT GINA LONG/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE Careyville residents expressed frustration about safety and sidewalks
CAPTION: Hutchinson Monarchs’ pitcher Jace Miner (39), shown here pitching against Derby June 29, got the start Saturday night in the Monarchs’ regular-season finale against the Kingman Islanders. Miner pitched five innings in the Monarchs’ 5-3 win over the Islanders. CREDIT JOHN MESH By John Mesh The
Caption: One pot sausage and eggplant pasta features tons of fresh summer vegetables—eggplant, zucchini and spinach—along with sweet Italian sausage and plenty of garlic and parmesan. It’s a great meal for the summer months. by Lindsey Young According to a recent Almanac.com article by Doreen G. Howard,
CAPTION: Publisher Michael Glenn
By Michael Glenn
How have we come so far?
In the past two weeks, we have seen a former president almost shot dead, calls for the current president to hang up his shoes for the candidacy and political turmoil happen all over the national news.
It may feel nice to shut off FOX News or MSNBC to get away from a problem that just seems like it could be only happening in Washington, D.C., or maybe Topeka at the closest.
It’s happening right here in Reno County.
This past Monday, a Tribune contractor and I witnessed our own Republican state senator, Mark Steffen, remove Kyler Sweely, a candidate for the 102nd house district, from speaking at the fairgrounds.
Sweely’s a Republican and won his candidacy case in which two Reno County Republicans argued that he did not faithfully live in Hutchinson, or even Reno County at all.
Now I’m not going to get into whether or not Sweely or his opponent, Tyson Thrall, is right or wrong in this instance. But a government official, without conjunction from any political party, sponsoring a forum and then picking and choosing who gets to say what seems ill-intended at best.
Steffen also went on radio and social media outlets saying he would not allow any registered Democrats into the event.
If you’re trying to get people to vote for you or even listen to you in this political climate, wouldn’t you want people who may agree or disagree with you at the forum? Isn’t that the purpose of a forum in the first place?
Steffen also would not speak to any reporter, including myself, at the event questioning why he kept Sweely from speaking. If you’re going to do something controversial, at least have the strength to answer why you did it.
Ty Masterson, a Wichita Republican and current President of the Senate, put Steffen’s demeanor best, in my opinion.
“I think they’re angry words from a gruntled person who is not coming back,” Masterson said, referring to Steffen’s objection to the Kansas Leglislature’s special session tax bill
This disappoints me severely. It’s incredibly easy to see why so many Americans, Kansans or people right here in Hutch are so disenchanted with the political process.
This is an incredible show of why we need to hold our elected officials accountable. We can’t allow this to happen in our county. It’s unbearable. National divides get in the way of our state and local governments who are trying to make good decisions for their constituents.
We have got to do better as a county. This seemingly endless amount of political divide and nonsense cannot exist anymore.
Michael Glenn is the publisher of The Hutchinson Tribune and can be reached at mglenn@hutchtribune.com
CAPTION: Publisher Michael Glenn By Michael Glenn How have we come so far? In the past two weeks, we have seen a former president almost shot dead, calls for the current president to hang up his shoes for the candidacy and political turmoil happen all over the national
