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….
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OPINION: NASA visits Hutchinson
By Richard Shank Shank’s Scoop As a Hutchinson resident of 38 years, Aug. 11 made this Salt City transplant even prouder to live here,…
OPINION: Football is just around the corner
By Richard Shank Shank’s Scoop Several decades after graduating from Kansas State’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, it is still exhilarating to visit…
OPINION: Teddy finally gets a presidential library
By Richard Shank Shank’s Scoop A new national tourist attraction opens near Medora, N.D., on July 4, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of…
OPINION: Fairs established early in nation’s history
By Richard Shank Shank’s Scoop Next week, we launch the month of June slightly more than three months in advance of the start of…
OPINION: Time to plant a garden
By Richard Shank Shank’s Scoop With the month of May fast approaching, it’s the time of year to think of planting a garden. At…