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Bison’s relocation to Native lands revives a spiritual bond

Ryan Mackey quietly sang a sacred Cherokee verse as he pulled a handful of tobacco out of a zip-close bag. Reaching over a barbed wire fence, he scattered the leaves onto the pasture where a growing herd of bison — popularly known as American buffalo — grazed in northeastern Oklahoma.

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Trump’s growing GOP challengers revive fears of 2016 repeat

Memories of the tumultuous 2016 Republican primary hung over the Las Vegas ballroom this weekend during the first major gathering of the party’s potential contenders for the 2024 nomination. No fewer than 10 White House prospects stepped onto the stage to pitch their plans to fix the nation — and their party.

How cooking food and gathering for feasts made us human

If you’re cooking a meal for Thanksgiving or just showing up to feast, you’re part of a long human history — one that’s older than our own species. Some scientists estimate our early human cousins may have been using fire to cook their food almost 2 million years ago, long before Homo sapiens showed up.

Someone in Leavenworth we should all be thankful for

As my readers know, for the past several years it has been my custom to do a column at Thanksgiving about someone in the Leavenworth area we should all be thankful for. This year, my nominee is Ms. Rebecca Hollister. Ms. Hollister is the treasurer at the Army Staff College and as such is rendering a lot of valuable service to the men and women in our armed forces, but as I will show in this article, she has done a lot outside of the workplace to serve our community.

Angel trees set up at Lansing City Hall

People who want to help those who are in need this holiday season can stop by angel trees at Lansing City Hall. Each year, city officials use the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Program to provide food and other items to help Lansing families.

Hard worker for district, veterans

To the editor: Congratulations to all candidates who ran for public office at midterms, even those who were unsuccessful. There are winners and losers in all our society does. It takes strong people to run for office.