Vote on Kansas health chief allows GOP to air COVID beefs Conservative Republicans’ frustrations over how Kansas handled the coronavirus pandemic are complicating Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s efforts to keep her top public health administrator in place.
Reflecting on ourselves can be one of the most difficult things to do. Looking at our reflections can often be just as hard. Proverbs tells us that as water reflects the face, a person’s heart reflects the person. There have been, and there will continue to be, times in my life where I don’t want to reflect on myself. I’d rather just keep going along as I am, blissfully unaware of what others might be seeing or experiencing from me. Does it really matter what other people think of me?
Sanctions on Russia are starting to wreak havoc on global trade, with potentially devastating consequences for energy and grain importers while also generating ripple effects across a world still struggling with pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.
Pleasant Ridge’s varsity volleyball team was recently acknowledge for its academic success. For having a team GPA of 3.81, the Rams were named a Kansas Volleyball Association All-Academic Team, which is awarded to varsity teams with a 3.3 GPA or higher.
Ordinary life in the United States today is regularly shaped by all sorts of complicated corporate, governmental and bureaucratic systems. Few like this, but fewer still are willing or able to reject the goods which systems of specialization provide. For some, the way to hold onto the ideal of ordinary citizens truly governing themselves despite this complexity is transparency.
Looking out my window and watching the finches, chick-a-dees, juncos, cardinals, assorted sparrows and a plethora of woodpeckers cramming around my feeders, I can generally tell how cold the temperatures are outside. If the feeders are overflowing with a waiting gallery in the nearby trees, I know that it is very cold and most likely below 30 degrees; if the feeders have constant traffic, but not overcrowding, then I know it is mildly cold. This always makes me think about the number of people who enjoy bird feeding and bird watching.
POMONA – Pleasant Ridge has a chance to make school history Saturday. Playing in the Class 3A boys basketball substate championship game for the first time since 2010, the Rams are one win away from advancing to the state tournament for the first time ever.
Wild turkey rumors start about this time of year. For example, cougars are not being stocked in Midwestern states, even though your Aunt Alice said they were. They are likely following turkey and deer herds from western and northern states, and no, wild turkeys are not responsible for eating all of your quail and morel mushrooms.
John Arch Hardaway, 84, passed away on March 3, 2022 at his home in Leavenworth, KS. John was born to Nina and Carl Hardaway at his grandmother’s home in rural, northern Louisiana. The family moved to west Texas in 1943. John graduated from high school in Seminole, TX. He attended New Mexico Military Institute from 1955-1956 and graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX in 1959.
Rylee James was violently taken from us in the early morning of February 14, 2022. Rylee spent the first half of his life in the 406, as such he developed a lifelong love for the outdoors, fishing, hunting, back country roads and bonfires.