Joyce Bowlin has deep ties to the Basehor community. Her grandparents set up a homestead just south of Basehor in 1912 after moving to the area from Independence, Iowa. Bowlin grew up just west of Basehor and moved to town after she got married. Her three sons made the third generation of her family who graduated from Basehor High School.
Two large Kansas school districts shuttered as COVID surges OLATHE – Two large school districts in Kansas have canceled classes this week as COVID-19 cases surge among their staff and students. Olathe Public Schools and Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools canceled classes for Tuesday and Wednesday, the Kansas City Star reported.
• The Leavenworth City Commission will meet for a study session at 6 p.m. today at Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N. Fifth St. Agenda items include a discussion about financing parks and recreation projects and a presentation about the Leavenworth Interfaith Community of Hope.
WASHINGTON – Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the Black pilots who had battled racism at home to fight for freedom abroad, died Sunday. He was 102.
President Joe Biden took office at a particularly polarized time in American history, so it’s not surprising that citizens are divided on his performance at the oneyear mark. A Georgia history teacher who voted for Biden would give him a “C” grade, faulting the president for not pushing earlier to end the filibuster in the Senate but supportive of his Build Back Better plan.
Dear Annie: “Numb and Lost” wrote to you regarding emotional detachment as a result of trauma and challenges in their life and struggles with finding proper therapy. As a 37-year-old male who has had difficulties and consequent challenges in therapy, I can relate.
It’s easy to get discouraged and fall into cynicism as we struggle under a pandemic that will not end, an economy that leaves behind too many Americans, and a political culture that grows more toxic by the year.
“There is no COVID-19 exception to the First Amendment,” wrote U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor. His words, directed to the United States Navy, should remind all Americans – and especially those in positions of authority – that the Constitution refuses to bend to authoritarian impulses.
Xi’s opening speech at forum touts cooperation GENEVA – Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and said China would send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries, while urging other powers to discard a “Cold War mentality” at a time of rising geopolitical tensions – a veiled swipe at the United States. The Chinese leader touted his country’s efforts to share vaccines, fight climate change and promote development at home and abroad as he delivered the opening speech of a virtual gathering hosted by the World Economic Forum.
BEIJING – The number of babies born in China fell again last year, official data showed Monday, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party’s ambitions to boost national wealth and influence with a workforce that has been shrinking for a decade.