Month: July 2019
Residents who wish to receive emergency alerts from Allen County may sign up through a text message on their smartphones. The countys 911 Communications Center announced Monday the Text To Enroll program. To register, text…
Think of the most radioactive landscapes on the planet and the names Chernobyl and Fukushima may come to mind. Yet research published Monday suggests that parts of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific, where…
Dear Carolyn: My husbands brother has left after another visit and I would appreciate tips on how to tell him, when he asks to visit again, that we love him but hes not welcome back…
Dear Dr. Roach: I must admit that I sit on the throne (toilet) for too long for my morning (or evening) constitutional, maybe 15 minutes or so. But I am busy with my crossword puzzles…
Downtown Lawrences retail presence is shrinking, according to a recent report. The number of stores is down from 126 in 2006 to 72 in 2018, or about 43%, when numbers were collected for the citys…
Dear editor, I was quite concerned when Mr. Larry Walden approached the city council to remove a stoplight at the intersection of Madison and Buckeye, saying it was no longer necessary because students no longer…
Most Kansans are aware of former Governor Sam Brownback’s failed tax experiment, but fewer know of his equally flawed experimentation with the lives of Kansas children and families in poverty. Beginning in 2011, Brownback initiated…
New Yorks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants the world to know she is being victimized. Because of her race. By House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. And so, she claims, are fellow newbies Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and…
EMPORIA A place at state was on the line Monday night for the A Iola Indians in Emporia. After being thumped by Topeka Washburn Rural in the zone championship game to start the night,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jakob Junis overcame an uncertain start against the Chicago White Sox. Junis struck out a career-high 10 and Nicky Lopez drove in a pair of runs as Kansas City beat…
