’Tis the season for giving to others
The best part of the holiday season is giving to others.
We’re not talking just about buying presents for love ones and making sure Christmas is good for the family, we’re also talking about giving…
Opinion
be safe when traveling for holiday
Many people will be traveling to visit relatives next week and we are hoping everyone takes care when doing so.
Millions of people go home for Thanksgiving, many of them on our nation’s highways. W…
What the heck is going on?
I keep checking my calendar.
Not for the date, because time flies and I know it’s a week from Thanksgiving and about a month from Christmas and almost a New Year again. No, I’m quadruple-checking t…
CASA needs volunteers
Dear Editor,
I serve on the Board of Directors of CASA-Children Worth Saving, Inc., which serves children across our six-county judicial district. I believe that court appoi…
Fairness is what we strive for
At Dodge City’s City Commission meeting, three gentlemen got up and made comments concerning a possible sale of Dodge City Community College land for development of a retail shopping center.
Later,…
Crocheting brings comfort and joy
When the plants are winterized and the temperatures drop, Bessie Knoy, rural Dodge City, gets out her yarn and starts crocheting.
"It’s something I do just because I enjoy it so much," she said. "W…
Election is over, time to heal
President Donald Trump.
No matter how one feels about it, Trump is the president elect. He will take office in 2017 and lead our nation for the next 4 years.
The campaign between Trump and Hillar…
Be sure to vote
Early voting is under way and will continue to Monday at noon. Election day is Tuesday. Get out and vote.
We understand people are busy. But polls are open until 4:30 p.m. for early voting and 7 a.…
Elections are so negative now
I was prepared to write my column this week about seeing a Christmas commercial on Nov. 1 and how crazy that makes me.
Seriously, a Nov. 1 Christmas commercial? By all that is holy about Thanksgivi…
Help for children
Dear Editor,
As a practicing pediatrician in our community, I see first-hand the negative effects when children don’t receive appropriate healthcare.
My observations are borne out by studies that…