What are your Labor Day plans?
Earlier this week we asked our Facebook fans to answer the following question; "What are your Labor Day plans?" and told them their responses may be edited for content and clarity and used in a serie…
Irene Margaret Wade
Irene Margaret Wade, 94, died August 29, 2012 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.
Celebrity spotting in Dodge City
The Santa Fe Railway brought the cattle drives to town, cementing Dodge City's place in both history and folklore. But as the Super Chief route reached the west coast in the early 1890s, transcontine…
Elizabeth K. “Betty” Leakey
Elizabeth K. “Betty” Leakey, 91, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in rural Meade, Kan.
JoAnn Nichols
JoAnn Nichols, 78, died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the Bethel Home, Montezuma.
Lloyd Garver: Republican convention loves conventional women
If you happened to turn on the Republican convention the other night in the middle of Ann Romney’s speech, you might’ve been surprised to hear what sounded like the wife of the Republican presidentia…
Eric P. Bloom: 10 tips on running a successful staff meeting
Staff meetings are like dentist appointments. We know they’re good for us, but about five minutes before the meeting you can think of about a thousand different things you would rather be doing. That…
Suzette Martinez Standring: ‘The Theology of Fear’
The Vatican rules the Roman Catholic Church through indoctrination, control and fear, rather than through nurturing love, service and freedom, according to Father Emmett Coyne, a Roman Catholic pries…
The Readers’ Writers: Author Cathy Lamb
Holding a master’s in education, Cathy Lamb taught fourth grade in Oregon until the twins she was carrying decided they wanted her full attention. Convinced her dream of a writing career would be fou…
Republican National Convention: Mitt Romney pounds jobs message
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House Thursday night with a rousing, remarkably personal speech to the Republican National convention and a prime-time TV audience, …