The warmth of words
When news begins to spread that Jack Frost is planning a visit, prudence prompts us to prepare. Bread, milk, and tissue become hot commodities.
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Kassebaum, for example
On the first Thursday of this frosty new year, Joe Biden named 20 recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal, an honor for those “who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens.”
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Enjoy the snow
All across the state, Kansans have been enjoying or perhaps dealing with the snow for more than a week. I have heard countless people remark that there's been more snow than we have had in years.
Prepare for the new Dust Bowl
In the summer of 1894, a curious railway car plied the tracks of western Kansas, a chemical soup wafting to a sky ruled by a demon sun and chastened by moisture-devouring winds. At the helm of this experiment on wheels, owned by the Rock Island railroad, was a 32-year-old train dispatcher who had convinced railway officials and town leaders across the state that he had the secret to make it rain.
Internship in the Swedish Royal Gardens
Americans in Ostersund Oliver Sall How long would it take you to decide on an internship in the Swedish Royal Gardens? For our son, Oliver… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Rejoicing and reflecting
My mom called just before dinner on a recent Sunday despite my visit the day before. That meant she likely had an emergent question if not a true emergency.
Is this healthy?
"When it comes to human suffering, the scientific method may be the most important idea in history. We could soon be forced to test whether scientific institutions can function with a leader who rejects it." -- Dhruv Khullar, writing in The New Yorker about Robert F.
Resolve to discover yourself
My view J. Basil Dannebohm We live in a hyper-competitive society. Many of us tirelessly strive to keep up with the Joneses. As one year… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close