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Living in Emporia just gets better. This past weekend locally was amazing. The ALS effort leads a list of accomplishments any community would envy. Gary Ace, Paul Hastings and their merry bunch of vol...

We've all heard about ALS. Many people know about ALS because of Lou Gehrig the great Yankee first baseman who contracted the disease, was forced to retire at age 36 and made his famous "I am the luck...

Fundraising efforts for Heidi Pineda continued Thursday in the form of Zumba. Zumba for Heidi filled Las Casitas Park with dancers, and organizer Carmen Zuniga says there were many people who simply s...

I am admittedly not well informed on the situation in theMiddle East. I have friends that are both Jewish and Muslim, so I try not to take a side in their disputes. An e-mail provided me today entitle...

Concerning the race for Governor of Kansas statehouse watchdog Martin Hawver wrote on Monday, "The financial corner of the governor's race took a sharp turn this afternoon when the Republican team of ...

Open Letter to Governor Sam Brownback Dear Mr. Governor, I am confused by your tax policy in Kansas. I understand your plan is to attract new business to the state by cutting taxes. I am aware of the ...

It wasn’t BYOB at The Noose on Tuesday night. Instead, it was BYOD — Bring Your Own Dog — as the Friends of the Emporia Animal Shelter organized and held their first-ever Yappy Hour ...

The day after the All Star break for major league baseball and the final 68 games of the baseball season start Friday for the Royals. Now I'm not saying I'm obsessed with the Royals, but I do admit I'...

An Addiction is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences, according to Wikipedia. Addictions we can conclude are for the most part not good. Now consider this: Analyses of d...

Ever feel like not working. That was me yesterday, so I didn't. Well I did not do much. My Something to Think About reflects my lack of effort. You could say it is a "throw away" piece.It's about toil...