Wild Lights at the Sedgwick County Zoo
Light show created by Tianyu Arts and Culture Inc.
Covid-19 and what we’re reading
Well, friends, it’s March 31 and for me Day 18 of confinement with no human contact. Oh, I don’t have IT and never did have IT. But I’ve been social […]
Looking back on the 1918 flu pandemic and its possible origin in Kansas
I wrote this story two years ago for Active Age, a monthly newspaper for seniors around Wichita. I thought it could give us a worst case glimpse of a future […]
Shocking! The banned books on your bookshelves
This is a story I wrote for The Hutchinson News for Banned Book Weeks, Sept. 21-27. If you were at Hutchinson High School in 1976, you may have read Lois […]
Nine-letter word for puzzle, starts with “c”
Across 1. Before you fold Saturday’s newspaper into a quarter and begin work on the crossword puzzle, faithful readers should pause for a moment to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the […]
Through the mist of time, remembering JFK
In everyone’s life, there are a few events that are seared into your memory. Even if you weren’t involved, you will always remember where you were when you heard about […]
Favorite travel photos: Berlin
Favorite travel photos: Italy
Favorite travel photos: France
The D-Day beaches, 69 years later
German defenders at nearby strongpoints had an unobstructed view of the beach and the approaching landing craft on D-Day. “They must be crazy,” one German sergeant said. “Are they going […]
Bent by the wind 