Jeff Smith has to make his rounds on foot because the mud on the path to his pasture is more than his truck can handle. Every three hours, he checks his herd of 27 heifers for signs of new life and struggling soon-to-be moms. When problems arise, Smith stays and helps - sometimes spending most of his night in a cold, wet field.
GateHouse Media Inc. – the parent company of the Augusta Daily Gazette – and those who joined the effort to protect Dodge City Globe reporter Claire O’Brien from having to reveal confidential sources used in a story about a racially charged homicide case, spent thousands of dollars to protect her rights as a journalist. Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Davis denied the petition in only 37 words – one paragraph. The court refused to even hear arguments or receive briefs in the case.
Andover Council discussing options
During Saturday night's annual dinner-meeting
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Obama is lucky because he got this message in one senatorial race, not in a rehashed Republican Revolution. In 1994, Clinton didn’t have any warning of what might be on the horizon. Obama has seen the storm clouds brewing. That’s why his State of the Union address last night took on a very different tone.
Kelsey introduced a concurrent resolution in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday that would ban the use of state funds to be used in suing the state.
There’s room for contestants as well as princeses
With a sales tax rate more than a percent lower than in Kansas, Missouri has long been an attractive alternative for local shoppers — especially considering the proximity of Joplin, Mo. to the Pittsburg area.
