Emilie Brandt Marchand still had a strong French-Swiss accent when she spoke to me that morning at the Old City Cemetery.
I was relishing the first respite from days of excessive heat. The air …
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by Lynn Werner
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9/12/23
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My brother, Tom, says his least favorite letter in the alphabet is: “I” That is “I” as in Irma, Ida and Idalia. Do those names ring a bell with you?
A week ago Tuesday, …
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by P. Carter Newton
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9/5/23
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I have been conducting face-to-face interviews with various people in our county who are among the working poor. Their honesty deeply moves me. I am also exploring the violation of child labor laws …
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by Lynn Werner
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9/5/23
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Stella here. Sister and I can look right through to the heart of people. And what beautiful hearts we have encountered this week!
Our first adventure in our search for this week’s …
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9/5/23
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I made a mistake today. Usually, I avoid reading comments on Facebook. Today, I looked. What was I thinking?
Call me quirky, but I like to believe in the greater good of humanity. Facebook …
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by Mike Jones
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8/29/23
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The assessment process, which is part of the property tax cycle, is one of the most misunderstood processes. I hope this article will help alleviate those misunderstandings.
The property tax …
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by Laura Edmonds, Chief County Assessment Officer
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8/29/23
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Mitakuye Oyasin. We are all related.
I remember close Sicangu Lakota friends of Rosebud Reservation as I write this column based on one I wrote in 2015. I dedicate it to Warlene Yellow Cloud, …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/29/23
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Stella here. Sister and I have had a glorious week, though we were not happy about all of that heat. For some reason, our winter coats have started to grow in! We were not miserable at all, however. …
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8/29/23
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By now, many of you may have heard about the small weekly newspaper in Marion, Kansas (“The Record”) and the local police chief’s controversial (and likely illegal) search warrant …
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by Bob Woodward
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8/22/23
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In 2017, I set aside forty days of silence. I had done the same thing at a hermitage in Kentucky almost 25 years earlier. Both times were transformative. Other than a few changes, the following is …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/22/23
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“Girls can grow into women who can achieve everything and anything they set their minds to.”
As the Barbie movie takes the world by storm, becoming Warner Bros.’ biggest movie …
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by Olivia Friederick
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8/22/23
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As of August 15, I have officially worked at the Gazette for one year. And my, what a year it has been.
For this being my first reporting job out of college, it was nothing like I expected.
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by Murphy Obershaw
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8/15/23
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