Our public spaces have been put under extreme pressure in the last few months. Since the pandemic lockdown, people have headed for open spaces to revive their mental and physical health. More recently, public spaces…

In “After She Wrote Him” by Sulari Gentill, Madeleine d’Leon is a writer of crime novels who comes up with a new character, Edward McGinnity. But wait—Edward McGinnity is a writer of literary novels who…

Lois Jayne Becker Pierson, 81, passed away May 15, 2020, at her home in Great Bend.  She was born July 10, 1938, in Great Bend, to Fred and Frieda (Morris) Smith.  Lois married Gene Edward…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit against a Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas where a former physician assistant molested countless patients involves “the largest sexual abuse scandal in the history of the VA,” a…

Dear Carolyn: My family of origin is broken. My siblings and I were emotionally and physically abused as children. My parents would of course dispute the word “abuse.” They did the best they could, but…

WASHINGTON — At Gettysburg, where the bloodiest and most decisive battle of the Civil War occurred, no fewer than 1,320 monuments are scattered across the rolling Pennsylvania landscape. Some memorialize Union generals and their men;…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Baseball’s two World Series teams canceled workouts Monday because of coronavirus testing delays that one executive worried could endanger the season. The defending champion Washington Nationals and reigning American League champion Houston…

Malik Hardmon wrote his own script on the hardwood at Allen Community College the last two years. Now, he is reaping the benefits.  The 6-5 forward will be taking his talents to Alcorn State University…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas set a new record Monday for its worst two-week spike in reported coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, prompting its Democratic governor to issue a stern public warning meant to…

Sharon Boan is a fan of the new “chat room” at Windsor Place.  Finally, after four months, the gregarious Iolan can visit her friends there.  Boan is but one of many who have been kept…