- Mother reviews life lessons as daughter begins college life
- July 2, 2008
- It’s official. … I’ve entered a new phase of life as the parent of a high school graduate and college-bound student.
- Our view
- Celebrate July 4 the right way
- July 2, 2008
- Fireworks, food, fun.
- Chaotic stability
- Briefly being a boomerang girl
- July 2, 2008
- I hate to admit it, but I’m a boomerang kid.
- Our View
- Show your support for local musicians
- June 25, 2008
- Concert time is almost here. The seventh annual Tonganoxie Community Band concert will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
- T-Bones viable option at Legends
- June 25, 2008
- The original plan for the evening called for a five-person Pop-A-Shot tournament at Dave and Buster’s, with the loser being committed to a bull ride at the Saddle Ranch Chop House.
- Our view: Local musicians: Time to join band
- May 28, 2008
- Seventy-six trombones probably will not be leading a big parade July 1 in Tonganoxie, but we can be sure there will be a great form of musical expression nonetheless.
- Looking back before graduation
- Senior Salute
- May 14, 2008
- This is my final week of high school. Amazing — I have spent roughly 2,160 days of my life completing a K-12 education, but as I come down to these last few days I find myself reminiscing. I didn’t attend kindergarten in Tonganoxie, but joined the class of 2008 in first grade.
- Academic feats should be lauded
- Our View
- May 14, 2008
- Hail to the Chieftains. The Tonganoxie High School forensics squad brought home a Class 4A state title May 3 from Washburn Rural High School in Topeka.
- It’s time to think spring, think safety
- May 7, 2008
- Finally, spring has sprung. We had to weather a pretty bad storm Thursday night and into Friday morning, but it appears as though the more favorable temperatures are becoming more of a mainstay.
- Don’t take food source for granted
- April 30, 2008
- A recent Journal-World editorial had this to say about the state of wheat: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer had some good news and some bad news for wheat farmers when he addressed a group of food aid groups meeting in Kansas City earlier this month.
- Taxes shouldn’t evict seniors
- April 30, 2008
- As a State Representative, I have always focused my legislative efforts around what I hear from my constituents. While affordable health care and illegal immigration are always hot topics, I have received numerous letters and e-mails from seniors on fixed incomes who are concerned about literally being taxed right out of their homes.
- Our view: 4-H’ers’ actions show true spirit of county’s youths
- April 16, 2008
- The 4-H club is known to have members who are very involved in various projects and activities.
- Our view: Every day should be Earth Day
- April 16, 2008
- Dear humans, Thanks for thinking of me yesterday.
- Remember history during future growth
- April 9, 2008
- It’s tough to know what the future holds for us in Tonganoxie. Development of Village West and the surrounding area in Wyandotte County continues. Plans for a renovated County Road 1 linking U.S. Highway 24-40 to a turnpike interchange in Leavenworth County move forward.
- Tourney about more than just basketball
- April 9, 2008
- What an NCAA Tournament. What a celebration on Massachusetts Street in Lawrence after Kansas University, on Monday, won its third NCAA title with an improbable overtime win. Throughout the tournament, there also was a handful of great upsets and Cinderella stories.
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