Viewpoints

Letter: Citizen opposes altering current district judge selection format
October 12, 2010
I am opposed to the election of district judges. I don’t know of any reason to change the system. I remember when we used to elect them. It takes too much money and too much time campaigning, instead of judging.
Letters to the editor: Public should determine judges; Judges should remain appointed
October 7, 2010
It was my privilege to work with 18 people in Atchison and Leavenworth counties in a grass roots effort across party lines to gather and have validated signatures on a Petition so the people in District Court No. 1 can exercise their right to choose the system (appoint or elect) by which our judges are seated on the bench. The issue will be on the general election ballot.
Stride for Stone event nets more than $3,500
By Shawn Linenberger
September 22, 2010
Running a 5K that honored his friend provided plenty of motivation for Bret Koch.
Linenberger: New competition brewing between tortoise and hare
By Shawn Linenberger
September 14, 2010
Tonganoxie gained some attention in August when a 25-year-old tortoise named Arzula was reunited with his owner, Emily Stoker, 10 days after she posted notifications throughout town and on the Internet about him being lost.
Our view: City Council succeeds in police chief search
September 14, 2010
We once heard a seasoned public administrator say one of the appeals of an employee search process was the chance Superman would come through the door.
Our view: Charitable acts
September 8, 2010
Tonganoxie should provide for a smashing good time Saturday.
Opinion: High drama
John Schlageck
July 7, 2010
During the last year the entertainment industry has stepped up its portrayal of agriculture in a negative light. So many of these attacks are based on unsubstantiated information and emotional pleas.
To the editor: Outdated THS science labs disappointing to former student
June 23, 2010
I was recently informed that Patrick Wakeman resigned as the college biology teacher at THS.
Jayni’s Kitchen
June 8, 2010
A new episode of Jayni’s Kitchen will air June 15 on Sunflower Broadband Channel 6. The June 15 episode: “Cooking Up a Storm” with chief meteorologists Matt Elwell and Matt Miller.
Advice from the grad
Austin Baragary
May 19, 2010
I’m not quite sure how I got to this point in my life.
Letter: Local community leaves footprint on heart of military family
May 5, 2010
I am a lieutenant colonel in the German Army, and in 2008, I got my orders to attend the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth. Leaving families and friends for two years is already hard, but moving to another country without speaking the language very well makes a huge difference. Now, two years later, it is time for us to say goodbye. In May, I am going to graduate and we will go back to Germany.
Linenberger: Quite the sampling
By Shawn Linenberger
May 4, 2010
I had nice conversations this weekend with people from Holton, Belleville, Sylvan Grove, Oberlin, St. John and Ness City, to name a few.
Linenberger: Here’s to the graduate
April 21, 2010
Connor Olson spoke a few months ago at a Southern Leavenworth County Leadership Development class about his battle with bone cancer.
Letter: Humane Society not anti-farmers
April 20, 2010
In a column in the April 14 edition of The Mirror, John Schlageck, a communications and public relations professional for Kansas Farm Bureau, incorrectly stated the mission of the Humane Society of the United States.