To the editor:Secularism has found its way to Tonganoxie.Apparently the board of directors of the Tonganoxie Community Historical Society has decided to ban all prayers from its functions including the monthly membership meeting.This was done by not even giving the members a chance to vote on ...
A long-sleeved red Adidas shirt with “KANSAS” in blue.I wore the shirt in 2008 when Kansas University dropped North Carolina in the Final Four.And thus, I had to wear it again last weekend when the Jayhawks faced the Tar Heels for the right to return to the Final Four.Jayhawk Nation, ...
I have discovered one of the biggest changes in communications since the invention of the printing press. It is called TED which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. It is a global set of conferences owned by the private non profit Sapling Foundation. The goal of the foundation is ...
The learning never stops where the internet is concerned. A friend mentioned that he read an article that I had written two weeks ago titled “Before Photography” about a Camera Lucida. He saw it on the Internet and it was not through our Lansing Current, but through the RSS Feed format on ...
To the editor:May I point out a safety situation in the Fall Creek Drive neighborhood? I would like to alert parents that some of your children ride bicycles and skateboards at high speeds down the sidewalks.There are many units with driveways in close proximity, and I dread to think of a child ...
Recently I got an e-mail with a video that was about a Camera Lucida and it reminded me on one I used more than 60 years ago. It is an optical device used as a drawing aid by artists. long before digital cameras and modern technology. It performs an optical superimposition of the subject being ...
If Billy Crystal’s Fernando character were to visit a Kansas farm this spring you can be sure he wouldn’t be telling too many farmers, “Darling, you look marvelous.” You can also bet not too many farmers step into the cab of their tractors wearing any of the high fashions portrayed on ...
To the editor:In December 2008, the Sheriff's Department (animal control authority) announced that it would no longer pick up and impound stray or abandoned pets.Many county residents may believe that calling the Sheriff's Department for help doesn't get the animals picked up, so they've ...
To the editor:Why is Leavenworth County split into two state senate districts? The population of Leavenworth County is large enough to deserve to be a standalone district. Southern Leavenworth County is in the 3rd District, leaving the rest of Leavenworth County in the 5th district.How can we ...
A new era called the “Cart Trash and Recycling Program” will begin March 1 in Lansing. Residents may begin using the carts immediately upon delivery. I just can’t wait to see those beautiful new trash cans that I can wheel up and down the driveway. Seriously, it will be a good thing. The ...
