Letter to the Editor: By Jim Myers

The question I have been presented with by many people in the community is, “Why are you running for school board, Jim?”That’s a great question, so I wanted to present my vision for our school. I believe we have a great school district, but like anything, we can improve.

Prairie Doc Perspective

If your joints ache after sitting too long or make crackling sounds when you get up, you’re not alone. More than half of older adults in the U.S.

No New Thing

Rewind No New ThingThe book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament was written in approximately 900 BC. It can be a difficult book to read because it seems almost nihilistic at times, and it leaves us wondering how to make sense of its inclusion in the canon.

Newspaper madness:

Kansas prisons spin fearmongering drug tales to restrict informationHere’s one guarantee from Kansas Reflector: We’re not soaked in drugs and sent through the mail.

Prairie Doc Perspective

I had a friend in high school who was generally considered a bit odd. He didn’t dress quite right, never knew how to “read the room,” and often talked far too long and in far too much detail about computers— at a time when very few households even had one.

Pastor’s Corner

Have you heard the humorous story about a competition between two tree cutters? “Two tree cutters were competing against one another to see who could chop down the most trees in a day. One tree cutter was a young guy and the other was an experienced older guy.

A half-century ago, Kansas leadership in Washington pushed back against executive overreach

I recently emailed Kansas’ senior senator, Jerry Moran, to ask about life in Washington, D.C.: “How does it feel to live in an occupied city?

Prairie Doc Perspective

We have all heard it before. Before the end of the visit, the doctor will usually ask, “Do you have any questions?” That is usually the precise momen t t h at my mind goes completely blank. Every question I can think of seems silly or embarrassing.

Pastor’s Corner

Dr. Rev. Ralph W. Russo,(formerly of) Leoti Assembly of GodTheMostToys“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?' Matthew 16:26 “What shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Ps. 49:7,8 The world teaches this, you can never have too many things!

Between the Stacks

New books at the Wichita Co. Library Items added to the library from 8/18/25 to 9/12/25:Junior Board Books:Mr. Brown Can Moo by Dr.Seuss There’s A Wocket In My Pocket by Dr. Seuss The Eye Book by Dr.