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Information about the 2023 Kansas Legislature is only a phone call or chat away, the State Library of Kansas reminds residents. The toll-free number for the Legislative Hotline is 1-800-432-3924. Calls are answered by experienced reference and research librarians at the State Library.

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Letters to the editor are welcome; the only requirement is they be signed by the writer. Names of writers can be withheld for valid reasons.Political endorsements will not be printed two weeks before an election.

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Years Ago

25 Years Ago Feb. 25 - March 2, 1999Lisa Dardenne and Kristin Rodgers, Galena High School students, placed in the 1999 Kansas Scholastic Press Association Regional Contest at Pittsburg State University. The girls are journalism students of Beth Owen, Galena High School instructor.Marine Pvt.

First class mail going up again

25 Years Ago Feb. 25 - March 2, 1999It has taken two years of working with what she had, but now Maggie Mooney and her chefs have finally received a kitchen that will allow them to learn and possibly fix some of the best meals the Columbus School District will ever eat.

Possible causes of nagging coughs

“I’ve got this cough that just won’t go away,” my patient says, and I know this story all too well. Chronic cough, a cough that lasts more than two months, is a common ailment which in most cases is benign. But for the patient it is both bothersome and worrisome.

Estate planning in our middle years

This is the third week of my column where my goal is to challenge you to think about where you are currently at now in planning for your retirement years. I am not an estate planner. I am just trying to get you thinking about where you are or are not at in planning your estate.

Caring for cool season grasses, flowering bulbs

Garden calendarStart seeds indoors: Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Lettuce Prune fruit trees now through MarchOccultate garden areas as needed, see below for more information Lawn Calendar for Cool Season GrassesWe’ve started receiving questions about treating and managing lawns which is an...

Following Jesus to the cross

From the Pastor’s PenRead Mark 9:2-9 When I was 23 and living in New Jersey I met a pastor planting a church. I began to get involved when I was eventually invited, by the pastor, for coffee. In summary, there wasn’t coffee and he told me I was going to hell.

What you consume spiritually, matters

The Beginning of KnowledgeYou are what you eat. It is true. Proper nutrition is essential to healthy living. Subsisting on junk food will result in poor physical health. This idea carries over to spiritual health as well. When concepts that have no eternal value are consumed, the human soul suffers.