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Change is in the air. Children have grown over the summer and are starting the new school year a little more grown up. The promise of sunny, brisk days makes
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In September of 1854 Charles B. Boynton and T. B. Mason crossed Missouri’s western border into the newly organized Kansas Territory. Their experiences were published one year later in the
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As the year of 1860 drew to a close the division of the United States appeared to be a looming certainty. The election of Abraham Lincoln drew a line in
Read moreGov. Laura Kelly gets credit for her attempt to end the so-called Border War between Kansas and Missouri by directing the state’s economic development agencies to stop poaching jobs from
Read moreI will have more on this subject in the future, but for now our readers probably need to be aware of the difficult situation our newspapers at Marquette and Ellsworth
Read moreWhen an international school recruited 15 of the best veteran teachers from across the United States to teach in their expanding school, their students’ parents were driven to exhaustion. Their
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If you go back through past editions of the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter, you’ll probably find an editorial similar to the one you’re reading right now. Ellsworth has three major festivals
Read moreThinking of Muriel Greene makes me smile. Mrs. Greene and her husband, Ken, operated a photography business for 50 years from their home near Tescott. Ken Greene took the photos
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