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The Sept. 27 opinion piece, “When wind developments conflict with wildlife and protected areas”, crafts a narrative that suggests wind developers are pushing the boundaries of appropriate development in Kansas, and that state agencies tasked with protecting the resources of Kansas aren’t doing their jobs to stop the developers.
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The new town of Kearney Junction, Neb., was platted in 1871 when the grade for the new Burlington & Missouri River Railroad connected to the Union Pacific. Tracks were finally finished to the junction in September of 1872, and stockyards were built to receive cattle in the coming year.
Read moreA couple of weeks ago, Mildred Schindler Janzen stood before several dozen guests and talked about her experiences growing up in Germany during World War II at an author’s event at Kansas Originals Market & Gallery, north of Wilson.
Read moreHappy National Cooperatives Month! As a cooperative communicator, October is full of educating people about and emphasizing the benefits of cooperative membership.
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William Becknell is famously remembered for blazing the Santa Fe Trail in 1821. Of course, there is always more to the story. He was actually fairly well-known before going to Santa Fe, and as in so many success stories Becknell had experienced both victory and failure in his endeavors.
Read moreThe calendar has turned to fall, and the weather is slowly following suit. Harvest is underway with combines rolling through fields and semis hauling grain to elevators and on-farm bins. There’s more of those bins and semis now than ever before because there’s more grain.
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