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Late in July, 1853, the Cheyenne and the allied tribes of Arapaho, Sioux, Kiowa, and Plains Apache gathered to seek revenge on the Pawnee, a tribe the Cheyenne called the Wolf People. The Cheyennes had lost several important men when the Pawnees had surprised them and slaughtered the entire party in 1852.
Read moreAction taken by an active political candidate and letters previously published in the Ellsworth County Independent Reporter have prompted this letter. I have recently seen the Bearcat image associated with the 327 School District and used for the children of this district to celebrate their scholastic and athletic achievements and to raise funding for their activities, be appropriated for personal political advantage. Candidates for office are barred from using “false claims of support” that state or imply support by political parties or an organization. I feel the Bearcat image should be reserved for the students and removed from partisan political use.
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Facing a horrifying midsummer surge of coronavirus cases, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wanted to delay the start of the school year for three weeks.
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Several weeks ago, the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter featured a story on Page A1 about the summer meal program that serves Wilson, Ellsworth, Kanopolis and other Central Kansas communities by providing free lunches to more than 400 children and volunteers.
Read moreMy university colleagues in China, except for three localities, have gone back to full regular classes. They usually have two months of summer vacation, but this year it will only be three weeks. They extended the spring semester into July and will begin fall semester a week early in order to catch up.
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Medicine Water was a renowned Cheyenne warrior and head man of the Crooked Lance warrior society in the early 1800s.
Read moreDose of common sense
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Wichita, Kan., in 1870 was just coming into its own. The confluence of the Arkansas River and its little sister, the Little Arkansas River, provided a rich oasis of water, groves of timber, and tall prairie grass anchored in deep fertile soil.
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