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We are at the halfway point of the general session for the legislature. Committee meetings finished on Monday. The rest of the week was spent in session on the floor of the House considering bills passed from committees so far.
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The Emporia News of March 6, 1868, headlined a story entitled The Candle-Box Under the Woodpile — How it was Discovered.
Read moreA reader approached us this past week to ask why, in a recent story about Ellsworth attorney Patrick Hoffman seeking a commission seat, we had failed to identify his party affiliation.
Read moreA recent whirlwind trip took me to both Gettysburg and Washington, D.C. in the same week. Both sites were good places to reflect on people, politics and the ideals that guide our actions.
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The week started with 250 4-H’ers from across the state coming to Topeka for Citizenship in Action.
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“Eleven years ago, this morning (Feb. 22, 1868) the writer stood on the high land ... and looked for the first time upon the beautiful valley of the Cottonwood, thinking then as now that a lovelier scene never filled the eye of a lover of nature.” Thus Jacob Stotler, editor of the Emporia News, began the review of his recent trip to the southwest.
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At the close of the Civil War in 1865, a lot of young men were left without a means to make a living.
Read moreIf you’re looking for a good cup of coffee Saturday morning, we encourage you to attend one of two legislative forums planned for Ellsworth County.
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