Opinion
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Lois Carlson Guest Columnist Every once-in-a-while, a new buzz word comes into our vocabulary. For the past several months, “Going Green” has been the buzz we have been being bombarded with. “Save the Plane!”, reduce waste, recycle, etc. Denise Dias, Sedgwick Co. Family Consumer Science Agent, gave a most interesting program on current trends in the care of new clothing fabrics, at a meeting I attended last spring. She told us that the Bu...
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A Christmas tree for all
Plans for a community Christmas tree were made at a meeting in the restroom (a public room in the basement of 1 W. Main used by shoppers and travelers to rest while shopping or waiting for a train) last evening of persons interested in extending holiday cheer, according to the Chanute Tribune of Dec. 6, 1924. After voting unanimously in favor of the project, the meeting organized by electing Mrs. G. G. Derby permanent chairman; Mrs. Augusta ...
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New transportation program critical to economic recovery
Paul Davis Kansas House Democratic Leader Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, two major transportation projects recently broke ground in Hutchinson and Overland Park. These projects will create 5400 new jobs are just two of several infrastructure improvements made possible by federal stimulus money. This could not have happened at a more appropriate time, as we must soon evaluate the future of our state’s transportation n...
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Chamber gears up for late summer events
Jane Brophy Chamber Director Here it is July already! The Chamber is busy gearing up for three of our annual events that happen in August and September. The first Chamber event coming up is the annual golf tournament. This year’s tourney will be held on Saturday, Aug. 1, with an 8 a.m. tee time at Quarry Stone. Chris Cleaver has agreed to chair the tournament committee and is being joined so far by Chamber members Zach Miller and Deshon Orr....
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Letter to the Editor
Help greatly appreciated I want to take this opportunity to say thank you, to the men who helped me recently. All of the men who helped were involved in a golf tournament at the Chanute Country Club. They stopped their game to help me remove my lawn mower from the deep ditch. And I really want to say thank you to the three men that came and got me out of the ditch. I was overwhelmed with frustration and physically hurting from the accide...
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Early 20th century a dark time for humanity
The following is the first in a two part series on the history of how cultures and societies have accepted and cared for individuals with developmental disabilities. The first part will cover the period up until 1945. Tim Cunningham TVDS Executive Director One of the first images that is conjured up when one is asked about how persons with developmental disabilities are cared for is from the 1970’s movie “One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Ne...
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Jackson coverage overdone
Since June 25, news coverage has been nonstop about Michael Jackson’s death. We’ve heard about his children, his ex-wife, his parents, his surviving siblings, his net worth, his debt, etc. I hope I’m not the only one to say this but: Enough already! Not that I don’t care that he died. He was an important figure in the music industry and I like his music as much as the next person. But, as a co-worker recently said, ex-presidents don’t ge...
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Vision Chanute — The Next Generation
Vision Chanute recently held a re-organization session leading to the creation of Vision Chanute the Next Generation. Having made significant progress over the past 18 months on five community goals, it was appropriate this Spring to hand many of those projects off to the community and to re-focus on Vision Chanute’s efforts on new community endeavors. At a luncheon in late May, Vision Chanute celebrated the build a home, youth activity, tec...
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Letter to the editor
Reunion guests enjoy visit to Chanute Recently I was part of a large reunion held at Central Park Pavilion and it was perfect for our reunion. Along with that, we enjoyed staying at the wonderful Tioga Hotel on Main Street. We had 16 rooms occupied and we enjoyed all our meals from the restaurant. We also had yogurt and root beer floats at Grandmas, as several sat outside and enjoyed the evening. The chef, Jam al, was so accommodating wit...
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Businesses take advantage of loan program
Main Street Chanute is here to help. Main Street Chanute is one of 25 Main Street cities in Kansas. Main Street is a self-help technical assistance program aimed at preservation and revitalization of downtown districts. IWW (Incentives Without Walls) is a loan program that is available twice per year. Application deadlines are Feb. 1 and August 1. (Deadlines are subject to change). Projects must begin 90 days after the funds are awarded and...
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Families’ lives changed thanks to woman
Last week I told you about a young woman who was the “Super Woman” of her time. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.S. degree in 1870 and was then was the first woman admitted to MIT where in 1873 she earned her second B.S. Degree in Chemistry. Her name was Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards (1842-1911) and she was to become the founder of the Home Economics profession that we know today. In 1876 she served as the head of the science s...
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Salina Journal, on unmanned aircrafts: Who’s flying this plane? We usually read about unmanned aircraft in war stories when they are used to find the bad guys, track them and kill them with missiles
Salina Journal, on unmanned aircrafts: Who’s flying this plane? We usually read about unmanned aircraft in war stories when they are used to find the bad guys, track them and kill them with missiles. These planes also can be used to save lives. ... The Federal Aviation Administration last week authorized the Aerosonde Mk. IV unmanned aerial vehicle to fly missions over the Crisis City training area at the Great Plains Joint Training Cente...
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Saving earth begins with ‘green’ movement
“Green” — not only my favorite color, but also the rallying cry for many in their efforts to save our earth. Neosho County Community College has embraced the “green” revolution and is instituting new academic programs that will graduate individuals who can fill jobs in the new sustainable/green industry. To be specific, NCCC has purposely invested faculty, facilities, and resources to insure that our students will have state-of-the-art lear...
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Letter to the editor
Get serious about economic development Another front page article in Sunday’s Morning Sun serves as a reminder that Ruffin’s word isn’t worth the breath it takes to blow it out. He, and his cohorts, have attempted to blackmail the Legislature into letting them “have it their way” after assurances along every step of the way that they could make the track successful if the Legislature just gave them more. The Legislature did and the result ...
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Excess fishing line – murderous litter
Careless littering costs lives of wildlife It seems too easy for someone to just drop the excess fishing line on the ground after tying on a new hook. Or to re-spool your pole at the lake and toss the old line out of the way. Some get snagged and choose to cut the line at the reel, leaving an anchored piece of line floating in the water. I was called to the Santa Fe Lake at Chanute to rescue an adult Canada goose and a gosling (baby goose...
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Home Economics founder’s story
The Home Economics profession, currently known as Family Consumer Sciences, is celebrating the 100th birthday of its founding. First called, Domestic Science, by its founder, Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards, it would almost seem the title has come full circle. The story of the founder is a very special one. Ellen Richards (1842-1911) was a unique individual. Her career path is most interesting. Ellen Henrietta Swallow was the first woman ...
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The law is the law
Allen County recently announced it would jump on the bandwagon and start targeting people who tag their vehicles out of state. It is understandable why drivers choose to tag their vehicles in other states. Kansas tags are higher than many states. According to county treasurer Charla Sands, most people who switched their vehicle registration to Kansas recently came from Missouri and Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Tax Commission Web site says the s...
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The Wichita Eagle, on abortion debate in Wichita: Nobody asked Wichitans whether they wanted their community to become ground zero for the abortion issue — or the “bull’s-eye of the abortion industry,” as one local anti-abortion activist regrettably puts it in the film documentary “What’s the Matter With Kansas?” But the city and the controversial medical procedure became entangled, because Wichita was George Tiller’s home and he was one of a shrinking number of physicians in the United States willing to perform abortions and especially late-term abortions
The Wichita Eagle, on abortion debate in Wichita: Nobody asked Wichitans whether they wanted their community to become ground zero for the abortion issue — or the “bull’s-eye of the abortion industry,” as one local anti-abortion activist regrettably puts it in the film documentary “What’s the Matter With Kansas?” But the city and the controversial medical procedure became entangled, because Wichita was George Tiller’s home and he was one ...
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Letter to the Editor
New facts available on cost of weddings In my column last Friday I noted that the cost of weddings was $13,000. New information from Fast Company newsletter states that the average is $28,700 for a wedding. Another correction that should be made: when the ratio of 5 positive comments to one negative statement to your spouse the success rate of marriage is about 80 percent. Saying positive things to your spouse is a good way to improve ...
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Summer in full swing at the library
Susan Willis Library Director Summer and all the activities it brings are in full swing at the library. We invite you to join the 600+ who have already signed up for the summer reading program. Thanks to Emprise Bank, all youth from birth through 5th grade who complete the program will once again receive a t-shirt at the end of the program along with other prizes from the library. As they move through their reading, they will also receive ...
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