- Early days of baseball
- May 8, 2013
- I couldn’t help but think how lucky baseball fans are with modern, convenient and attractive venues to attend baseball games.
- Saying so long to favorite entertainments hard to do
- April 17, 2013
- Last week was a bit frustrating and saddening for me. What irritated and bothered me is that two of my favorite entertainment entities are going away.
- Modernizing Holmes
- April 10, 2013
- There seems to be a renewed interest in my all-time favorite fictional character: Sherlock Holmes.
- Income tax marks 100 years
- April 4, 2013
- Normally when a nationally-known institution – one that touches all citizens – reaches its 100th anniversary there is a major celebration.
- Election stories updated to allow comments
- March 27, 2013
- Comments on some election-related stories on The Chieftain and Sentinel’s websites previously may have appeared to be disabled. This was not intentional.
- On timeless themes
- March 27, 2013
- While you still hear the phrase occasionally, you have to be of a mature age to understand it.
- Know who you’re voting for
- March 20, 2013
- In 12 days, residents of Bonner Springs, Edwardsville and Basehor will have the opportunity to help shape the future of their communities and school districts.
- Acceptance of aging
- March 13, 2013
- Last Saturday, I celebrated my 76th birthday and in some ways, it was a shock.
- Life in the fast lane
- January 24, 2013
- Recently I noted that some areas in Texas now have 85 miles per hour speed limits which is probably the highest in the nation. Certainly, speed limits have gone up and down much like a rollercoaster during my life.
- Bonner Springs girls fend off Tonganoxie to stay perfect in KVL
- January 9, 2013
- Bonner Springs coach Clay Oakes knew his squad would need four solid quarters to leave Tonganoxie with a win on Tuesday. The Braves were at their best when it mattered most, and the results spoke for themselves.
- A better year in 2013?
- December 26, 2012
- If there was ever a time when we needed a new year it is now. No matter how you view it, 2012 was a bummer.
- A forgotten war
- December 13, 2012
- Two hundred years ago – 1812 – the United States took a desperate gamble and declared war on Great Britain.
- The art of cursive
- December 5, 2012
- If any of my grade school teachers were around, this column would shock them: I really believe that cursive writing should continue to be taught in grade school.
- First day of winter discoveries
- December 5, 2012
- As the morning strutted her beauty, I was the sole member of the audience at the opening of a play. I felt privileged to have been chosen for such a moment.
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What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial this year?
It would probably be the Dodge commercial with the farmers.
