Opinion

Festival facts
By Clausie Smith
August 22, 2012
This weekend, Bonner Springs’ area residents will be participating in an ancient and cherished activity.
Chief’s Corner: Drunk-driving crackdown coming
By Lloyd Martley
August 15, 2012
If you or someone you know sometimes drives after drinking alcohol or consuming other drugs, be warned that during the period of Aug. 16 through Labor Day, Sept. 3, there will be additional enforcement of Kansas drunk driving and other traffic laws as the Basehor Police Department participates in a crackdown with almost 150 other local police agencies and the Kansas Highway Patrol to educate about impaired driving and remove impaired drivers from the roadways.
The ripple effect of kindness
By Rae Sedgwick
July 25, 2012
I sat in the shop, waiting for an appointment, and watched a hair stylist working with a woman.
10 benefits of a heat wave
By Clausie Smith
July 25, 2012
A friend recently gave me a challenge. “You are always upbeat and you can find something good in every situation, but I’ve got you now,” he said. “I bet that you can’t come up with 10 good things about a heat wave or drought.”
VBS a great tradition
By Clausie Smith
July 18, 2012
I enjoyed Bible school as it usually came at a time when I was getting bored with summer and wanted to do something different.
The bitter race of 1912
By Clausie Smith
July 11, 2012
Probably the election of 1912 was one of the most contentious and displayed the split among U.S. voters.
Messages to heaven
June 27, 2012
“What makes them stay together?” my friend, colleague and fellow cancer survivor asked as we stood on the track and watched the balloons, which carried messages to heaven, float en masse overhead.
Celebration methods change
June 27, 2012
If the celebration of any holiday shows how Americans’ interest in recreation has changed, it is the Fourth of July. We still honor the origin of our great country, but the methods of celebrating and our ideas about entertainment have really changed.
Being a coffee ‘purist’
By Clausie Smith
June 20, 2012
Is there any better way to wake up than to smell the wonderful aroma of coffee brewing?
Exhibition has Midwest feel
By Rae Sedgwick
June 13, 2012
The Lois Dodd exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is like the movie “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” — a must-do, must-see experience.
Table holds memories
By Clausie Smith
June 13, 2012
Without a doubt it is the oldest piece of furniture we own, and it may have been the one item that has had the most use by our family. Over the decades, divans, TV sets, washers, dryers, mattresses and chairs have come and gone, but after more than four decades, we are still using the same kitchen table.
Relay For Life: Walk with me
By Rae Sedgwick
June 6, 2012
The walk around the track for Relay for Life is one of the longest walks I have ever taken. This year, my third year, I hope it is easier.
Letter: Beware city pay increases
June 6, 2012
To the editor: With the change in Basehor’s chief executive, it appears we are headed the way of Bell, Calif., the city so infamous for paying its employees more than the president of the United States.
City band a major draw
By Clausie Smith
June 6, 2012
It doesn’t make any difference what the calendar says; as far as I’m concerned, summer begins at 8:30 p.m. today, when the Bonner Springs City Band starts its first concert of the year.