Old-school news, just in time
by Kevin Burton I’ve tried twice now, and I won’t be back here again, to “get” the whole Taylor Swift thing. The first time around came when Swift started dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and started getting mega-coverage by watching Chiefs games from luxury suites. I said, Oh my …
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by Kevin Burton From out of the blue, (and from the Associated Press) I get a super idea for a fun adventure. And my wife is shooting it down. But wait. I say this is a developing story. We have almost a whole year to talk things over. Stay tuned dear readers, …
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by Kevin Burton “There are no boring towns, just boring people,” said my first editor. Not all his nuggets were golden. That one was, and is. My wife Jeannette and I are not boring people Thus we were in no danger of being bored, though we made the curious choice of Newton, Kansas …
by Kevin Burton I list these songs below, and chances are you’ll pick up right away where I am going with them: “Laughing” and “Undun” by the Guess Who, “It’s Too Late” and “I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King “Who’ll Stop The Rain” and “Travelling Band” by Credence Clearwater Revival, “Something” …
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by Kevin Burton Prose and poetry share a bookshelf without rancor or squabbles. Each has a place, and then there is a place shared. There is an understanding. You know and appreciate them for what they are. Each is comfortable within itself. But they are pleased for the company of the other, …
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by Kevin Burton Husbands, take note. Here’s a lesson in love from the book of Ephesians. Whether your wedding anniversary is coming up, as mine is, or not, the Apostle Paul’s admonition should be on your mind at all times and close to your heart. May your wife warm herself in the …
by Kevin Burton My wife asked me a question, but her question made me ask more questions. This was around Valentine’s Day, and I wanted to write about it right away, but I didn’t get there. Missed my window. But since our anniversary is now only three days away, voila, another window. …
by Kevin Burton Fourteen years ago, give or take six days, I attended a wedding in Wichita. My own. Some of my friends thought I would never get married. So it may have been fitting that the heavens opened up on my wedding night. Jeannette and I exchanged vows at 3 p.m., …
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by Andy Corbley Good News Network A wife used her “Find My iPhone” feature to guide search and rescue to the location of her husband who had been buried in an avalanche. Michael Harris was skiing the Big Chief Bowl at Stevens Pass Ski Resort in Washington in late February when the snowpack …
by Kevin Burton I love laughter, I love rain, and I love me some Neil Sedaka. So the news that Sedaka died Feb. 27 at age 86, stung. I never knew the man of course. Never got within 100 miles of him as far as I know. Yet he was a friend …
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