by Kevin Burton I can’t imagine a scenario where I am completely immune to the madness. While you and your office mates filled out brackets last week, that was only a fleeting thought for me. Didn’t come close to working up the enthusiasm. But that doesn’t mean I can’t be found on the …
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Deflated Wichita State Program Limps Offstage
by Kevin Burton Well, at least it’s over. The 2024-25 version of Wichita State basketball bowed out yesterday, when the Shockers lost an American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinal game to Memphis 83-80. The team went 19-14 this year and will not go to a post-season tournament. They were far from sublime, not …
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Despite Upgrade, City’s Website Not Accessible
by Meg Britton-Mehlisch Wichita Beacon Staff at Wichita’s City Hall weren’t happy with their virtual footprint. In 2022, they described the city’s website, http://www.wichita.gov, as “suboptimal,” “outdated” and “confusing.” So the city spent $312,000 on a website refresh intended to flip that description and create a welcoming and easy-to-use virtual gateway to local …
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My Shifting Sports Team Allegiances
by Kevin Burton Time and location, location, location, can change even the most fervent loyalties when it comes to sports fan allegiances. On ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption, Tony Kornheiser talks about the New York Mets as “the team of my youth” to differentiate it from his current favorite, the Washington Nationals. That is …
Teachers Sue District Over Free Speech
by Suzanne Perez KMUW WICHITA— A pair of substitute teachers is suing the Lansing school district near Kansas City, alleging they were barred from working as subs because they spoke out against school policies. Vera Daniels and Celeste Hoins claim in the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, that Lansing school board members violated their …
Our Democracy Could Use Another Truman
by Kevin Burton Not sure what I expected in advance from the Harry S. Truman Museum in Independence, Missouri, but I ended up in tears. Truman was the Vice President thrust into the presidency just 82 days into his term, following the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1945. By then the tide …
Happy Birthday Dear Kansas, And Many More
by Kevin Burton Today is Kansas Day kids, so just for today, the rules will be a little different. Most notably, do not even talk to me about The Wizard of Oz today. I’m not going to have it. I am a mild-mannered sort, but I will fight you today if you start …
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Don’t Be Hateful, Be Grateful, I Know
by Kevin Burton When my mother came to visit me in Iowa she flew in, meaning she didn’t have a car for the visit and we got around by using the little ride service I used. If I remember correctly, we had to call twice and do a little polite coaxing to get …
Making Good Use Of Trapped Time
by Kevin Burton It’s twenty minutes to 10 a.m. on a Saturday. My wife and I have agreed that Bible study will be at 10. She’s on the phone. I have twenty minutes to use or lose. What to do? I can’t get into a project that’s too complicated, but neither do …
Quibbles And Bits: Shame On Starbucks?
by Kevin Burton Got some things to say. Don’t want to make a federal, 700-word case of them, just want to have my say as they say in England. Just some things I need to get off my chest. I’ll call them Quibbles And Bits. I’ll serve them up on Page 7 …
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