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 …
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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 …
New Coke, The Worst Corporate Idea?
by Kevin Burton Did you miss Bad Idea Day last week, April 23? Well it wasn’t actually named, per se. But New Coke was introduced on that day, in 1985. That’s good enough for me. What was the worst corporate idea of all time? Who’s to say? But New Coke is often …
The Maybe Box Keeps The Peace At Home
by Kevin Burton One box in our house provides encouragement and saves us from arguments. We call it the maybe box. This is the box that ensures that Jeannette and I stay on the same side as we fight the Great Clutter War. Every family needs a maybe box. The maybe box …
Plans Evaporate Into A Dose Of Real Life
by Kevin Burton One day at the Ohio State School for the Blind, my roommates and I put a sign on our door: “No houseparents allowed.” We were two fourth graders and a third grader, establishing boundaries, setting up rules. In due time the houseparent, Kitty Thomason, walked by and read our …
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