Our Getaway In Beautiful Downtown Newton

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 …

The “Voice Of The Blind” Opens In Romania

by Oana Ghita and Rodica State Agerpress    Romania’s First museum dedicated to the history, culture and contributions of blind people opened Thursday in Bucharest.    The ‘Regina Elisabeta’ Technological High School in Bucharest, in partnership with the Light into Europe Foundation, inaugurated the ‘Regina Elisabeta’ Museum of the Blind Community and Education.   According to …

Valentines Dirty Dancing With The Burtons

by Kevin Burton    This will teach me, always have a plan, a good plan.    For my wife’s birthday, which also happens to be Valentine’s Day (Are those wedding bells in my head or a cash register?), I wanted to do something special. I want to do two somethings special, every year.     My …

Emerging From The Dusty Old Kev Museum?

by Kevin Burton    There is a count-your-blessings exercise I do now and then that usually brings me good cheer.    I sit in a chair and keep my head still, but using my straight-ahead and peripheral vision, take in everything I can see.    I then consider where it all came from and remembers …