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 …

Pigeons And Doves: A Valentine’s Day Primer

by Kevin Burton    You’ve heard of rose-colored glasses?  You’ve heard of beer goggles? You’ve heard of “I only have eyes for you, sh-bop, sh-bop?    Well it’s Valentine’s week and here on Page 7, for the occasion, we’re going to do a little bird watching. Stay with me now, for as the kids say, …