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An Inauguration for Mitt Romney in Norton

Willard Mitt Romney may not get the big party in Washington, DC, but he will have his own inauguration on January 21, 2013.No, it’s not the Kansas way of ...

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Posted on November 13, 2012 1:05PM by Karen Ridder

The World’s Largest Electric Shovel: Big Brutus

Big Brutus is big by the numbers. The 1850-B electric shovel is the largest in the world. With a working weight of about 11 million pounds and a boom ...

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Posted on October 23, 2012 3:32PM by Karen Ridder

Joyful Noise in the Flint Hills

The magical moment at Joyful Noise Camp came when my son sat jamming with two cellists and a bass player using an instrument made in craft class. He ...

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Posted on October 9, 2012 4:05PM by Karen Ridder

Going Down: A Trip Underground in Ellinwood

An entire town – underground . That’s what the founders of Ellinwood created for themselves in the 1870s. At the time, it was a practical invention. The Santa Fe Trail passed along the south border of ...

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Posted on September 25, 2012 5:13PM by Karen Ridder

The Art of Enjoying Salina

What do you do with an old public wading pool after its usefulness has waned?If you are the folks in Salina, you turn it into a patchwork quilt pattern that can be seen from space. The bright colored ...

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Posted on September 11, 2012 4:05PM by Karen Ridder

A Dirt Road Adventure: Threshing Machine Canyon

Some of the greatest things to see in our state require a trip down a dirt road and a sense of adventure. Threshing Machine Canyon is certainly no exception. That’s where you can see graffiti from ...

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Posted on August 28, 2012 9:53AM by Karen Ridder

Cowboys old and new - and teachers too

Dodge City Days is a 10-day event that lets your family enjoy cowboys from yesterday and experience the way they still play today.Our family recently went down to see some rodeo roping - as a part of ...

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Posted on August 14, 2012 4:01PM by Karen Ridder

The History of Natural History: Animals with a story in Lawrence

The Dyche Natural History Museum covers the non-human history of our state, but it is more than your normal grouping of “dead animals.” The stories behind the objects are just as interesting as the ...

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Posted on July 24, 2012 12:36PM by Karen Ridder

T-Rex Café: Kansas Legends for the family

As someone who grew up in Kansas City, the Legends Shopping Area is something sort of amazing for me. In a short time, the entire Village West area has sprung up as an entertainment mecca in a most ...

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Posted on July 10, 2012 12:10PM by Karen Ridder

Pony Express Rides.. again and again

The information highway got its start the hard way through Northeast Kansas.While Missouri’s St Joseph gets the credit as the jumping off point of for the Pony Express, the real adventure started in ...

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Posted on June 26, 2012 4:10PM by Karen Ridder

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An Inauguration for Mitt Romney in Norton

The World’s Largest Electric Shovel: Big Brutus

Joyful Noise in the Flint Hills

Going Down: A Trip Underground in Ellinwood

The Art of Enjoying Salina

A Dirt Road Adventure: Threshing Machine Canyon

Cowboys old and new - and teachers too

The History of Natural History: Animals with a story in Lawrence

T-Rex Café: Kansas Legends for the family

Pony Express Rides.. again and again