- The Eephus Pitch
- July 3, 2008
- Listening to sports talk radio the other night, one host — and I can’t remember who, but it’s not important anyways — was taking calls and emails about the Olympics. His whole perspective, and many of his callers’ perspectives, was that no true American sports fan cares about the outcome of the Games.
- Common sense needed with fireworks
- July 3, 2008
- Fireworks are such an ingrained tradition of the Fourth of July and so easily obtained that bans are futile, as De Soto city officials conceded when they lifted the ban against their use three years ago. That does not make them a good thing.
- Through the pages
- July 3, 2008
- Natural Girl By Carl Hiaasen Fiction (2007) A beach read with a belly laugh would best describe this fun tale set in the Everglades.
- Neighbors
- July 3, 2008
- The De Soto United Methodist Church’s youth group returned from its mission trip to Springfield, Mo.
- IRS spins Karmic wheel
- July 3, 2008
- The letter I got from the IRS in the mail Monday looked like a check. It was about 7 seven inches long and 3 inches wide and tear-off perforated edges on both ends. It even said “Stimulus check.” But it wasn’t my much-anticipated personal boost to our slumping economy.
- Neighbors
- June 26, 2008
- The De Soto United Methodist Church’s youth group and its leaders are on a mission trip this week to Springfield, Mo.
- Harsh economy increases need for donations
- June 26, 2008
- The unfortunate alliteration “pain at the pump” is currently seen or heard so often in the media that it seems to have become the motto of 2008, although it might share that honor with the unheard but still relevant “sorrow at the supermarket.”
- Dogs no hazard to golf course
- June 26, 2008
- Every morning, I drive to work from northwest of Linwood, some 11 miles of nearly flat river bottom expanse.
- Wefald had one big misstep
- June 19, 2008
- The tornado that did an estimated $20 million in damage to Kansas State University last week will provide K-State President Jon Wefald one last challenge.
- Bond issue gets comparatively smooth launch
- June 19, 2008
- The De Soto USD 232 Board of Education’s third attempt at crafting a growth package appears to have gotten a much better launch than its second.
- Neighbors
- June 19, 2008
- The call for volunteers to go to Chapman to help rebuild after the storm was announced Sunday at De Soto Baptist Church. Call the Copelands or the Woywods to help the American Red Cross this week.
- Neighbors
- June 12, 2008
- The De Soto United Methodist Church’s youth group raised enough money at its recent bingo night to fund its mission trip to Springfield, Mo., to help the elderly in homes there.
- Through the pages
- June 12, 2008
- In the Moon of Red Ponies By James Lee Burke Mystery (2004)
- Full filing slate of candidates encouraging
- June 12, 2008
- Incumbents may not agree, but we were pleased that candidates stepped forward to ensure races this election cycle for every elected position that will appear on the De Soto ballot.
- Pets worth all the effort
- June 12, 2008
- “I am sure Noah had a pair of dogs and cats, besides all other forms of critters, two by two when the rains began,” I speculated to a client as we reveled in joy of our relationship to our pets. Like our children or elderly parents, their care is of great importance to that lasting relationship.
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