Rain Breaks Long Southwest Kansas Drought
Garden City and surrounding area received welcome rain after a prolonged dry spell. Year to date rainfall totaled far below normal with Garden City reporting less than an inch through Wednesday. Thursday brought varied precipitation including .48 inches at Garden City Regional Airport, offering relief but farmers still fear crop losses from drought.
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Wheat crop outlook in the wake of strong Kansas winds
Finney County Extension Agent Dean Whitehill says five days of light rain could boost moisture for the area wheat crop. Gusts over 70 mph caused damage across southwest Kansas, knocking over semis, toppling power poles, and damaging roofs before calmer weekend weather offered relief.
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Veterans honored and 70th wedding anniversary noted
Online comments praise Garden City Community College veteran Hector Morillo amid a campus memorial display. Omalee Garten recalls her and Perry Garten's 70 years of marriage in a feature highlighting their milestone anniversary.
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Fundamentals Still Matter in Black Arts Panel Visit Dallas
The author praises the Black Academy of Arts and Letters led by Curtis King in its 34th season, crediting the academy with high culture and principled stance against pop culture materialism. He contrasts genuine education with hustlers and mythologized heroes, urging commitment to fundamentals and truth in American life.
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Aligning Spending With Taxing: Lessons From Bennett Era Kansas
Flentje recalls Gov. Bennett's call to align spending with taxation amid federal strings and local demands. He cites Rivlin's devolution and productivity plans, linking them to Kansas budgeting echoes in Brownback’s growth agenda, recommending gradual realignment of national and state spending for sustainability.
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Naked performance on Butoh echoes slow art and fast politics
In a personal reflection Maria Hinojosa recounts attending Eiko and Koma’s minimalist piece Naked at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. She contrasts the lifelike stillness and intimate presence of the artists with the paralysis of recent political gridlock, finding nourishment in art over policy.
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