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As censors challenge more books, authors bring a new crop of Kansas literature to annual festival
TOPEKA — One day, Kathleen Wilford observed a girl of about 12 walking home from the bus stop on her street. “She was eating a bag of Doritos and simultaneously absorbed in the book she was reading,” Wilford said. “I was struck by how much she reminded me of me at that age.” So Wilford, […]
Marion’s is national news, but Kansas is rich with small-town papers. Meet the Lucas-Sylvan News.
LUCAS — Another 50 subscriptions would help Rita Sharp sustain her small-town newspaper. Sharp has owned the weekly Lucas-Sylvan News since 2012. It covers the towns of Lucas in Russell County and Sylvan Grove, 12 miles away in Lincoln County. Sharp’s paper has weathered the coronavirus pandemic, the rise of social media as a source […]
Lincoln Art Center has encouraged a vibrant, exploratory community for 30 years
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Lori Brack is an author who has worked in programs and publications for the Salina Art Center, as a college and community writing instructor and as director […]
Often protested in Kansas and across the U.S., ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ has much to share
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Lori Brack is an author who has worked in programs and publications for the Salina Art Center, as a college and community writing instructor and as director […]
This new museum shines spotlight on rediscovered Kansas artist Clara Hatton
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Lori Brack is an author who has worked in programs and publications for the Salina Art Center, as a college and community writing instructor and as director […]
New Lindsborg gallery and arts education center opens with Mike Hartung’s provocative paintings
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Lori Brack is an author who has worked in programs and publications for the Salina Art Center, as a college and community writing instructor and as director […]
Kansan who trained Afghan corrections workers agonizes over Taliban takeover
LUCAS — Though it’s been 10 years since Lori Reeves left Afghanistan, she can still rattle off flight times from the Kabul airport to Dubai, from Dubai to Atlanta, and then the last two hours back home to Kansas. Last week, that same Kabul airport was the site of a suicide bombing that killed 13 […]
Why I’m piping up for Kansas history, and our future
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Two bird gangs live around my house. Maybe three. One gang specializes in diving at cats and humans from trees and power lines. One gang hangs […]
April Fool’s Day in Lucas, Kansas, will be therapeutic — seriously
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Lori Brack is an author who has worked in programs and publications for the Salina Art Center, as a college and community writing instructor and as director […]