Ever since its inception, the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility has been a misnomer.That’s because Allen County can make no claim to supporting the animal shelter.Yes, the shelter does take in strays from any resident…

A gaggle of folks took a journey back to a more leisurely time in Iola Tuesday evening when Don Hillbrant threw a dinner party at his elegant but cozy home on East Broadway.Good food and…

For three days this week I took extra long lunch hours to watch the three-part series “Makers: Women Who Make America” on  PBS’ website.The series detailed the women’s movement beginning in the 1950s. Those were…

Last week the U.S. Congress approved legislation that gives more women legal recourse and better services against instances of abuse. President Obama is to sign the bill into law Thursday.The Violence Against Women Act was…

An obituary in Monday’s paper on June Toland told of a life well lived. Mrs. Toland, 98, died last week. She lived a life of service to her family, church and community.In today’s world, that…

Expanding Medicaid to include more Kansans would save the state money. The math is pretty simple. The more people on the health insurance, the fewer medical emergencies will be incurred. Good health practices, such as…

It’s like a waiting game — being super sick. Waiting to feel better. Or worse. Watching my elderly dad battle back from surgery only to learn his prostate cancer is now coursing through his bones…

Well before dawn Tuesday, I woke to find our car covered bumper to bumper with a thick coat of wet snow.With my new right hip barely a month in place, I was a little reluctant…

In recent years, marijuana use has become more accepted, to the detriment of our young.Today, its palliative nature for those who suffer cancer or AIDS trumps its dangers.Perhaps because of its medical use, marijuana is…

Republicans are finding it politically expedient to change in all kinds of ways these days. On Tuesday higher-ups lined up to endorse same-sex marriage.In the queue are former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, Meg Whitman, a…