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In the past week, America has lost two great icons who impacted many lives in different but equally important ways. Last Friday, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, the three-time U.S.

Something I have been wasting brain power on is the question, when is a band no longer a band? More specifically, when is a band no longer “THE” band that you love and remember? This applies primarily to classic acts, as members leave, retire or pass away, but can impact all acts.

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m taking care of my elderly father who recently had a stroke and have a lot of questions about how Medicare works and what it covers. He’s enrolled in original Medicare. Can you help me?

Much of what I learned about cooking came from watching my mom and grandmother prepare meals on a daily basis. It was a matter of necessity in those days. There weren’t enough restaurants in my small town to go for more than a couple of days without having to eat at the same place.

Kim and I just got back recently from an amazing trip to Alaska, which I can say with confidence fit perfectly with our annual travel plans in July. It’s interesting how over the years, people can develop patterns that play themselves out frequently.

For the second time in four years, voters have sent the Kansas Legislature a pretty clear message: Keep your hands off of the Kansas Constitution. Four years ago, Kansans voted to maintain a constitutional right to abortion, further cementing a 2019 ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court.

Another school year is right around the corner for the kids in our community. Summers with my kids always go so fast given all of their activities as well as farm responsibilities.

The main part of county fair season came to a close for me last weekend, as I spent Saturday at the Sumner County Fair in Caldwell. It’s been an eightweek grind that started with our work in early June as we started working on the Sedgwick County Fair Guide.

Kim and I just got back recently from an amazing trip to Alaska, which I intend to share with readers in the coming weeks. But before I get to that, I wanted to share a fun little story about our first day in Seattle, where our trip to Alaska departed from.

Every registered Kansas voter will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment that would change to electing state Supreme Court justices. Early voting is already underway across Kansas.