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Body Random Thoughts Autumn arrived at 7:46 p.m. Friday.

Body Scammers, it often seems, never rest. Whether it be by phone, email or suspicious website, consumers face an onslaught of characters aiming to cash in on an easy buck, or even steal an identity.

Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Everyone at one point or another talks about how hard change can be. Folks all over the Cowley County Fairgrounds, home of the Walnut Valley Association bluegrass festival for the past 52 years, were talking about change this past week.

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Body Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any programs or organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to seniors? I believe I need some professional legal help but have limited income and very little savings.

Body From the Editor’s Files My level of excitement about this week and next week started growing last weekend. That's when Kim and I took our camper down to Winfield, Kan., and got in line for the annual Walnut Valley Festival.

Body Guest Column Congress couldn’t pass a new farm bill last year, so it punted. The extension of the old bill ends in less than a month, on Sept.

Body Saturday night brought a pair of visitors back to my house, as the “grand dogs” paid a visit from Hutchinson. Sugar, an older black Labrador, and Penny, a Boston terrier who is younger and much more of a lunatic, stayed overnight.

Body Last week I talked about my upcoming eye surgery. This week it's time for an update on that surgery.

Body Although the temperatures outside suggest otherwise, summer is over as the kids have returned to school. While I always miss the extra daily chaos of the kids being home all day during the summer, I also always enjoy a bit of calm during the days following their return to school.