Stories from Monday, June 7, 2010

A park is a very special place, Giving time to sit in silence, or stroll; To escape the frenzied pace. What is a town without such a space? An expanse of buildings and streets without a soul. Listen to songbirds sing in every meadow and tree. Look up to watch the clouds unfurl...

Linn County native and U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., kicked off his gubernatorial campaign in Southeast Kansas. Brownback and his running mate Jeff Colyer, a reconstructive plastic surgeon from Overland Park, stopped in Fort Scott Friday afternoon to talk about their goals for the campaign...

The theme of the annual Good Ol' Days celebration, a late 1800s-style street fair which concluded Sunday, represents exactly what United States Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., would like to see Kansas residents and all Americans get back to in the future...