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This is the mission statement for the Yakima Herald-Republic: “To provide the most relevant news and information essential to promoting civic engagement, public accountability and ‘quality of life’ for our
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A Journey Through Kansas by Charles B Boynton and T. B. Mason was published in 1855. The Kansas and Nebraska Territory had been prominent in the news which served to
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Wouldn’t you agree that America is in crisis and in need of healing? Someone has described America this way: We are witnessing the crumbling of our culture, clashes in our
Read moreEvery year over Memorial Day weekend, graduates of Wilson High School gather at the town’s parish hall to celebrate the past and catch up with friends, many of whom they
Read moreChange is in the air. Children have grown over the summer and are starting the new school year a little more grown up. The promise of sunny, brisk days makes
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In September of 1854 Charles B. Boynton and T. B. Mason crossed Missouri’s western border into the newly organized Kansas Territory. Their experiences were published one year later in the
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As the year of 1860 drew to a close the division of the United States appeared to be a looming certainty. The election of Abraham Lincoln drew a line in
Read moreGov. Laura Kelly gets credit for her attempt to end the so-called Border War between Kansas and Missouri by directing the state’s economic development agencies to stop poaching jobs from
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