By Jeremy Gulley In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell claims that the trick to being successful is not to just work hard, but to work really hard. He states that successful people don’t work harder than other people, they work “much, much, much harder than most people.” This is not good news for us if [...]
By Katie McDougal A dream that began prior to February of 2011 has now become a reality. Along about that time Mary Kay Johns began thinking about the possibility of a café in Lane. In conversation with Garry Crouch, she found he had also thought along the same lines. They put their heads together and [...]
By Kevin Gray After her birth in 1952, Maxine Goodwin of Lane remembers a childhood growing up in what, even then, she knew was an historic house. Our family, Goodwin said, always knew the house was old and historic. “As a child I remember how my parents and family referred to it as being 100 [...]
Photo by Chrissy Rayl Aaron Manes goes under the bar to win the student limbo competition during the skating assembly at Trojan Elementary.
By Shirley Erickson 100 Years Ago Henry J. Walthall came in from Trinidad, Colo., Sunday to move his family to that city, where he has a position as conductor with the Colorado Southern. There is quite a colony of former Osawatomie people there. We recall, G.E. Moore, Mrs. George Reese, formerly Miss Gussie Giller of [...]
William F. Ford March 17, 1946 – Jan. 13, 2012 William F. Ford, 65, Osawatomie, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at his home. He was born March 17, 1946, in Louisburg, the sixth of the 11 children of Burley and Neomia Ford. Mr. Ford worked for Gary Hauer at Hauer Turf Farm before retiring in [...]
In the Muslim tradition the hijab, or head scarf, is supposed to show modesty and offer protection in public space. Modesty is a virtue in the Christian and Jewish traditions, too. In fact, in the last few weeks we have been surrounded by images of the Virgin Mary wearing a head covering. The Virgin Mary, [...]
By Jeremy Gulley Since President Obama’s speech in Osawatomie on December 6th, I have received many emails and heard many opinions from people on both sides of the political spectrum. It seems that everyone has something to say about the President’s visit and the ideas he presented, and find it necessary to share that opinion [...]
By Israel Gulley As an eighth grader with a lot of life ahead of me, I want to know that getting an education will affect my future and that it is not a waste of time. When I went to see Barack Obama last Tuesday, I learned that he does care about education. He said [...]