This poem is in regards to the Occupy Cal Protest on Nov. 9, 2011, at U.C. Berkley during which many students and professors were beaten by police. Ten years ago Josh Anderson bore witness to my deepest shame when he called out to me while I was quickly pushing my baby stroller away from [...]
One day four men were arguing about politics. Every time that a topic would be brought up, it eventually ended up where three would agree and argue against the fourth. Try as he could, the forth man could never prevail against the “three against one, we’re right” argument. After they had argued for several minutes [...]
Where Osawatomie High School stands, John Brown Memorial Park spreads out around the John Brown Cabin and Museum Historical Site, and a battle once raged between Free Staters and Pro Slavers on Aug. 30, 1856, history has come full circle. On Aug. 31, 1910, President Theodore Roosevelt spoke to an audience of 30,000 in his [...]
Osawatomie High School’s Language Arts teachers work hard to teach students the basics and beyond of language, literature and communications. Red White and You, the 1987 Osawatomie High School annual, reported “Nouns, appositives and verbal’s, they all come flowing from text books through kindergarten to 12th grade. They abound in the language and literature classes [...]
By Jeff Gulley It was a cold shooting night for the Trojan girls to open the season at Iola Friday night. Osawatomie shot only 6-20 from the 2-point line and 1-9 from beyond the 3-point line in a 31-17 loss. The Trojans also had 21 turnovers. Tayler Soucie led the Trojans with seven points. Candice [...]
By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie/Paola boys’ swim team took second at Coffeyville Saturday in the first meet of the season. Jesse Prue took first in the 50-free with a time of 24.15, good enough to qualify for the state meet. Also taking first place was Ben Dorsett in the 200-free with a time of 2:13. [...]
By Jeff Gulley Osawatomie fell to Iola 49-43 to start the basketball season Friday night. The Trojans fell behind in the first quarter and could not catch the home team from Iola, which joined the Pioneer League this season. Osawatomie shot just 43 percent from the field and 26 percent from the three-point line in [...]
By Jeff Gulley The Osawatomie Middle School eighth grade basketball team moved a step closer to the league championship with a 27-22 win over Anderson County Monday night. The Trojans beat the Bulldogs for the third time this year and will play in the tournament championship Thursday night. Ryann Fisher scored seven points in the [...]
By Kevin Gray With hot chocolate in hand, and her granddaughter close by, Dorothy Spencer of Osawatomie spoke fondly of growing up in the country. Spencer had anticipated 7 p.m. Saturday, when the John Brown Historical Cabin and Museum would celebrate Christmas at the Adair Cabin. Trojan fifth grader Brandi Duncan had already grabbed a [...]
By Kevin Gray When the middle part of the day arrives at Osawatomie Middle School, students can be found in the gym shooting baskets or playing an assortment of fun games. Or students can chose to spend their time playing educational games in the computer labs. Others might choose to stay in their assigned classrooms [...]