Opinion: Value of a Free Press

Mid-morning January 1, 2018, on my way home from the store in Sheridan Lake, I stopped and counted the airliner vapor trails crisscrossing the sky above. There were 24. Seventeen years ago, when I spent some time in Russia with an agronomy professor friend, we were the only airliner arriving. When we left, we were the only plane leaving, and Moscow is a very large city of over 12 million. This is why this volume of airline traffic was so noticed by me.

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Thoughts, Things, and Trivia by Jack – September 5, 2023

Kit Carson Day was this past weekend with a decent attendance, the barbeque was scrumptious, the rodeo was entertaining, especially the little cowpokes and the melodrama was a big hit. 

The last festival Kiowa County Fair is this week, so summer is nearing its run for this year in the manner that I remember from my growing up period. 

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Grace Lutheran Church Weekly Devotion - Matthew 16:21–28

Matthew 16:21–28

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” 23But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me.

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Southeast Colorado Class 3A Girls Softball – August 28-September 2, 2023

Monday, August 28

#6 University vs Limon

  • University 8
  • Limon 0

Tuesday, August 29

#21 La Junta vs Pueblo South

  • La Junta 4
  • Pueblo South 8

#11 Lamar vs #16 Rocky Ford

  • Lamar 21
  • Rocky Ford 7

Thursday, August 31

Burlington vs #11 Lamar

  • Burlington 3
  • Lamar 19

Friday, September 1

#1 Eaton vs #12 Wiley

  • Eaton 9
  • Wiley 0

#6 U

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