The newspaper of my youth is closing. I was born here in Washington County, but spent my elementary and early teenage years in Hutchinson, Minn., before returning as a junior in high school.

Gardening season is underway at the Thalmann homestead. After steady consumption of post-apocalyptic reading and other entertainment, I’m committed to ramping up our home food production.

JOE PHILLIPS Dear Me... Wham.

“I don’t want to end up looking like the Kardashians.” With that statement, my grandson, Keaton, wearing a mouth and lip full of stitches totaling somewhere between 10-15, expressed his thoughts about going to a plastic surgeon. Earlier in the week, he had suffered the injury during a gym class at school.

A number of variables affect how much engaged couples will spend on their weddings. Personal preferences, location and the season in which couples get married are just some of the factors that can affect the final cost of a wedding. However, one aspect couples can count on regarding wedding spending is the reception will likely require the most significant financial investment. The Knot 2022 Real Weddings Study found that the average cost of a wedding in 2022 was $30,000. The study also found that the biggest investment couples make is the venue. Couples indicated they spent about 37 percent of their overall budget on a wedding venue. Though some couples may spend more than that and others may spend less, engaged couples currently planning their weddings should know that the cost of the venue where they will tie the knot will likely end up requiring the most significant investment of any component related to their wedding.

“Happy Holy Week”! OMG! My initial reactions to seeing Trump selling Bibles and declaring this to be ‘Happy Holy Week” were disbelief and disgust; only disgust remains because Trump is capable of anything. “Happy Holy Week” is a clear indication that the man has no understanding of Holy Week; there’s nothing “happy” about betrayal and arrest, a final last supper of Jesus and his disciples, anguished prayers in Gethsemane, the mockery, the horror of the crucifixion, and the agony of a death on the cross.

You’re a world-renown scientist on the verge of curing cancer. You’re pursuing a grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to fund extra help for the final stage of research needed to finalize the cure. You’ve been solely focused on this effort, and this effort only, for your entire career and you’ve brought many other premier scientists on staff to complete this historic medical advancement.

Publisher, Leader & Times, Liberal, Kan. The Founders were no fan of government, and yet they created perhaps the best form of government ever conceived by man.

From Carolyn Simms Republic As we make preparations during this Holy Week (Easter), please consider with me these statements from an unknown source concerning JESUS CHRIST, the SAVIOR of the world: “1) Herod couldn’t kill HIM. 2) The grave couldn’t hold HIM.

A bill in the Kansas Legislature would bar use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, better known as Food Stamps) to buy candy and soda pop, which would require permission from the federal government.