Make space for ‘Office’ companion, ‘1619 Project’
In search of something good to read? USA TODAY’s Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases. 1.
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Encanto
‘Encanto’ Rated: PG for some thematic elements and mild peril. Star rating: eee out of 5 There is so much to enjoy about “Encanto” – the songs, the gorgeous animation, the cultural traditions.
New England for the holidays
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve – whatever is to be celebrated at the Northern Hemisphere’s darkest time of the year, it is done with plenty of lights and good cheer at these 10 hotels.
Area redistricting meeting locations announced
This week the Kansas Legislative Research Department announced a series of town hall meetings f for community feedback for redistricting efforts would go on, despite the Legislature meeting in a special session called by members to discuss federal COVID-19 mandates.
Healthcare navigators assisting with open enrollment
In 2014, a man in his fifties showed up at GraceMed Health Clinic in Wichita, asking about his options for buying health insurance. He hadn’t bothered with coverage before.
Schmidt wants ag-gag law reinstated
Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a formal request Wednesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that struck down a Kansas law restricting recordings at industrial farming sites.
Casey’s heroics for Kansas against Texas help lead to NIL deal
LAWRENCE — Jared Casey is sitting at a table Tuesday inside an Applebee’s in Lawrence, running through his lines. “I’m going to Applebee’s,” Casey says into a camera.
‘The Sauce Boss’
MANHATTAN — Reggie Stubblefield isn’t much for labels, and for good reason. Given his all-purpose role on Kansas State’s defense, it would be hard for him to keep track.
Area artists exhibit to open
The art of McPherson County artisans Ann Zerger and Chip Parker will be taking to an outdoor stage this winter, when the duo's "Parallels" opens fully at Dyck Arboretum of the Plains. Zerger and Parker are behind Prairie Works Design Inc., a Moundridgebased studio.
Make space for ‘Office’ companion, ‘1619 Project’
1. “The 1619 Project,” created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine (One World, nonfiction) What it’s about: A dramatic expansion of The New York Times Magazine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 project containing essays, poems and photos that explore the legacy of slavery in America and key moments of struggle and resistance.