By Peggy Bair Laura Chalk, She’s Jazz Fine Telling an introvert artist to stay at home during a pandemic is like the story of Briar Rabbit “Oh PLEASE – Don’t throw me in the briar bush!” So when Leavenworth resident Laura Chalk had to pull back on working two jobs, she quickly drew from her experience. Her deep roots in the Heartland over the years … Continue reading In Tune with a Good Life
By Peggy Bair KCK Teacher Finds Inspiration in the Slow Lane The stay-at-home order for Kansas may be especially tough for the state’s extroverts. For Sarah Fahnestock Williams of Kansas City, KS, hitting the brakes in her on-the-go lifestyle has been hard. “I have always been a social butterfly. I’ve always gone out and about with friends. The biggest change for me has just been … Continue reading A Dotte of Happiness
Togetherness suits Diggs family just fine. By Peggy Bair The Diggs family in Leavenworth, KS is looking for the silver lining in the lockdown that has put their six family members inside one roof for several weeks. The closeknit military family of six staying in together during the pandemic likely has good reason to be grateful for their close ties. “This has really forced us … Continue reading It’s a Family Affair
“Even as a Christian, I hear people say ‘Pray about it.’ but I say faith without works is dead. We gotta being praying and moving at the same time.” Continue reading Heartland Giving Brings Hope and Help
“How come we were so unprepared? Not just the U.S. but EVERYBODY. We’ve been dealing with viral attacks every year for 10-15 years because we’ve had SARS, MERS, Ebola, swine flu, bird flu – it happens. We deal with it every year. How were we not ready for this?” Keuhl asked. Continue reading Tensions Rise in Push to “ReOpen”
Conversations in the Heartland as Kansas and Missouri weigh how to open up the states’ economies again Part ONE – A recap of the past month, a county official explains PHE, protesters, a survivalist and an economist With stay-at-home orders in both Kansas and its neighboring state Missouri, the effort to “flatten the curve” for spreading the COVID-19 pandemic followed advice from health experts: close down … Continue reading Opening Up the Heartland in a COVID-19 World
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