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Fewer workers caring for more patients at state hospitals

By Dave Ranney, KHI News Service - Feb. 21, 2012 (Editors note: Hourly State Hospital workers haven’t had a pay raise in at least 12 years and most earn less than $28,000 per year. Family insurance coverage costs over $5,000 per year for … Continue reading

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Stealing the General’s Jeep

I’m posting this because the guy who’s titled FLYING TIGERS – 14th AIR FORCE, is my Uncle Ron. Ron is a native of southeast Kansas, Born in Oswego Kansas and lived in Parsons, KS for many years. Also, it’s a … Continue reading

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Parsons City Commission Code of Conduct – proposed

 It appears that Parsons City Manager Fred Gress and Commissioner Greg York are pushing a code of conduct for our City Commissioners. This code seems to be aimed at new commissioner Frankie Barnett, since he is to our city what … Continue reading

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Tribute To A Misfit

Editors note: this is a re-post, which just seemed fitting for memorial day ~ sekanblogger  The Kinks became one of my favorite groups, but only after the release of the album Misfits in 1978. I graduated from high school that … Continue reading

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Antique Postcards ~ Broadway Street, Parsons Kansas 1924

Be sure to visit KATY DAYS  for more area history.

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POETRY OUT LOUD

SEE POETRY OUT LOUD locally. Parsons High School auditorium, Monday Feb. 8th at 7:00pm. FREE admission. Please support our local arts, especially at the high school level. Recitation and performance are major new trends in poetry. There has been a … Continue reading

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Local Entertainment – The Canadian Tenors

These gentlemen preformed last night at our local Municipal Auditorium. As all the acts from our Area Concert Association, they are world class. Had Randy Jackson been there, he would have certainly commented; “Dawgs,….You guys BLEW IT OUT DA BOX!” … Continue reading

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Happy New Year Parsons – 1924

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Antique Postcards ~ Merry Christmas Parsons

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Antique Postcards ~ The Wise Men

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