There’s nothing like the beckoning open road, especially when there’s nostalgia involved. And there’s...
Kansas
When it comes to the Underground Railroad in Lawrence, Kansas, misconceptions abound. Take the...
This would be the capital if Kansas had been admitted as a slave...
My first years of public education, in the 1960s, were at all-white elementary schools...
I suppose every town has its well-known eccentrics, but few leave a legacy more...
It’s easy to get depressed by today’s news and seemingly unbridgeable political divide. But...
I was asked to write about my hometown for the Explore Lawrence website. We...
I’ve ridden trains around the world–Europe on a rail pass too many times to...
It happened just a block from where I live. Men brandishing firearms burst into...
When time or money prevent me from traveling farther, like across the Pacific or...
When I was asked by USA Today to contribute to an article on beaches...
