When it comes to the Underground Railroad in Lawrence, Kansas, misconceptions abound. Take the...
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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...
There’s nothing like the beckoning open road, especially when there’s nostalgia involved. And there’s...
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...
