Getting familiar iwth prolific author Neil Gaiman
He’s won more awards and honors than most people could ever imagine. Among those honors are a World Fantasy Award, a Nebula Award, a Carnegie Medal, a Hugo Award, a Newbery Medal, a Ray Bradbury Award,...
View ArticleFamilial experiences in Paris across time
Edward Rutherford, a most satisfying novelist, writes historical fiction, tending toward epics. “Sarum” is Exhibit A. Other of his books, which can approach 1,000 pages and aren’t long enough, include...
View ArticleThe accomplishments, and failures, of our least-remembered presidents
Dozens of books have been written on the greatest American presidents. Amazon has nearly 700 entries for FDR, and well past 1,000 for either Lincoln or Washington. Biographers of the stature of Doris...
View ArticleApologies are overrated
I understand that apologies are the right thing to say. If I stole your favorite CD, I’m supposed to apologize. You’re supposed to forgive me. The world keeps on spinning. What if I don’t want to...
View ArticleLocal mother, businesswoman’s world is turned upside down with cancer diagnosis
Aricca Wallace had it all under control. Then, in a moment, everything changed. July 1, 2011, a Friday. Late morning. Her phone buzzed; she answered as she sat in her red Nissan Murano in the parking...
View ArticleChamps crowned at Kaw Valley
Jacobs Crawley was in Manhattan for about 90 minutes Saturday night. That’s all he needed to come away with a share of the saddle bronc title at the Kaw Valley Rodeo, riding Summer Wages for a score of...
View ArticleCats land five football commitments
In a huge one-day haul for the Kansas State football program — led by new wide receivers coach Andre Coleman — the Wildcats earned five commitments for the 2014 class. All five players are rated as...
View ArticleK-State announces 2013 Hall of Fame class
Kansas State will honor a group of 10 individuals with induction into its athletics hall of fame this October, school officials announced Friday. The 2013 class of the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame —...
View ArticleDepressing ‘Fruitvale Station’ has some problems
The new cinematic recreation “Fruitvale Station” presents those interested in movies with a couple of major problems. One is that the based-on-a-true-story plot itself is grindingly depressing. When a...
View ArticleK-State seeks tastiest steaks
The American Royal Association and Kansas State University Olathe are looking for the best-tasting steak and are inviting beef producers from across the nation to submit rib-eye steaks for the...
View ArticleMargaret Vaughn
Margaret L. Vaughn, 85, a longtime Manhattan resident, died July 28, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleLocal doctor takes control of KU Med
Manhattan native and Kansas State University graduate Lou Wetzel has been elected chief of staff at the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan. Dr. Wetzel joined The University of Kansas...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty in first-degree murder case
A not guilty plea was entered Monday for the suspect in an April shooting that left one man dead. Matthew Wilson, 43, was arrested after a deadly shooting April 7 where he allegedly entered his...
View ArticleCommon sense can help avoid problems with guns
To the Editor: There is a joke going around that before you say something bad about someone, you should walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets upset, he’s a mile away and barefoot. ...
View ArticleStand-your-ground laws give law-abiding a chance
To the Editor: Just a passing comment on Nolan Carlson’s comments in Sunday’s edition of the Man-hattan Mercury on conflict reso-lution and the use of firearms. Dr Carlson states that stand-your-ground...
View ArticleSpecial session should be brief
It would be nice if the Kansas Legislature’s “Hard 50” special session doesn’t last much more than 72 hours when it convenes Sept. 3. The session, called by Gov. Sam Brownback at the request of...
View ArticleA little help keeping her mother’s memory alive
For many years, Eula Mae Hedman saved a set of fabric squares with flowers her mother had hand-painted in hopes of turning them into a quilt. Hedman said she had been looking for someone to put them...
View ArticleLawmakers respond to ‘hard 50’ proposal
Local lawmakers are comfortable with Governor Sam Brownback’s call for a special session to amend the state’s “hard 50” law. There is some concern, however, about whether the session’s purpose might be...
View ArticleCitizens speak out against proposed public building commission
Two more members of the public Monday opposed the creation of a proposed public building commission. Ralph Wahl and Curt Porter addressed Riley County commissioners during the public comment section of...
View Article2013 K-State Athletics Hall of Fame class
Yana Dorodnova Women’s tennis 1996-98 Advanced the farthest of any Wildcat in school history in the NCAA Division-I Women’s Tennis Singles Championships, as she reached the quarterfinals of the 1998...
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