A Spirit of Love

by RICK DANLEY // February 1, 2019 There was a day in the middle 1950s when Spencer Ambler betrayed his instinct and agreed to join his friends at the Silver Grill Restaurant in Chanute. “All the kids said, ‘Let’s go to the Silver Grill,’” remembered Ambler. “I said, ‘No, I don’t want to go.’” But … Continue reading A Spirit of Love

Barnett for Gov.

by RICK DANLEY // August 12, 2017 CHANUTE — The summer has hardly reached its down-curve and already a string of Kansas politicians are launching themselves across this imperfect rectangle in their 2018 run for governor. Topeka physician and former state senator Jim Barnett met with local residents and healthcare professionals at the Neosho Regional Medical … Continue reading Barnett for Gov.

On Brownback

by RICK DANLEY // April 22, 2015 CHANUTE — Having heard that Gov. Sam Brownback would be addressing a group of business leaders Tuesday morning at a reception hall in downtown Chanute, four participants from the local Circles Out of Poverty program assembled outside the building’s entrance to protest the substance of recent legislation. Their … Continue reading On Brownback