Each of the communities that we call home can claim outstanding individuals who go the extra mile when it comes to helping others. Today, we recognize one man for that role in his town. In fact, people like him so much, they’ve put his face on a semi…..
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Image a man who speaks over ten languages, can play multiple musical instruments and serenade customers with his wonderful voice. Where would you find such a person? Your local grocery store, of course…..
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As many of you know, I travel to many parts of the nation to speak to a variety of groups. I often share the story of a gentleman I interviewed several years ago at a grocery store. I must admit, if more of us put his simple steps into daily practice, we’d have more friends and more business than we?d know what to do with…..
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It is a factory that began operation over a century before England’s colonies became the United State of America. We go to a place where the water wheels still power the machines of that day…..
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There are nearly 400 national park sites in the United States. Today we visit one of the newest in the system; a place of vital importance in American history, yet a place many have never heard of…..
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Farmer’s crops can fall prey to the elements of mother nature. Heat, hail, wind and much more can destroy a crop. In 1864 it was fire that wiped out the crops and the farmsteads of many here…..
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Our history books tell us the south had many slave holding plantations in the years leading up to the Civil War. So it may be a little surprising to find such an operation here…..
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Today we may not think much about the way we vote, unless a close contest causes us to have to recount ballots and determine a winner. But the way people vote today is much different that what was experienced in the early years of this country.
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People like to have answers, and perhaps that’s what makes this phenomena so interesting. There seems to be no explaining it, no matter how hard researchers try to explain it. So what is it that has so many puzzled?
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I don’t care for stories about evil and gruesomeness at Halloween, yet a spooky tale may be in order. For such a story, you can venture to southwest Missouri where a centuries old legend has people still searching for answers. It’s a story with world wide fame…..
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George Strait once sang that he had some oceanfront property in Arizona and if you’d buy that he’d throw the Golden Gate in free. This Arizona town isn’t exactly on the ocean, but much of its existence depended on it…..
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Before bridges crossed rivers, communities often relied upon ferries to carry people and supplies. In some cases, those ferry operators were able to build thriving businesses. Two such men lived in the middle of a vast desert…..
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Yuma, Arizona is in the Sonora dessert. The annual average rainfall is about three inches per year. So it is a bit ironic that it is a river here that made the outpost a city and made those who stayed some of the wealthiest in the pioneering southwest…..
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It may have seemed this famous western showman had married the wrong woman. After all, his bride was a city girl who didn’t grow up around horses and cowboy life. It turned out that she might have been the better cowboy of the pair…
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“Being older than the rest of you I’m asked to advise you from time to time as the need arises…..” It’s the beginning of the advisor’s part in the FFA Opening Ceremonies. This man will recite the part for the final time as National Advisor. He says it’s about much more than words spoken to a huge audience…..
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Dr. Larry Case became National FFA Advisor in 1984, but perhaps his most memorable day as an advisor at any level came n January of 1967. That day is still etched in the memories of all who were there…..
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The National FFA Convention is in Indianapolis this week, and this will be the last such event for Dr. Larry Case as National FFA Advisor. After reciting his advisor’s part for 27 years at the national level, he will retire at year’s end. We visit with him about his road to the position…..
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Today you could get a ticket if you don’t drive on your side of the road. Worse yet, you could have a head on collision. But in 1917, Dr. June McCarroll could not get drivers to understand what seems so obvious today. She took matters into her own hands and no doubt, you’ve seen what resulted…..
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Today we’re back in Hutchinson, KS and say hello to our listeners on KWBW. I can attest to what folks there already know…the space museum here will rival any you’ll find elsewhere in the nation…..
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Where can you find the largest collection of Soviet space artifacts on display in the world? The answer is in a most unexpected place…..
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