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Christmas Day? Last week I posted what I called "a special Christmas" blog, but one reader inquired on face book why I though...

Lest We Forget Last week's post examined "What Makes America Great?" with the focus on our Constitution and the unique fo...

Some of you who follow this blog may not realize that I am a published author of two books, one published by a university press and the...

Photo Credit:  Larry Fenwick Last Monday evening was an Art Walk in Pratt, Kansas, and although it is primarily for artists, photogr...

Happy Thanksgiving      Happy Thanksgiving from our home! The family farm to which my husband and I have retired has hos...

From The Pratt Tribune The same week I began this series about the role of muckrakers and the important role they have played in pri...

There is an old saying:  "There are lies, and then there are damn lies."  Last week's post quoted Machiavelli, writing, ...

Muckraking is generally applied to searching out the truth about individuals and events, but can the importance of muckraking be applied to...

This post will share what brought me to the idea of exploring the history of muckraking and its current status.  You will probably be surpr...

From the late 1800s and the early 1900s, muckraking journalists deserve credit for exposing many social wrongs--political, corporate, coal ...

Reform-minded journalist had existed during earlier years of the 1800s, but as the century drew to a close a new crop of journalists know...

Nelly Bly Wealth had great power and influence in America in the 1800s, not terribly unlike today.  While farmers struggled to survive,...

One of Isaac's favorite authors Among the first things that appealed to me about Isaac was his love for books.  I have written abou...