Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Lynn Schneider, Garden of Eden, Lucas KS

Nothing keeps a man vital more than a consuming obsession except, perhaps, a wife a third his age. S.P. Dinsmoor had both. The Civil War veteran and pioneer to the Kansas plains began building his elaborate home in Lucas, KS … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “We will either live tomorrow or we will merely exist. It is our choice.” Bobby, Owner of District Cycles, Perkins OK How will we live tomorrow? “It’s always a goal to wake with an open … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Vanessa Everhart, Bennington KS

Vanessa Everhart owns a library. Not just a collection of books that lines a wall in her living room, though her house is ripe with books. Vanessa owns the Bennington Community Library, a former Episcopal church she bought for one … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Allen Ungerer, Pueblo CO

In his youth, Allen Ungerer had two close calls with death. At age twelve he contracted necrotizing fasciitis in his right leg. His shin is a twig, but the infection stopped and he didn’t have his leg amputated. Then in … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Margaret and Ashton Lambdie, Lawrence, K

An evening with Margaret and Ashton Lambdie leaves me pondering the meaning of the term ‘traditional.’ By some definitions, the fellow Nebraskans who met at Hastings College, got married after graduation, and are active members of what Margaret calls the … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Brian McMillan, Kansas City, MO

“Before my injury I didn’t cry in my beer too much if I didn’t get into grad school or my girlfriend left me. There was always another chance. Now my perspective has changed. I was the guy on the plane … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tracy Kyle, Richmond, MO

Tracy Kyle works the room like she owns the place. Which she does. Ushering elderly women to their booths, clearing tables, filling waters, and greeting customers – most by their first name – the entire time. “I’ve got the biggest … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Mat Qazi, Columbia, MO

There’s a pattern in how people respond to the question, “How will we live tomorrow?” especially among those with an analytical bent. An initial rebuff, that the question is too broad. Then intrigue about the specific words, ‘we’ and ‘tomorrow,’ … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “Learning from yesterday.” Billy Fallon, Booker T Washington High School for the Performing Arts Dallas TX How will we live tomorrow? “I’ve been thinking about this question and I keep coming back to being a … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Corliss and Carl Thorn, Ferguson, MO

“The first time Carl told me a cyclist was coming to stay with us, I thought, ‘You invited a stranger to our house? Are you crazy?’ This guy from Korea showed up, his bicycle needed repair; he wound up staying … Continue reading

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