Access to health care is a problem in the United States, but Kansas is well down the road to 100 percent access to oral health care, thanks to the commitment and vision of a few individuals.

Current economic woes are bad enough, and made worse by news media and national leaders that feed biased information to the public.

Raku pottery by Alan Kirby is on view during November in the Beverly J. Corcoran Gallery in the lobby of Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium.

Carolynn Burns loves drawing, loves color and loves scuba diving in the Caribbean.

While he may have considered other careers while he was growing up, there was little doubt that Joe Fowler would eventually go into banking.

Ray Hamblin, Franklin, is good at making things.

The old saying was that the army traveled on its stomach. In modern times, the army travels by gas tank.

Several Pittsburg State University students are trying to help end a horrible war in Africa.

World War II veteran Bill Kovacic is proud of his town of Arma.

Susan Knell has been an educator all her life. Now she’s teaching a lifesaving new lesson.

An assistant professor in the Pittsburg State University curriculum and instruction department, she is one of 65 recent graduates of the annual WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium at Mayo Clinic. Designated as a WomenHeart Champion, she hopes to educate area women on heart health issues, including how to live a heart-healthy life and how to recognize the symptoms of heart disease.

“The Boys Are Back” is the title song of the latest CD by the Oak Ridge Boys. It’s also a fact. The veteran quartet will return to Pittsburg with its 2009 Christmas show at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium.

Sara Schifferdecker and her horse, Ralphie, have winning ways.

Kaye Lewis, artistic director of the Midwest Regional Ballet, loves portraying Cinderella’s stepsister. It makes people laugh, and she loves doing that.

A great idea and consistent excellence enabled the Girard High School FFA agricultural communications team to take first place in the National FFA Agricultural Communications Career Development Event, held during the 82nd National FFA Convention Oct. 21-24 in Indianapolis, Ind.

What is power? By definition, power is the ability to cause or create change.

The memory of a youngster who loved football lives on in an award honoring others for the fine qualities that he displayed.

Music had always been Tim Letchworth’s life, but he almost lost both in May 2008.

During the week, Ricardo Quinteros, “Riq” to his friends, works as facilities maintenance coordinator for SEK-CAP Inc.

There are a lot of misconceptions about barbershop music.

It’s been 50 years since the first Americans were killed in Vietnam, and veterans of that war are finally getting some recognition.