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Vista Drive In welcoming Wildcat fans since 1964

May 10, 2010

By Eryn Woofter When the Kansas State Wildcats play at home, fans pack the Vista Drive In from sunup to sundown. Some have been coming since the place opened in 1964. Others are newcomers. “It’s like walking into the basement of my parent’s old house,” describes Rachel Kimminau, a student at Kansas State University and [...]

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The Tioga: Chanute’s historical gem

May 10, 2010

By Melissa Taylor Dancing and fine dining at the Tioga Inn was the talk of the town on Saturday nights. Young couples dressed in their finest, coming from all areas of Southeast Kansas to socialize. Much like today’s bars and clubs, the Tioga Inn, now known as Tioga Suites, created a carefree and happy get-a-way [...]

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Review: Spice

May 6, 2010

Spice, The History of a Temptation By Jack Turner Alfred A. Knopf 2004 By Erin White Jack Turner stated, “And so it remained until the sixteenth century, when at last the discoverers chipped away at the great edifices of medieval ignorance and fantasy, dragging the realms of spice and gold into the prosaic light of [...]

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