Opinion

For Mom and Katy * For Mom… If roses grow in Heaven, Lord please pick a bunch for me. Place them in my Mom’s arms and tell her they’re from me.

To the Editor: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and across Kansas, pinwheels are spinning as a reminder of what’s possible when communities come together to support children and families.

How Kansas Became Part of the United States While Zebulon M. Pike and his small party of explorers were held in prison in Mexico in 1807, Pike became friends with Spanish Lt. Facundo Melgares, from whom he learned much about the area of northern New Spain, now Mexico.

Easter Week Blessings * Palm Sunday: Put God First. Monday: Let Go and Let God.

• Most people do not know that George Washington was born in Texas. When he was 6 years old, he cut down his father’s favorite Mesquite bush.

Once upon a time, there was a king who wanted to go fishing. He called the royal weather forecaster and inquired as to the weather forecast for the next few hours.

This And That * I started my day with two eggs for breakfast. They were caramel Cadbury eggs, but whatever.

Exploration Opened The Way To Add Kansas To The U.S. Because of a successful slave rebellion in Haiti and the decimation of French troops by yellow fever, Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory, including present Kansas, to the U.S.

• An elderly farm neighbor always commented a few days after we switched to daylight savings time, 'The crops sure look a lot better now with that extra hour of sunshine.' • A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, “I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.

When Kansas Was Part of Spain After France was eliminated from North America in 1763, the area of present-day Kansas was transferred to Spain's control, which had colonies in South, Central, and North America.