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Whether you prefer to travel by car, motorcycle, bicycle or maybe even horse — there's something for nearly everyone's taste to check out in Kansas. Let "A Day Away" be your guide to investigating the nooks and crannies of the Sunflower State.
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- Plant bulbs for spring treat
- November 22, 2009
- To plant a daffodil or tulip bulb is to plant a promise of spring, even as snowflakes and cooler temperatures beckon all but the hardiest gardeners indoors…
- Toys often precede inventions
- November 22, 2009
- Children’s toys mirror real life, and small cookstoves were made in every era. You can find toy Victorian iron stoves, 1930s toy enameled models and toy microwaves with stainless steel fronts. All these toys are collected today…
- Tips for mailing holiday packages
- November 22, 2009
- It’s thrilling to get a package in the mail, but not so great if the box looks as though it has been through the mulcher.
- Boomer Girl Diary: Puppy’s business becomes emotionally draining
- November 22, 2009
- I am standing in the backyard, shivering beneath an umbrella, watching my puppy experience her first snow.
- Critter Care: ‘Hoarders’ of pets may not fit preconceived notions
- November 22, 2009
- OK, admit it: You collect something.
- More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
- November 22, 2009
- The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
- What’s the ideal prayer for Thanksgiving?
- November 21, 2009
- Rev. Josh Longbottom and Rev. Maria Campbell give their takes on the ideal prayer for Thanksgiving.
- Table of contents: Food adds spice to creative centerpieces
- November 21, 2009
- The food may be the crowning glory of any Thanksgiving table, but an imaginative centerpiece on the holiday table can whet the appetite and make a meal memorable.
- TV evergreens have Santa splitting heirs
- November 21, 2009
- Even the most forgettable Christmas movie says something about the time in which it was made. Long before the real estate bubble burst, Kelsey Grammer starred in the fascinatingly preposterous 2002 TV movie “Mr. St. Nick” (7 p.m., today, Hallmark).
- Net Worth: Failed handymen the subject of visual mockery on Web
- November 20, 2009
- I’m not good at fixing things. Sure, I can set up a home stereo system or program a VCR, but tasks that fall into the “handyman” realm are a continual mystery.
- Canned pumpkin in short supply
- November 20, 2009
- The holidays may not be so sweet this year.
- When keeping it real means keeping it fake
- November 20, 2009
- Decades of Christmas specials have established a set of standards to live up to, or down to, as in the case of “Larry the Cable Guy’s Hula-Palooza Christmas Luau” (8 p.m., CMT).
- Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA
- November 20, 2009
- For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation’s air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.
- ‘Terror in Mumbai’ difficult to watch
- November 19, 2009
- As chilling as any horror movie, “Terror in Mumbai” (7 p.m., HBO) recalls a cold-blooded assault on India’s largest city that left 170 dead and more than 300 wounded.
- Leggo my Eggo! Waffles in short supply
- November 19, 2009
- Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at two of the four plants that make them.
- What do I do with… Sweet potatoes
- November 18, 2009
- Underneath all that Thanksgiving jazz is a nutritional powerhouse that is comfortable being enjoyed a myriad of ways. Yes, it’s sweet potato season.
- ‘Pink’ turkey is no cause to push the plate away
- November 18, 2009
- I know that the color “pink” in cooked turkey meat raises a red flag to many diners and cooks.
- Poll: Americans say sometimes it isn’t easy being green
- November 18, 2009
- Sometimes it’s easier to think green than be green.
- Double Take: Teen wants to delay plans for college
- November 17, 2009
- Dear Dr. Wes and Samantha: I am frustrated with my son. Now is the time to be submitting his college applications, and he is telling me now that he wants to lay out a year…
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