Stories of this week
I thought it was a little tough to get very excited about the final games of the NCAA basketball tournament this year. With no Kansas teams anywhere in sight, it wasn't much fun. They could have had Dick Vitale whining from the announcer's chair for all the interest I had in what was going on.
Peabody Main Street Association had its annual year-end evaluation this week. The folks from the state office make a trek around to all the Main Street communities once a year to review and critique their programs, make suggestions for improvement, and sometimes say, "Well done!" Peabody Main Street got some critical comments that surprised no one. But this time there also was some good feedback, words of encouragement, and even a few rave reviews. Congratulations to those who have helped turn the program around.
And speaking of change, this is the week we vote for new school board members, a new mayor, and city council. I hope you all made it to the polls and cast your ballots. If you don't vote, you can't complain about the way the election turned out. If you did vote, your future caterwauling is acceptable, even encouraged — knock yourself out.
The Geezer Group members at Food Mart are getting a little puffed up about all the notoriety they are achieving in the newspaper. Soon I will have to move them off the editorial page and put them in the social news or the community calendar. You know, "Geezer float committee to meet Monday in Harold's driveway" or "Geezers organize Red Cap Society chapter." Several members took a day trip excursion to the Veterans Affairs office at Emporia last week and very nearly got themselves ejected from a Popeye's Chicken establishment. You will have to ask them what happened. As of Friday they were still laughing so hard they couldn't talk about it. My intention was to perhaps work up a brief travel column about their experience, but I can't write it if they can't tell it. Perhaps I can't write it even if they do tell it. This is a family newspaper after all.
— SUSAN MARSHALL
