I was in Kansas City in November gathering research for travel articles and had the chance to visit a friend who works at The American Royal. I left the Kansas City Stockyards in the West Bottoms area that is west of downtown close to 5 p.m., and as I was driving Read more…
I read a lot about animal welfare and animal rescue because it’s an area of interest to me. One day I read an article about a recreational pilot using his small airplane to take some dogs from one part of the U.S. where they weren’t likely to get adopted to Read more…
I wrote this feature about a pair of small sister companies in Clinton, Mo., that saw a gap in the market and filled it. Aircraft operators and airframe manufacturers rely on Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) and Central Airmotive for interior components like seats, tables, toilets or cabinets. Through the years the Read more…
This one was a lot of fun because I don’t get to write these articles often — a feature on an individual who flies simply for the love of flying and openly shares his story. (Most of my features are about businesses using an airplane as a business tool.) Meet Read more…
The animals were cooperative when we visited Sedgwick County Zoo on Nov. 2. I got some great images of 4-month-old Amur tiger cubs and a 6-week-old Grevy’s zebra, among others. Here are a selection of my favorites from this visit: And here’s a collection of photos of the Amur Read more…