I landed a great assignment to write an article for the official program of the U.S. Women’s Open Championship when it was held at Prairie Dunes Country Club near Hutchinson, Kan., in 2002. I wrote a profile of Juli Inkster, who had won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at the same golf Read more…
This profile was published in Kansas Alumni magazine. Coleman now big dog in custom motorcycles In the mid-1970s, Sheldon Coleman whizzed around Mount Oread on a small-engine dirt bike; the little cycle was his sole transportation for his first two years in Lawrence, and he never lost his passion for Read more…
This profile was published in Kansas Alumni magazine. Mike Stout takes admiral helm Mike Stout puts his pants on one leg at a time, just like everybody else. But only 28 people have ever put on official Admiral Windwagon Smith pants. For 10 straight days in the middle of May, Read more…
This profile was published in Kansas Alumni magazine in 2001. Turgeon enjoys new hoops home in Kansas When Mark Turgeon left Kansas eight years ago, he had no idea that the rest of the country didn’t share Kansans’ passion for basketball. In his second season with Jacksonville State (Ala.), Turgeon 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…