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UAW Wins at Ford 

By Edwin Buiter  The United Auto Workers have begun to make major headway in its strike against the big three auto manufacturers. After systematically expanding the strike on Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the UAW came to a tentative deal with Ford on Oct. 25.   The deal with Ford includes a...
By Cal Bieler https://youtu.be/vEPzaQgDsq0 Cal Bieler walks us through with a fun fact about each day in November.
By Cal Bieler “Minecraft,” the popular sandbox game released in 2011, just held its sixth Mob Vote, and the community made their feedback heard. Mojang, the creators of “Minecraft,” created the Mob Vote to let fans influence what is added to the game. Mojang designs three entities, called mobs, to potentially add to the...
By Tara Feeney Jo Bejar's love for autocross was first discovered as a child. Her parents, who built vintage Porsches together, would autocross them when they were finished being restored. They would take Bejar with them, and having grown up in the community, she inevitably discovered she enjoyed it, too. She gradually got into...
By Tara Feeney Formula 1 is a European sport with a relatively small American audience for a long time. NASCAR has long since dominated our racing channels and interest. However, from 2018 to 2022, the average viewership for Formula 1 in America has grown from 500 thousand to roughly 1.4 million. Because of that...
Press Release Alternative Christmas Gift Market (in McPherson) 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023  Contact person: Austin Regier, 316-218-7763  After three years of operating virtually, McPherson’s Alternative Christmas Gift Market is returning as a live event. 
By Natalia Ahrens  On Oct. 7, 2023, the political party that governs Palestine, Hamas, shocked the world by launching 3,000-5,000 rockets into Israel, and also led a ground offensive into Israel, attacking military bases and civilians. There were many Israeli people who were either killed, or taken back to Gaza as hostages. Israel’s response...
By Max Brucks  They’re playing basketball, we love that basketball. The NBA season tips off Tuesday, Oct. 24 and it should be a fantastic 82-game season. From Denver looking to repeat as NBA champions to possibly the best prospect to play in the NBA since LeBron James. The West may be as competitive as...
By Mia Birkes  Those interested in hockey may recall last season’s LGBTQ controversies. Throughout the season, as teams held Pride Nights, sported specialty Pride jerseys and wrapped sticks in Pride Tape brand rainbow tape, a handful of players protested on account of personal and religious objections, beginning with Ivan Provorov. As a result, some...
By Sofia Ramirez  As a first-time freshman going to McPherson College and being an out-of-state student, it has been hard adjusting to new environments. Where some of us are from, we often have a very wide variety of options when it comes to food. However, here there aren’t as many places as back home....