Benjamin Ryder

Residential Fire: 204 & 208 Academy Ave. in Liberal

Liberal firefighters were called to 204 Academy Avenue at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday after receiving a complaint of a well-involved house fire in which ...

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How Standardized Exams Can Favor Privilege Over Potential

Congressmen’s requests to reinstate academic merit in college admissions may appear to be a neutral idea at first. We believe that these ads conceal ...

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Teachers Union, Activists Dissatisfied With Los Angeles Unified Budget

Although school officials referred to the recently adopted belt-tightening budget as a “tough compromise,” the district’s teachers union and some education activists weren’t pleased ...

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Opinion: Trump, McMahon Claim to Support Education. Funding Cuts Tell a Different Story

Regarding the federal role in education, there is a concerning paradox presented by the Trump administration and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. They advocate ...

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Early Childhood Innovation Center Shores Up Delaware’s Early Learning Workforce

Most of the staff at the Salvation Army Early Childhood Learning Center in Wilmington, Delaware, assumed a 2-year-old child couldn’t speak when she first ...

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Rattlers Win Two at Goddard

This weekend, the Liberal Rattler 18u team lost 2-2 in the Goddard tournament. The Rattlers lost to the Wichita Canes 10-4 in the evening ...

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Dodge City Finally Beats Bee Jays

In recent years, the Dodge City A’s have been dominated by the Liberal Bee Jays. Liberal has defeated their rivals from southwest Kansas ten ...

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To Bullied and Bored Teens, North Star Offers ‘Unschooling’ — and a Cup of Ramen

When Emily Harding-Morick’s daughter had a terrible first two weeks of middle school in the fall of 2016, she looked for a way out. ...

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Ruby Slipper Slide Ribbon Cutting

Liberal City Residents and guests are invited to the City of Liberal’s ribbon-cutting celebration for the brand-new Dorothy’s Slipper Slide attraction. The event will ...

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Guilford County Schools Sees Increase in Dual Enrollment

Now that summer break has arrived and graduation season is over, campuses are more tranquil. The district has witnessed a significant increase in dual ...

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