'Tis the season for stumping

In a mid-term election year you don’t get near the media inundation of political spewing that accompanies a presidential election, but that doesn’t mean there is a spewing void. It’s just a slightly smaller scale. Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Atchison County Fair wants you

We here at the Globe, encourage one and all to join the fun and at some point attend the 104th annual Atchison County Fair that commences today and continues throughout the week until Sat. Aug. 7 in Effingham. It should serve as one of the premier social events of the year. Monday, August 09, 2010

A tax by any other name

Sometimes, it’s all in the packaging. On the surface, it would appear that city leaders are holding the line with their $13.9 million budget. The budget calls for no increase to the 57.181 mill levy for 2011, which sounds nice and cheery for homeowners who can expect to see no increase in their property taxes. Monday, July 26, 2010

The balance between respecting the past and looking ahead

What happens when a community has too many resources, but not enough resources? Atchison was already a city with more buildings than local government funding could afford to maintain (nor find suitable uses for). The recent recession and corresponding state cutbacks have only exasperated the problem. Friday, July 09, 2010