Richard Crowson: Have A Very Al Christmas
There’s a little dog that usually appears somewhere in every cartoon I draw. His name is Al and he’s a wire-haired fox terrier that we once shared our home with. Al came from a background of abuse as...
View ArticleRichard Crowson: Have Yourself A Perry Little Christmas
Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, it’s time to turn toward the season of Mr. C.
View ArticleRichard Crowson: The Wisdom Of An LED Christmas
This Christmas season we found that some of our big, bright C9 multicolored light strings weren’t working so well. So, I decided to try to be a little greener this year and bought some strings of the...
View ArticleRichard Crowson: Wishing You A Christmas Full Of Peace And Quiet
It’s a funny thing about Christmas music. Just about the time when I feel like I’ll lose my Christmas cookies if I hear one more “Fa-la-la-la-la,” the season peaks and all those songs go away for...
View ArticleRichard Crowson: Remembering
Enlarge imageListenWe still send out Christmas cards the old-fashioned, analog, low-tech, snail-mail way at my house. And we have an old, well-worn address book that gets hauled out each year for the...
View ArticleInto It: Dark Christmas
Christmas celebrations are not all light and warm as we travel around the world.Christmas in America is warm and fuzzy, stuffed with Santa, reindeer and helpful elves. We get little exposure to the...
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Vigil held for Topeka officers shot in drug deal bust; Salvation Army makes Christmas wishes come true; Brownback names his team for weight-loss challenge.Hundreds Attend Vigil For Slain Topeka...
View ArticleDonated Toys Make Christmas Brighter For Wichita Children
Thousands of families in Wichita will have a brighter Christmas this year due to donations to the Salvation Army.At the former Big Dog Motorcycle building Monday volunteers helped sort through toys to...
View ArticleInto It: Dark Christmas
Christmas celebrations are not all light and warm as we travel around the world.Christmas in America is warm and fuzzy, stuffed with Santa, reindeer and helpful elves. We get little exposure to the...
View ArticleRichard Crowson: Here Comes Christmas
Barreling relentlessly onward like some refrigerator-sized linebacker, whether we’re ready for it or not, determined to sack us many yards behind the line of scrimmage, comes Christmas.
View ArticlePast and Present: Holidays Gone Missing
During the past few years, the holiday shopping season has undergone a dramatic transformation.
View ArticlePast and Present: American Celebrations
Traditionally, Christians marked December as the season of Advent, paralleling the role of Lent before Easter. Christmas celebrations were to begin at Christmas. That practice has been under siege for...
View ArticleRichard Crowson: The Real Spirit of the Season
For too long we have suffered under the delusion that the “spirit of the season” is sweetness and love. Truth is, nowadays it’s bitterness and hate! So here’s a seasonal song to fit our times:Deck the...
View ArticleArt: Images of Santa
During the Christmas season, we are surrounded by images of Santa Claus-- yes, that jolly, rotund man with his famous white beard on a mission to deliver presents to children around the world. We see...
View ArticleRichard Crowson: Have A Very Al Christmas
There’s a little dog that usually appears somewhere in every cartoon I draw. His name is Al and he’s a wire-haired fox terrier that we once shared our home with. Al came from a background of abuse as...
View ArticleRichard Crowson: Have Yourself A Perry Little Christmas
Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, it’s time to turn toward the season of Mr. C. No, no, I’m not talking about the Claus guy. At my house “Mr. C” means Perry Como. Although I listen to Perry all year...
View ArticleRichard Crowson: The Wisdom Of An LED Christmas
This Christmas season we found that some of our big, bright C9 multicolored light strings weren’t working so well. So, I decided to try to be a little greener this year and bought some strings of the...
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