Dear Editor, On March 19, 2025, the City Commissioners unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2025-3234 regarding parking. It became effective October 1, 2025. The decision was not an easy one and has …
Democracy on the line. If you have not noticed our democracy is on the line, you haven’t been paying attention. It is being eroded by power and greed. Those with power and wealth are …
Dear Editor: Thank you Senator Bowers and Blade News Director Olivia Bergmeier for the factual report on the upcoming vote concerning the Kansas Supreme Court and how judges are selected. …
Dear Editor: I still have to wonder how seriously Trump and his administration are taking their jobs. I have some serious questions for a very unserious Trump. …
Why our pharmacy doors will be locked on February 4 To the Editor, On Wednesday, February 4, when you walk by AuBurn Pharmacy, you will see a sign on our door explaining that we are closed for …
Dear Editor. I am looking forward to using the elevated walking track at the Activity …
Dear Editor, IMPACT TODAY. TRANSFORM TOMORROW. These are the words I see every morning when I open the door to my office at the Community Foundation for Cloud County. As Executive Director, …
To the Editor: As a proud member of the Concordia community, I'm writing to express my strong support for the proposed Community Activities Center at Rasure Field. This facility is far more …
Dear Editor, What I hear is that there is nothing to do in Concordia and that there is no place to have activities. That is what I hear adults say. It must be a different Concordia from the one …
Hebrews 11:11 says that, "By faith Abraham, even though he was past age—and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the …
James 4:7-8 says, "Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you." There are two parts of this verse: run toward God and run …
1 Kings 19:1-14 I will be the first to admit, I cannot stand detours! I do not want to take a side road that leads to another side road to eventually get to my destination. But you want to know …
The Blade-Empire, My husband and I moved from the Bay Area in California to retire here in Concordia. We quickly fell in love with this friendly community, the excellent healthcare, the …
Recently, I ran across a website listing quotes from young children. One three-year-old boy said, “The dinner part of my stomach is full, but the dessert part of my stomach still has …
You know the end of the story. You have known ever since page one. The rich mogul was killed by the butler. The butler did it. The butler has that squinty eye, and you know just from his …
Wednesday September 3 was my day to set with a friend in the hospital for 12 hours - 7 to 7. A commitment now in month 3. I was there to encourage and help them drink water and eat; to ensure …
Shhh… don’t tell anybody, but the theory of evolution is collapsing. Evolution has it all figured out except for these few niggly little details. They know everything except …
I have some flowers in front of my house—scrawny, stunted, dwarf flowers a third the size they ought to be. They’re short because I did not water them nearly often enough. I water them …
I have some flowers in front of my house: scrawny, stunted, dwarf flowers a third the size they ought to be. They’re short because I don’t water them nearly often enough. I water them …
Carol Fellin is an 80-year-old grandmother who has some advice for young mothers of the next generation. She writes … “Young mother/young father, the day your first child was born …