Prairie CitizenThe Mystery of the Republican FarmerLife is full of mystery. We may know why the sky is blue, but why we are here, where missing socks go, and who wrote the book of love…Jul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Prairie CitizenUsing Public Transportation Saves Our Environment — Prairie CitizenRichard L. Schmeling Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
Prairie CitizenRecess at My Country SchoolBeing required to sit for an hour and a half at a school desk was tolerated only by the fact that after that time we were liberated by…May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Prairie CitizenIn the Dark Times, Will There Be Singing?In the dark times Will there also be singing? — Bertolt BrechtApr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
Prairie CitizenA Country School EducationMy country school was about two miles from home, if you went by county road. I usually cut across a cultivated field, which shortened the…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Prairie CitizenCrane Migration, Platte RiverI am in danger of forgetting the cranes, their black wavering lines in the sky, how they came as if from the past, how they came of one…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018
Prairie CitizenThe Power of Ice: When Spring Comes to the RiverIt comes in the form of snowflakes, frost, cubes, hail, “cicles,” glaciers, bergs, and even the polar caps. It is as complex as being a…Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Prairie CitizenLoren Eiseley: Naturalist and Modern ShamanLoren Eiseley once likened the brain of a writer to an attic that stores pictures from the past — pictures that are later recalled and…Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Prairie CitizenNorris Alfred: Jobs and Satisfactory LivingWe are respectfully continuing the tradition (started in Prairie Fire) of publishing pieces by Norris Alfred. Norris published the Polk…Nov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017