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Tills the soil for takes @KansasReflector.com. Once called "more calming and grounding than a bottle of Xanax." Husband of Max, father of teen.
@claywires.bsky.socialAttention, Council Grove! This is not a drill. Come down for some “Opinionated” conversation Monday night at 6 at Riverbank Brewing. Hosted by Flint Hills Books! @univpressofkansas.bsky.social #LocalJournalism #KansasHistory #FreePress #kansas #ksleg
@univpressofkansas.bsky.socialReposted by @claywires.bsky.socialJoin us in Council Grove on October 12 at Riverbank Brewing as @claywires.bsky.social discusses "Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters—Then and Now."
Sponsored by Flint Hills Books.
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@univpressofkansas.bsky.socialReposted by @claywires.bsky.social📸 @claywires.bsky.social joined Reflector Editor-in-Chief Sherman Smith for a great conversation at Red Rocks State Historic Site about "Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters—Then and Now" https://f.mtr.cool/bzqthwek95
@claywires.bsky.socialVirtual book events coming Oct. 8 and Nov. 10! Sign up to learn about “Opinionated” from the comfort of your home or office.
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@claywires.bsky.socialThanks to all who came out to the Mankato City Library on Saturday to talk about Mamie Boyd and opinion journalism! I counted 14 folks there, or nearly 2% of the town’s population! @univpressofkansas.bsky.social kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700643059/
@eisendrath.netReposted by @claywires.bsky.socialIt's hard to believe but the ruby red state of Kansas might elect a Democrat to the US Senate. I talked to local Kansas journalist @claywires.bsky.social about the Marshall- Hamilton race & much more. I hope you'll give it a listen:
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@claywires.bsky.socialI visit Mankato, Kansas, this Saturday! @univpressofkansas.bsky.social #LocalJournalism #KansasHistory #FreePress #mankato #kansas
@claywires.bsky.socialTonight, Round Table Books in Topeka! Come get “Opinionated.” @univpressofkansas.bsky.social #LocalJournalism #KansasHistory #FreePress #kansas #ksleg
@univpressofkansas.bsky.socialReposted by @claywires.bsky.socialHappy Publication Day to Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters—Then and Now by @claywires.bsky.social
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@claywires.bsky.socialThanks, Emporia! Hope to see you again on the “Opinionated” trail. @univpressofkansas.bsky.social #LocalJournalism #KansasHistory #FreePress #kansas #ksleg
@univpressofkansas.bsky.socialReposted by @claywires.bsky.social👉Read @claywires.bsky.social "A Final Conversation with a Kansas Political Icon - In Praise of Local Newspapers and Community Ties" https://kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/09/27/final-convo-with-kansas-ico/
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@claywires.bsky.socialLive at the Kansas Book Festival! Come on down. @univpressofkansas.bsky.social #localjournalism #kansashistory #freepress #kansas #ksleg
@claywires.bsky.socialHere’s the list. There are a couple of dates outstanding, likely in November. But this is the fullest possible version of the “Opinionated” tour itinerary before it kicks off tomorrow. Twenty-one stops! @univpressofkansas.bsky.social #LocalJournalism #KansasHistory #FreePress #kansas #ksleg
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@claywires.bsky.socialFive “Opinionated” book tour dates in just one week. Make your plans now! @univpressofkansas.bsky.social #LocalJournalism #KansasHistory #FreePress #ksleg #kansas
@claywires.bsky.socialWhy go with a university press for my Kansas book? Here’s why. Order from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social at kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700643059/ (code 24OPINIONATED for 30% off!). #localjournalism #KansasHistory #kansas #ksleg #FreePress
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@univpressofkansas.bsky.socialReposted by @claywires.bsky.socialJoin @claywires.bsky.social at Raven Book Store on September 29th at 6:30PM for a discussion of "Opinionated."
Sherman Smith will join Wirestone in exploring why local journalism remains vital to civic life.
Explore "Opinionated": https://f.mtr.cool/mvtdu5bset
@univpressofkansas.bsky.socialReposted by @claywires.bsky.socialJoin @claywires.bsky.social, author of "Opinionated," for a conversation on Kansas journalism at Red Rocks State Historic Site in Emporia on September 27th at 2:00PM.
Explore "Opinionated": https://f.mtr.cool/u5qe2m05ta
