Illustration by Thuan Pham
On the Front burner
Through a Migrant’s Lens
Many experts and analysts have written and spoken about the causes and impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War, filling the airwaves with answers to our questions. Though not recognized as experts, nor recent migrants, three Wichitans agreed to share their experiences as Belarussian/Ukrainian/Russian transplants, each qualified because of time spent absorbing the traditions, beliefs, and mettle unique to the people of those countries.
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A different way to Participate
Illustration: Candor Visuals
CandorLine is modeled after the last best reason to have renewed your subscription to Wichita’s local paper – OpinionLine – succinct, pithy, populist. Your insight or observation to CandorLine must be stated in no more than 75 words — and, if published, you can remain anonymous. Please respond by emailing us at editor@candor.news Read more →
Data with Joy
Data: Johns Hopkins University; Seven-day average of new cases using Census Bureau 2020 population counts.
New highs for COVID-19 cases were set in the Wichita metro area. As this wave’s cases appear to have crested, follow local data to see how hospitalizations and deaths trend.
Photo of the Month: luminous country sunset
Photo: Griffin Lamp
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Just reminiscing
Photo credit: Google Maps
The beakers filled with a blue liquid were on the table after we returned from recess, some excitement was building, a science project awaited. It was 1971, our 3rd Grade year at L’Ouverture Elementary School in Wichita, and four of us were gathered at our blacktop table. Read more →
Distinguished Among Us
Photo courtesy of Patsy and LeRoy White
If you know people we should consider including in future issues of Candor, then please submit that person’s name, reasons for submitting, and contact information to: editor@candor.news. In this issue, we are highlighting LeRoy White. Read more →