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My journalism addiction developed long ago when I was the reporter for my 4-H club. Being the editor of my high school newspaper followed. Then I majored in journalism at Kansas State University and worked on the K-State Collegian, the student newspaper. The addiction blossomed when I was a reporter and co-manager of a twice-weekly English-language newspaper in Costa Rica. A similar job nudged it along at a weekly newspaper in Kansas.
Although I recently retired after nearly 40 years as a journalism professor, I’m continuing my weekly online column, “Kansas Snapshots,” which is in its 20th year. A book I co-authored came out two months ago. I will carry on with history-related features for local newspapers, and other writing projects beckon.
By ERIC MEYER
Staff reporter
Reports of at least 67 new cases of COVID-19 in Marion County since Wednesday provided stark evidence Monday that the county s 10-month pandemic was showing no signs of lessening.
The county was one of only seven statewide exhibiting an increase in cases last week. Bethesda Home in Goessel and Parkside Homes in Hillsboro were among 28 long-term care facilities in the state labeled as COVID-19 clusters.
State data cite 20 cases at Bethesda in the 14 days that ended Jan. 17 and 5 cases at Parkside in the 14 days that ended Jan. 14.
Overall, the new cases bring to at least 911 the county’s total number of cases. That s the total according to county data. In data released the same day, Kansas Department of Health and Environment puts the total nine higher.
But it hasn’t always been easy.
Moore admits that he allowed himself to become bitter after a rare cancer derailed his athletic dreams and he battled an addiction.
“I had a lot of struggles in my life,” he said. “I grew up a Christian and fell into a lot of sin and struggle.”
It was then, he said, that God “broke him in powerful ways” and allowed him to rediscover Christ with a call to spread the gospel through TREK Multiply, the mission agency of the Mennonite Brethren church.
Moore will train for two months in Wichita with team leaders Bob and Kelly Pankratz.