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    April: Hellboy, La Llorona, Shazam, and more!
    March 25, 2019
    With March ending, April marks the start of “Summer movie season”, and April is already pretty damn loaded which gives us a good example of what to...

    Jordan Green: Writing a Q&A
    March 25, 2019
    There's a lot more to writing a news article than simply asking people questions and typing their answers into the computer. In this edition of...

    BJ-T goes to the Naka-Kon 2019 Anime convention
    March 19, 2019
    I woke up this past Friday, March 15, with the same jittery feeling I always have before the convention road-trip. The familiar butterflies that...

    Jordan Green searches for lost cows
    March 14, 2019
    I got suited up in my coveralls and work clothes, and then I headed for Pat's farm. But when I got there, he was nowhere to be found. I called him...

    Entertainment: What is an "Anime Convention"?
    March 12, 2019
    This weekend is the Naka-Kon anime convention in Overland Park, just outside of Kansas City and the Blackwell Journal-Tribune has gotten press...

    Looking Back- Thinking Forward: 100 years of Associated Charities
    March 8, 2019
    100 YEARS! Not many organizations can be so active, so important, and do so much good as out beloved “Associated Charities”! 212 East Bridge is a...

    Our View: The BJ-T and Obtaining information
    March 8, 2019
    When you read the U.S. Constitution, you’ll find that the first thing it talks about is the right to a free press and the right to obtain...

    Jordan Green talks about life with his dog
    March 6, 2019
    A few weeks ago, I noticed that my dog was limping on his front right paw. So, I set out to take him to the vet. Let me tell you a little about...

    Entertainment: CAPTAIN MARVEL and the pitfalls of Disney's...
    March 6, 2019
    Last week we had the Oscars to cover, and that was pretty fun, but now what do we talk about? How about women. It is after-all Women's History...

    Jordan Green talks Elizabeth Warren
    February 28, 2019
    Elizabeth Warren, America's favorite not-so-Native-American-daughter, has announced her candidacy for president. Warren, a U.S. Senator from...

    Our View: BJ-T takes on Blackwell City Council
    February 28, 2019
    At last week’s City Council meeting, Blackwell Journal-Tribune Staff Writer Jordan Green was treated very unprofessionally by two members of the...

    Entertainment: Academy Awards 2019 Recap
    February 25, 2019
    The 91st Annual Academy Awards aired this past Sunday night an the night's winners were both unsurprising and yet totally unexpected. The show...

    Our View: "The people of Blackwell are fortunate" to have City...
    February 21, 2019
    In her first month as manager, Smith has systematically rooted out improper financial transactions made by the city. First, she found that the...

    Jordan Green remembers Helen Seubert
    February 20, 2019
    Helen Seubert, an award-winning journalist whose career spanned decades and saw her hold a variety of notable editorships, has died. She was...

    Review: ALITA BATTLE ANGEL is a "mesmerizing must-see"
    February 20, 2019
    “Where am I now?” “Here. With me.” ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, based off the 1990's Japanese manga (comic book) series by Yukito Kishiro, has seen a...