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    Recognizing excellence

    Every year, the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas (where I work) recognizes individuals and groups who have contributed to the work of the center in some outstanding way. This year, the center’s art director, David…

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    Bouchercon reflections

    I am pretty sure that every one of the 1,400 or 1,500 people who attended Bouchercon last week in St. Louis has already shared highlights, analysis, and anecdotes from the event. So I’m late to the party, but I’ll add…

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    A rural paradise

    The fall issue of Lawrence Magazine includes my tour of a rural Jefferson County, Kan., home owned by Bob and Cordelia Brown. Their cottage, dubbed Rocky Road, sits at the end of a winding, quarter-mile gravel drive and is an…