Oleander—Thoughts from Here
1st & 3rd Saturdays during Open Range (3:00 PM CT hour)
HPPR now welcomes regional commentary by fictional Kansan William Jennings Bryan Oleander of Here, Kansas. Oleander—Thoughts from Here attempts to tease out the essence of place. It's voiced and penned by author Thomas Fox Averill, an O. Henry Award winner and Professor Emeritus of English at Washburn University of Topeka, KS. For more than 25 years, Oleander has become a tradition that honors and examines life in Kansas and on the High Plains, and we're thrilled to have it on our station. Don't miss this this delightful feature, which will air on the first and third Saturdays of the month, during the 3 o'clock hour of Open Range with Steve Johnson.
Latest Episodes
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Folks, last February I was paying attention. When all the other old coots at the Here, Kansas, Co-op were drowsing through the cold, or standing at the… -
Well, folks, one morning I woke up to a completely still morning in Here, Kansas. No birds, no insects, no wind brushing the curtains through the screened… -
In Here, Kansas, we citizens gather together every 4th of July. We don't call it an Old Settler's Reunion, because everyone in Here is already old, and we… -
Folks, how many of you plan to vote in November? How about having to show that ID?Claude Anderson is trying to get me ready. He reminded me of the time,… -
Well, folks, the family came to Here, Kansas, from all over for Memorial Day. They drove all morning from Kansas City and Topeka, from Amarillo and Denver… -
Folks, when I was a boy, we gave May Day flowers to everyone we could find home on the first of May. Well, I don’t have flowers, so I decided this year on… -
Folks, when my great-grandson came to Here for a visit I took him for a long walk at the Oleander home place along No Mile Creek. He needed some outdoors,… -
Folks, used to be I’d plant potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day even if I had to get muddy doing it. This year, I was lazy. Or was it tired? Or was it just… -
If you're curious, you're probably wondering: "Where is Here, Kansas?" I'll tell you: real close to Highway 81. Why, I can walk from Elmer Peterson's… -
Folks seems like every spring, every little town starts to wonder who might visit, and help the local economy. Some of them work hard to create a gimmick…
