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Monthly Features

The Front Page
East Wichita News places a great deal of emphasis on showcasing interesting and important Wichitans as well as issues affecting our city. Our lead article usually features a personality profile of one of these people. Our subjects are chosen carefully for their positive stories. Our second front page article covers area news or can be an opinion piece written by a qualified local person.


Here are some examples of the people we have profiled recently:

 


Robert Layton,
Wichita City Manager


 

  

Tim and Karen Robu
"Lighting Up Wichita Theatre"



Gregg Marshall
Wichita State University Head Basketball Coach



Karyn Page
CEO and President of the Kansas World Trade Center

    
    
      Janet Wright, President/CEO
      of Wichita Festivals




Eric Sexton



Mike Wawrzewski, Founder of
Hospitals of Hope



Steve Clark
"Entrepreneur and Developer"

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Ron Holt, Assistant County Manager and Former President of Kansas Gas & Electric Company
 

 



John Dreifort, Wichita State University professor and Chair of the Wichita Committee on Foreign Relations

 
Elections and Issues
We do not profile political candidates; however, when elections and election issues are at hand, East Wichita News covers the story in a number of ways:
• Point and Counter-Point lead article with either candidates or
  issue proponents.
• In-depth reports on issues from both sides
• Man-on-the-Street interviews in our “What’s the Buzz”
  Column

 

The East Wichita News staff of writers keeps its fingers on the
pulse of the Wichita community. You will read the information
about hot topics—or those that should be—
as well as the latest from behind the scenes.

 


 

 
What's the Buzz?
East Wichita News regularly seeks out opinions from Wichitans on local, state, national, and international issues. Examples of questions include:
• What is the first action needed on immigration reform?
• What is your opinion of having a gambling casino in Sedgwick County?
• Do you favor raising taxes to pay for a new downtown arena?
 
People & Places
People and Places, the second most read portion of East Wichita News (after the lead article), keeps readers informed of area news, business happenings, and charitable organizations. The emphasis of this section of the paper is on who’s doing what.








 
Metro Spotlight
Each month, East Wichita News highlights one of our contract advertisers as a “thank you” for supporting the newspaper. This feature is written as any normal feature would be, telling the history of the business in question. The owner(s) of the business are interviewed and photographed for this article.

Business Owner Conversation


Ken Lerman is a nationally recognized business consultant with a proven record of building profit margins and strengthening not-for-profits, within our new global economies through "current and relevant strategic thinking and planning," integrated marketing and sales and collective talent development in "the real-time world" of competitive business activity. This column engages the many business owners who read East Wichita News as well as those interested in starting their own enterprise.

By Ken Lerman

   

Eastside Home
East Wichita is known for its beautifully
decorated homes, so many of our
readers are very interested in the latest
ideas in home decor. Philip Holmes,
an industry foundation member of the
American Society of Interior Designers
and co-owner of World Import Gallery,
uses his many contacts among
Wichita’s interior design community as
resources for his monthly articles, which
range in content from the top of the
chimney to the basement and the backyard.

By Phillip Holmes
Industry Foundation Member
of the American Society
of Interior Designers

 

 

 


 


 

 

Clippings

By Carolyn Ramsey

Green thumb advice on successful
gardening in the Wichita area is
provided by Carolyn Ramsey. Trained
as a Master Gardener, Carolyn
combines her knowledge of creating
beautiful landscapes with her
enthusiasm for flowers and plants.


 

 

 

 

 

 



 

From the Bleachers
By David Austin
East Wichita News sportswriter,
David Austin, covers local sports with
an emphasis on the individual sports
standouts and coaches in the area or
those from Wichita who have gone
on to national recognition.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

Healthy Lifestyles
The focus of this monthly column is
encouraging a healthful lifestyle.
Michele Harris, assistant director
of Wichita State University’s Heskett
Fitness Center, writes about aerobic
exercise, weight training, fitting
exercise into your lifestyle, and a
multitude of ways to improve
our readers’ health
.


 

By Michele Harris

Dateline Wichita & Performing Arts Calendar
These columns are community calendars, listing all sorts of events
happening during the month.

                          
     

 

Investment Crossroads

By Jerry Juhnke, MS

Personal and business strategies for
successful investing are the focus of
“Investment Crossroads” written
monthly by Jerry Juhnke, a Senior
Financial Advisor with Juhnke
Campbell & Associates, a private
wealth advisory branch of Ameriprise
Services, Inc. . He is also a former
president of the Wichita Estate
Planning Council.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Fashion Savvy
By Maria Mannani
Each month, East Wichita News brings the latest in fashion trends to our readers, including
clothing, makeup, fashion leaders, and Wichita lifestyles. Each March and September we have
a special section on Spring and Fall Fashion Trends. Every August, the article is devoted to
children’s back-to-school fashions.
 

 

 

 

 

 


           


 

The Movie Review and Cinema Scene

By Jim Erickson

These columns are written by
Jim Erickson, retired professor of
English at Wichita State University.
His courses on cinema were unique,
and he continues to review movies
for East Wichita News and a local
radio station. Each month, Erickson
reviews one or more commercial
films which have just opened in Wichita.
Cinema Scene is an opinion piece
by Erickson, coupled with listings
and pithy comments about
the non-commercial movies
showing in Wichita during
the month.

 

 

 

Up With Families

By Jeanne Erikson

East Wichita News provides a monthly
column on family issues, emphasizing
self-help ideas for all types of family
problems. The column is written by
Jeanne Erikson, Ph.D. She has an
extensive background in child psy-
chology, parent education, family and
marital therapy, and conflict resolution.
She is a certified life and wellness
coach, and an accredited member of
the International Coach Federation.

                          
 

Snap Shots                               
Award-winning photographer and photo-educator Jeff Cowell writes a
monthly column on how to take better pictures, using electronic
photos, and ideas on where to take photos locally.

By Jeff Cowell

   
General Assignment Writers
All of East Wichita News' lead stories and features are written by local free-lance writers. These professional communicators regularly take the pulse of Wichita as well as use their extensive experience interviewing for our personality profiles
Cathy Feemster
Managing Editor
Arlene Graber
General Assignment
Carolyn Ramsey
Gardening
General Assignment

Pam Porvaznik
General Assignment

Helen Bullock
What's the Buzz
General Assignment
David Austin
Sports
General Assignment