Four-leaf clover
Decades ago a popular song spoke of looking for a four-leaf clover "the whole world over" and eventually finding it beside your door.
Your Ol' Editor went to Europe early this summer, to Pittsburgh a few weeks later, then to the Ozarks, Ruidoso, and Biloxi in that order. All were great trips worthy of a personal column.
But the "zinger" in the group was our weekend at Wichita a couple of days ago.
We stayed at the Old Town Hotel in the fantastically renovated Keen Kutter building. It's worth your time and a few extra bucks to stay there. We enjoyed an exceptional lunch at the Petroleum Club, dinner at Kwan Kourt, toured Koch Industries, Exploration Place, and spent an interesting morning at the Wichita Zoo where we were taken behind the scenes. We saw the aviation research labs at Wichita State University, and were greatly impressed by what's going on there (but lack the mental ability to understand). We also had tickets to the Wichita Symphony pops concert, "Singin' and Swingin'."
The visit to Koch was one we'd long hankered for. One of two of the world's largest privately held businesses, Koch has a positive aspect on the economy and culture of Kansas. Instead of looking to government for help, Koch is a provider. Koch provides employment, pays taxes, and contributes to hundreds of worthy causes. Kansas is lucky to have Koch.
During this whirlwind tour we were chauffeured in a limousine, complete with television and bar. Not bad for a Flint Hills kid from Cassoday who to this day recalls how to use the pedals on a Model-T Ford..
The event was a journalists' tour to study the Kansas economy. It also proved that Dorothy was right "there's no place like home."
— BILL MEYER
