It's mid-July. And a simmering summer heat wave continues to cook Kansas... and everything in it. And while there's no cold front in sight, Commentator Rex Buchanan invites us to imagine a much cooler Kansas -- a time when thick sheets of ice covered the northeast section of the state.
Commentator Rex Buchanan is a writer and traveler. He also serves as director of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas.