Wicked Broadband project seeks $500,000 city grant; downtown hotel project seeks adjustment to incentives package; historical society seeks $20k for new exhibit

Why is it every time Wicked/Freenet/Whatever They Are Called Today is in the news, they are asking the city to give them something? Free access to water towers, discounted access to right aways, $500,000.

May 10, 2013 at 12:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

School board formally sets bond election

It will pass, it always passes. The poor children are going to not be educated unless we pass this bond will win out as it always does.

It shouldn't pass. The district is not down to its last dollar and it needs to EARN the trust of the community by showing it can make wise financial decisions.

Just because the Board isn't the same as last time doesn't mean we should automatically give them a blank check. This board hasn't shown it can be fiscally responsible either.

There seems to be this belief that quality of buildings and the amount of technology equate to better education. Yet spending has grown for these things and the quality of education has dropped. Lets get back to basics. Children need reasonable schools not fancy schools. What they need is good teachers, parents that care, and a future nor burdened by debt. These things will not be addressed by this bond.

January 18, 2013 at 11:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Former Kansas inmate who killed 3 in DUI accident has parole revoked

Glad to see that anonymous posters make you sick but not a woman who kills three people and then does the exact same thing that caused her to kill three people. She is different from most people, they haven't KILLED PEOPLE and then repeated the same action again. Get over yourself. She is not some wonderful person who is being mistreated in the press, she has continuously put people's lives at risk. She is a bad person.

January 14, 2013 at 12:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Former Kansas inmate who killed 3 in DUI accident has parole revoked

Right, she clearly feels incredible guilt, that is why she was arrested for drunk driving in Oklahoma after killing 3 people in Kansas for drunk driving. If you feel guilty about doing something, you don't do it again. She made a terrible horrible mistake when she drove drunk and killed 3 people, driving drunk again while on parole where she is banned from consuming alcohol is not a mistake, it is just plain criminal. She is clearly a menace to society.

January 14, 2013 at 11:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Local United Way still $700,000 short of campaign fundraising goal

There are better ways to give than through the United Way. While it has somewhat cleaned up its pay to executives, the organization has a history of excessive overhead. If you want to give give directly to those organizations whose mission you support. It is not necessary to use a federated fund like the United Way, especially these days when the Internet makes it so easy to find and donate to charity.

If you support the Boy Scouts, give directly to them, if you are opposed to the Boy Scouts' stance on LGBT rights, give to something like the Human Rights Campaign. The United Way is not necessary these days.

Give and give generously, but don't line the pockets of the United Way.

December 20, 2012 at 3:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Moran, Jenkins elected to leadership Republican positions

Love or hate the Senator and Congresswoman, it is of great benefit to Kansas that we have members of the leadership in both the House and Senate representing the interests and people of our great State. Congratulations to both.

November 14, 2012 at 6:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )