City to begin late-night transit service June 1; concerns mount over bus pass numbers for homeless shelter

GIVE ME FREE MONEY....The cry of the top 2 % of Americans.

April 15, 2013 at 10:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Brownback administration pushes to repeal restrictions on corporate agriculture; opponents say family farms will suffer

Are you kidding !

Undocumented workers will flock to Kansas for the opportunity to work for $ 4.00 / hrs.

March 8, 2013 at 4:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sound Off: School bus

Implement a CAR FREE SCHOOL ZONE like the DRUG FREE SCHOOL ZONE.

Absolutely no cars within 1000 feet of a school !

March 8, 2013 at 10:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Police respond to bank robbery, Lawrence's second in a week

OK, they updated and answered my question about the dye color. Good thing I did not call in and report the innocent one covered in green dye. :)

February 20, 2013 at 1:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Police respond to bank robbery, Lawrence's second in a week

What color was the dye pack? I saw someone completely covered in green dye. I would call it in if I knew the dye was not say, red or blue or yellow!

February 20, 2013 at 1:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Developer, proposed Rock Chalk Park partner Thomas Fritzel involved in company that owes $3.4M in back taxes, fees

I want a bumper sticker...

I've been FRITZELED

February 3, 2013 at 12:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Planning commissions recommend denial of sand permit

cheeseburger

In my post above I did not mean to imply that I am a Geologist/Hydrologist. But I am sure, based on what I have read and observed about dredging, that dredging is not beneficial to the environment or mitigates erosion.

January 31, 2013 at 2:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Planning commissions recommend denial of sand permit

Way to simplistic cheeseburger.
1st) There is "so much" sand in the river because we are in an incredible drought. Therefore, there is a lot less water in the river and not more sand. You just see more sand now.

2nd) Dredging the sand out of the river does NOT reduce erosion. Just the opposite. If you remove the sand from the river you lower the riverbed, which in turn will cause more erosion because the water will flow faster and the rivers banks are higher and steeper.

3rd) Geology/hydrology is a way more complicated issues than you and I (unless you are a Geologist or Hydrologist) could ever seriously discuss. But one thing I am pretty sure of is that dredging a river has never resulted in a benefit to the environment.

January 31, 2013 at 2:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Do you think it would be a good idea for Kansas to legalize marijuana?

Invalid argument del888.

Like truck drivers, doctors, surgeons, pilots, etc.
Who cares if they're ..........DRUNK

December 7, 2012 at 4:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Analyst: Meat will cost more next year

oletimer

All you have to do is pay attention to real news (not FOX) and accept facts no matter how much they suck.

For your question as to where the info is coming from:
Here are some examples.......

----USGS http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/gwdeplet...

"High Plains - The High Plains aquifer (which includes the Ogallala aquifer) underlies parts of eight States and has been intensively developed for irrigation. Since predevelopment, water levels have declined more than 100 feet in some areas and the saturated thickness has been reduced by more than half in others."

------Texas Tech University via The Texas Tribune (not sure how many Texans are veggie eaters)
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-env...

"The use of big pivot irrigation — the lifeblood of the Panhandle — could be cut back severely in 10 to 20 years if current usage patterns continue, researchers at Texas Tech University estimate."

-------The Oklahoma Farm Report http://oklahomafarmreport.com/wire/ne...

" The study predicts that farmers in the southern High Plains most affected by the decreasing levels in the aquifer will need to return to non-irrigated, dry land crops such as cotton instead of corn."

----- The Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/...

"A new study looking at key aquifers beneath the Great Plains and California's Central Valley suggests that areas of Texas and Kansas are drawing groundwater at an unsustainable rate."

Hell, even "our" boy Brownback is starting to pay attention.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/jun...

And even though this omnivore loves his veggies, I also enjoy a good piece of beef on my plate.

December 1, 2012 at 10:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )