The Emporia Gazette

Free cats offer extended through June

"Just want to know if you are comfortable with the taxpayers continued subsidy to collect them, house them, spay/neuter them and vet them and then give them away for free?"

Technically my cat was brought to the shelter, so the "collection" was free (yay!) and I had to pay the vet bill for all her checkups, surgery to spay her, and also eye drops and amoxicillin since she had a very bad upper respiratory infection that spread through the shelter and was untreated until I adopted her. So, you didn't have to pay for that either. ;) But, I do appreciate that she had a place to sleep and food and water until she came home with me. And thanks to those who donate to the shelter! I love coming home to that little fuzzy face everyday. :P

February 8, 2011 at 1:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Free cats offer extended through June

I just thought it was funny that this is like the 5th article about "extending" the offer. :)

February 8, 2011 at 1:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Free cats offer extended through June

Here's an idea...just have free cats all the time lol. I adopted a cat from the shelter last August. Best decision ever. :)

February 7, 2011 at 3:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Out of the trenches

"They are cushy jobs because they typically pay better, employees actually get vacations, the workday ends at 5 p.m., employees are not on call 24/7, there is no work on weekends, there are fewer headaches and a million people aren’t yelling at you ... While Gwen is used to being bombarded with demands on a daily basis, I have to assume how easy her job will be now and how underutilized she will become being caught up in the large university structure."

...You have obviously never worked at the college, and I really hope this was a joke.

January 1, 2011 at 11:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Don’t be misled

@BadKarma - In your words, "here are some REAL facts:" Kiley, spelled K-I-L-E-Y, is very much a real person, as she is the author who submitted this column. And I don't appreciate you calling my friend a sock-puppet. So maybe YOU should get YOUR facts straight.

August 10, 2010 at 4:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

County fair ATV races, demolition derby canceled

I agree with Henry, too. Have a moment of silence at both events, and maybe the cars and ATV's could put do something as a way to honor Hannah. Maybe put up a flag on their car or everyone wears a t-shirt in her favorite color.

August 3, 2010 at 2:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Fair board expresses support of new building on fairgrounds

just - I noticed that a comment was printed in the Gazette that the huts "sit empty all year," even though Bluestem uses them almost all year round, except during fair time obviously. So I wondered that, too.

July 15, 2010 at 11:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Name the Team! - Give your suggestions

Haha, do NOT name the team Emporia Beefeaters....

I like the William Allen White Sox.

July 15, 2010 at 11:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Closing Admire School

Um...all I can say is WTF? Do you really think I meant that Reading kids have to stand in a hallway?? Did it never cross your mind that maybe I meant that there were two separate hallways of CLASSROOMS for each section of the elementary?? Please, please, please - tell me you are joking.
Good luck, Blessings4u, but you are on your own now. I am going to go beat my head into a wall. It will probably be more productive than anything that comes out of this.

February 15, 2010 at 11:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Closing Admire School

"Melissa Garrison-how do you stay so calm and collected in such a problematic situation?"

Sometimes I like to let my brain think faster than my fingers. :)

Hamilton went through the same problem, but they did not close down and send their kids to Madison or Eureka. They consolidated all of their sports with Madison and went to a 4-day week. They probably have as many students in their K-12 as Reading has in their K-8. I once attended a graduation where there were FOUR people in their senior class. Four! Maybe we should hire their people to come help us out - because if Hamilton can stay open, anyone can.

There's not much I can say that I or someone else hasn't already said, but... Space at Reading isn't an issue. They are neither too big or too small. There is a hallway for the younger kids and a hallway for the older kids. The gym is large with stadium seating, the kitchen is much bigger than the one at Heights, and there is a cafeteria. We all know enrollment is down; so if you combine the students from Admire with the students at Reading, it would just make normal size classes. I feel that the numbers would even out across the district, instead of cramming a bunch of students at Americus and being okay with losing 40 kids to other districts. I picture it like trying to shove too much of something into one box...some pieces fall out, but apparently that's okay because then there's room for whatever else fits in the box. Two boxes.. that's all I'm saying..

February 14, 2010 at 8:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )