The Emporia Gazette

Topeka group aims at proposed hoodie ordinance

Most of this has to do with three recent shootings in Topeka, Two men wounded in one robbery, and a third man (a clerk) murdered in a convenience store. In each case video cameras show the shooter, But, due to head coverings, their faces can not be seen, This is about a little more than shoplifting.

February 7, 2012 at 8:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

M.U.P.P. Board needs your help with a Survey

Riding a bike/driving a motor vehicle around this town has always been "at your own risk".

February 6, 2012 at 3:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lyon County Commission votes on joining Frontier Extension District

Just another way of looking at things my friend. As long as I turn the other cheek, his burn will not be to bad. But, I like the idea that we turn in our dollars and get more back in kind. Perhaps we will meet at Steve's to sign the petition and toast our benefactor friend, Richie, in his absence.. After all, listening to him, it is his money we are getting back.

January 17, 2012 at 2:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lyon County Commission votes on joining Frontier Extension District

Another way we could look at the welfare state comment from Richie (accepting his numbers) is that for every dollar we Kansans send to Washington, we get $1.12 back, and for every dollar California sends they get $0.78 back, so we are getting 12% return on our investment, and California is taking a loss of 22%. So who is the wiser, better represented state?

January 17, 2012 at 12:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City to fix 24th Avenue

Methusla; Glad you turned it in

November 6, 2009 at 3:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City to fix 24th Avenue

It is very easy to sit and type and make excuses to do nothing but gripe. You won't really know anything until you step up, put your name in, serve the three years if selected, and only then know for a fact that everything you claim is true or imagined. You also might just learn something too. It would be nice if so many people put in their names that there were more names than positions

Matt, Thanks for being willing to take the time.

November 6, 2009 at 9:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City to fix 24th Avenue

Methusla & biscuitboy, and anyone else. If you think the city staff and boards are so bad, why don't you get up and do something about it- The City Commission is taking volunteers for Planning & Zoning, Human Relations, and other boards. Have you put your name in? Methusla- you specifically were invited by the City Manager during the budget process this year, so, how about getting off the old computer chair and getting out and do something while you have the chance. It's a whole lot easier just to sit an gripe, or you can try to do something about it. We'll look for your names on the submission list

November 6, 2009 at 7:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Everything old is new again

Worthy cause to give to

September 16, 2009 at 4:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Train whistles

Those train whistles were here long before most of us were born, and will be here for a long time in the future. If you talk to some of the old railroad families, you will find that each train that came into town had a very individual whistle pattern. Blowing that pattern let the wives at home know that their husband or son was in town and would be walking in the door soon. But, that was back when crews lived and worked out of here too.

September 10, 2009 at 10:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

A teaching moment

reddog.. way to take a blog far off subject. Aren't comments this far off subject to removal by staff? James Quinn and David Walker have nothing to do with the President's speech. Your comments sound as though you are trying to editorialize on housing, not how a class at EHS watched a speech.

September 10, 2009 at 2:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )