Comments by dj2879
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Posted on March 27 at 4:54 p.m.
It's my understanding that most of the Quest programs are taught by ESU student volunteers, not even by the teachers. I may be wrong, I do not know this for sure; so please don't fault me for being wrong on that point. But the following is my opinion:
Most of the rest of the population has to work until at least 5, some 5:30, some of the rest of us 6:00.
God forbid, would it be so horrible that the teachers had to work the same hours as all of us normal folk? Now I realize this brings up the points of contract renegoiations, etc.
But if school is released at 4:00 everyday and the teacher's worked until 5:00 everyday...wouldn't they be able to get quite a bit of stuff accomplished?
Posted on February 11 at 5:05 p.m.
Funny, I don't see any of you fine patrons of Wal-Mart complaining about the raping that they are handing you on every item that you buy from them.
Everyone needs to sit back and take a shot of reality. We live in an extreme CAPITALIST society. Do you really think that every restaurant in this town is just selling food for the heck of it? No, they are making a hefty profit from you.
Let's go back to Economics 101. First of all, there are many factors that go into determining the price of an item. Food cost, labor cost, rent, taxes...these just hit the tip of the iceberg.
Second, let's look at the supplier. Five years ago a bottle of Coke cost $1.00 out of any vending machine around. Then Pepsi left town. Suddenly, that same bottle of Coke now costs you $1.25-$1.50 out of that vending machine. Let's assume that it costs Coke $.50 to produce that bottle of Coke, they are making more than a 50% margin on that one bottle that you buy out of the machine. Of course, they are not going sell it to a retailer for $.50, they are going to mark it up, so they still get some margin out of it.
Now I ask you, since "New Coke" came out several years ago, has a Coke changed in the past few years? No. So, outside of gas prices to transport, wouldn't it cost literally the same amount of money to produce a bottle of Coke now as it did 5 years ago? Especially considering new technology, etc. all businesses are looking for a more efficient and economic (i.e.-cheaper) way of production. So then really they are just making more money off that same bottle of pop. It's all about supply and demand, baby...they've got you addicted, you demand the pop, they are going to supply it...but they are going to up their price as much as you will allow.
Now, if ya'll break that addiction and start living healthier by not drinking pop, Coke would respond. Either by lowering their price (not likely), enticing you with a "new" product or fancy packaging, or creating a new "healthier alternative" product for you to consume. Whatever happened to drinking water out of a water fountain???? Oh yes, society's not clean enough for that, huh???
Bottom line...accept the fact that you live in a capitalist society....or move to a Socialist one!
Posted on February 6 at 12:14 p.m.
It's not the Gazette's fault. The games were announced (by the athletic department at ESU) to be played when they posted that message. It was shortly there after that NW Missouri called and said that they couldn't make it.
So "Gayzettesux" maybe you should get your facts straight before criticizing!
Posted on January 31 at 5:24 p.m.
I feel that the Gazette does an adequate job covering surrounding community events; however they could provide better coverage due at a minimum to the readership of their paper by the smaller communities. I know that the paper in Burlington has always covered Hartford events. Over the years it has been known as the Coffey County Today and the Coffey County Republican. Last time I checked, Hartford was in Lyon County, so I don't think the Gazette needs to be called the Lyon County Gazette just to cover events.
Posted on October 4 at 6:57 p.m.
lycomu-
I don't disagree with you about needing more higher paying jobs. However, I came to Emporia as a student, with the intention of leaving asap. Yet before I graduated I was a homeowner in this town. I know many students who are buying properties to avoid throwing money away to rent. Plus, every year the number of non-trad students grows, and many of them are long time Emporia residents.
Yes, many college students are transient, but don't discredit the fact that there are many who ending staying; therefore, the more we entice, the more to potenially stay!
Posted on May 9 at 7:38 p.m.
ESU ASG has also left buckets around town, not just within the Memorial Union building.
Posted on March 22 at 12:34 p.m.
For lack of a better place to post this comment, I find it interesting that whoever wrote this week's poll can't spell Democrat correctly.
Proofreading error or lack of quality editing?
Posted on January 2 at 5:18 p.m.
The speed limit on Hwy 75 is 65 mph. The speed limit on the other road would be 55, although being a county road there is no actual posted speed limit.
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Posted on May 15 at 6:56 a.m.
This all comes back to no one is ever satisified with anything. We are all human, NO ONE is perfect. You can have bad experiences anywhere you go.
I find humor in the entire matter though, because I know there are many people in Burlington who would rather drive to Emporia or Topeka for medical treatment because of a bad experience they've had in Burlington.
So, stop complaining and if you want to take out the element of human err, design a machine to treat yourself, but remember you better make it perfect, because even machines malfunction!
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