February 14, 2012
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Events
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- Jazz Concert Feb. 14 , 7:30 p.m.
- Kidzoocation Feb. 16
- Kidzoocation Feb. 17 , 10 a.m.
- Comedy Show Feb. 17 , 9 p.m.
- Pancake Feed Feb. 18 , 8 a.m.
- Winter Farmer's Market Feb. 18 , 10 a.m.
- Polar Plunge Feb. 18 , 11:30 a.m.
- Granada Movie Night - Thelma & Louise (R) Feb. 18 , 7 p.m.
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Undemocratic tactics
Participating in a town hall meeting is one of the most democratic, American things a citizen can do.
August 17, 2009 at 5:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Undemocratic tactics
So now we are militant right-wing tea party hooligan Nazis.
The party of “no” has nothing to add to the discussion? Try looking up the Wyden-Bennett bill introduced in 2008.
Obstructionism? How about there is no provision in the Constitution for Congress to be providing Health Insurance to citizens, so it is therefore unconstitutional! The best plan is to undo what Congress has already done to screw up health care!
August 17, 2009 at 5:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hospital’s finances improving
Let's take a moment to appreciate the fact that we still have a choice of where to take our business when it comes to health care. If many in Congress get their way, that option will be taken away from us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXFUb...
July 25, 2009 at 5:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Welcome to Kansas, armadillos
biscuitboy:
I just love it when someone who doesn't know me tries to tell me what I believe!
Here is the source on the 3 million years:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD...
July 1, 2009 at 9:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Welcome to Kansas, armadillos
Armadillo populations have been inching northward for the last 3 million years because they have very few natural predators. Don't even start with the Global Warming nonsense!
June 30, 2009 at 10:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Toward the Popular Vote
Regardless of the physical location where a candidate campaigns, the point is that he/she will give more attention to big city issues rather than rural issues.
March 14, 2009 at 12:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Toward the Popular Vote
The major shortcoming of the national popular vote system is that the areas with the largest populations -- the coastal areas, not the midwest -- will determine the outcome of the election. If you think it is bad that candidates only campaign in a few key battleground states under the current system, wait till you see what it will be like under a national popular vote system.
Do you think under a new system, that all of the sudden candidates will start spending more time in rural states like Kansas? That's ridiculous. They will only spend their time in highly populated areas.
The authors of the Constitution foresaw this problem and hence devised the current electoral system. All states are guaranteed a minimum number of electoral votes, regardless of population, and additional electoral votes are alloted according to the state's population thereafter. Because of this, the current system actually favors rural states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and yes--- even Kansas. It ensures that the voices of people in rural states are not squelched by those in highly populated ones.
March 12, 2009 at 6:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )