Comments by iamconcerned
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Posted on January 31 at 6:41 p.m.
I don't agree with Bush but it started long before him and Slick Willy. All I know is I don't want to see another term of the Clintons.
Posted on January 31 at 6:16 p.m.
A republican senator proposed this once and it was shot down by the democrats as being unconstitutional, go figure
Posted on January 29 at 8:25 p.m.
alfalfa and pizza your hearts are in the right place but your ideas are way off track. The idea of every rancher in Lyon and Chase county contributing $1000-$2000 I would guess would only be enough to turn the lights on and off and from there the place would be running in the red. The costs of supplies, labor, energy, shipping, cattle and all the other hidden costs of running an operation such as a beef plant I think would be too much to overcome.
Posted on January 26 at 6:38 p.m.
ktlaw, you are so stupid that your posts do not deserve a comment but I will try. I posted one time on the somali refuge sight and that comment was against those of open eyes and now I have to agree with open eyes (you have no idea what you are talking about.) I was not for the somali's coming to Emporia or against it just trying to adapt. There is only one thing for sure in life and that is CHANGE and if people are not open to change or unwilling to adapt to change they are securing themselves on place in the future and that place is history. I have many close friends that work at Tyson and they will be affected by the closing but thank God they are smarter then what you are and will adapt and survive. It may not be in Emporia but they will survive. God bless the people of Tyson no matter what race you are as you have supported this city and community and you will be missed.
Posted on January 25 at 8:05 p.m.
Well, slipandslide,renegade,crete,hillbilly and all the others that posted on the somali refuge sight that hoped the somalis would leave town and that Tyson would close. Well guess what? You got your wish. Don't start complaining when your taxes go up, our property values go down and you or your neighbors start to lose their jobs as well. Just do the rest of us that are left in town a favor and leave with them as you are part of the problem that created this terrible issue. What company in their right minds in a struggling world with the way things are now would stay in a town so against change???
Posted on January 21 at 6:33 p.m.
I have been following the postings for the last couple of months as I thought this might transform to something worthwhile and I just can't stand it anymore. I need to ask the following question. Have you people that are making the majority of the postings realized that you are talking to yourselves? Thank God that the city of Emporia, Shelbyville and other towns and communities around the USA have you to watch over the rest of us idiots and to keep us from falling into the trap. You have nothing positive to say and only bring out the negative in local officials. If you have all the answers as you claim and tell yourselves that you have. Run for office so that we can vote you in to solve all our problems.
Posted on January 8 at 6:14 p.m.
alfalfa, I can't speak for neighbor but I am definately not against farmers and ranchers and from the way it sounds neighbor is saying he is not against farmers and ranchers either. I think what both of us are trying to say is that we are against the liberal laws of big game hunting provided to the out of state hunters and outfitters and the farmers and ranchers are caught in the middle of a catch "22" of making a quick buck now or looking at the future. Again, I grew up on a farm and my father, brother and several of my uncles and cousins remain actively involved in farming and I am on a somewhat part-time basis. I have lost hunting rights to out of state hunters and outfitters yet I have established relationships with land owners so leasing has not effected me that much but I do see it coming. I for one do like to hunt for trophy bucks but make no mistake I take does as part of a way to feed my family and have freinds that do the same, TROPHY TAKERS DON'T. Alfalfa, you said yourself for the most part farmers and ranchers see very little of the big money offered by outfitters so my question is why do it if it is only helping to drive up the cost of land and giving a very short term gain that pays nothing in the long run? I agree with you that cutting out the middle man (outfitters) will help both parties as in a lot of cases not all hunters are after deer but the outfitters do not want the deer disturbed year round so other past times such as hunting dove, ducks, and coyotes or fishing in farm ponds, rivers and streams are in also denied to local residents. If land owners do wish to lease their property which again is their right I think it would be a much better alternative if local hunters had the opportunity if thats what it comes to as a means of accessing land.
Posted on January 7 at 7:27 p.m.
I agree with neighbor that no one wants to tell someone what they can do or not do with their property it is their right since they pay the taxes and own it. I also agree with alfalfa that most hunters are not concerned with the the plight of the farmers and ranchers. I was born and raised on a farm and remain involved in agriculture and depend on it as a means of supporting my family. Everyone in the state of Kansas depends on agricuture regardless if they realize it or not, (farmers and ranchers make the state tick.) I am very blessed to have developed relationships with farmers and ranchers that allow me to hunt and fish on their land. My father has had many opportunities to lease his land to both hunters and outfitters but has chosen not to because he realizes what is going on and that he is providing opportunities for both me and his grandchildren to share in an experieince that he taught me growing up. I have seen first hand how some hunters and outfitters disrespect both the land and the land owners once they secure the rights to hunt their property. I like neighbor would like peope and our legislators to look at how liberal hunting laws have become to accomodate our wealthy hunters. Before Kansas became known as a Big Buck state and allowed out of state hunters to hunt it was against the law to bait deer and it is now common practice while at the same time a hunter can't bait praire chichens or doves and other wildlife. Why?? In my opinion it is to increase the chances of the outfitters clients or the Cabelas Cowboy's opportunites of getting their trophy without putting in the work required to hunt an animal in fare chase, and thus increasing return customers for the outfitter. I agree with alfalfa that local hunters could group together to lease land to secure themsleves a place to hunt and I have several friends that have done this and it works well for. However, I know cattlemen that have lost as much as a 1/2 section of grass and timber that is known to produce large deer to the same type of tactics used by a group out of state hunters that have leased the land for more then a person can afford to run cattle on just so they can put feeders on the propery to feed and pattern the deer year round and arrive opening day to retrieve their trophy and this is taking land out of agriculture. Again, I must agree with alfalfa that hunters pay $3000.00 to $5000.00 to hunt deer but the farmer or rancher sees very little of this money. I have attemped on several occasions to buy land not for hunting but for agricultural use but have not been able to make the numbers work in order to make payments on the land let alone turn a profit.
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Posted on March 7 at 10:11 p.m.
Hats off to the lady eagles on a great season, and remember just because you did not bring home a state title, build on what you did and caary that through your life.
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