The Emporia Gazette

Bluestem burglar caught

Bravo EPD. Hats off to you. Another loser off the streets.

August 26, 2010 at 4:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Water main project causing traffic congestion

It is not marked "no left turn" unless they just put a sign there since yesterday. Might help the congested traffic if one was placed there.

August 26, 2010 at 4:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Semi takes out fairgrounds arch

I have lived here since 1989, not a lifetime but long enough. The fairgrounds has such a great location and I always thought to myself, man that would be a great location for so many events. Flea markets, car shows, all great ideas. And flea markets would definitely bring more people to Emporia as so many go to Topeka and Wichita for these events. As for the Arch, yeah an update would be nice.

July 28, 2010 at 4:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Control borders

Skraps...I agree 100%. First of all, I work for a government agency, and yes it's true. You CAN NOT get any type of food stamps, money assistance, medical card or any other hand out if you do not have legal status. I myself think that an Immigration Reform is is dire need right now. Let's take the ones that are here already and make them productive members of our society. Then they too, would pay taxes like the rest of us. There is a way of thinning out the good from the bad. Those illegals that have been in the United States for 3 or more years and do not have any criminal back ground since they have been here...give them the chance to become productive tax paying citizens and this will end a ton of the problems with the immigration issue. Those who are not eligible for legal status because of criminal background checks, then yes, deport them. And no, a reform in no way would be a free hand out, because I know for a fact that to get legal status the cost is between $1000.00 - 5000.00 which is to be paid before immigration will even consider giving them a social security number and visa. I have filed many applications for illegals through Immigration and that is one of the requirements, that this money be paid in full. So....why not an Immigration reform, it definitely can't hurt anything, it actually would be for the better as far as the United States is concerned.

Now for those of you who will respond with the fact that illegals do get something for free, yes, they go to our hospitals and sometimes the bill is not met. But to be honest, I don't really see what their getting for free besides that. If they work, 80% of those illegals are using fake documents and they are taxed the same as you and me on each paycheck. These illegals never file taxes so all that money coming out of their checks covers any "Free" stuff that you mention. Illegals pay for the schooling the same as us, they pay for enrollment and books and everything else same as we do. Some say that the illegals come here and don't invest back into our country...bull crap. They buy their food, pay their utilities, clothing, shoes, schooling, cars, gas, everything that we also buy on a daily basis, they too have the same expenses. So yes they do invest back into it. A very large majority of illegals that are working here would indeed fix their legal status and file taxes, but a lot of you do not even realize just how hard it is to get legal status if you are of Hispanic nationality. I know many of the illegals would be glad to be able to file taxes and get back a refund like all the rest of us, but because Immigration has made it so difficult to obtain legal status, a lot of them cannot become the legal members of our society that we would all like them to be...Legal. But until Immigration applies a simpler method for legal status, this is going to be an ongoing problem for years to come,

July 23, 2010 at 11:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Local bar owner already complying

HenryVIII... We haven't missed you. You claim you have "just as much fun" at home as you do at the bars, but how do you hook up with random strangers in your own home?
Who wants to meet up with random strangers? Most of us are married couples and enjoy kicking back with 10 or 15 other married couples, at whom ever's home and have a few drinks and shoot the bull. Random strangers, that sounds like singles out at the bars looking for a little fun...haha...no thanks, I damn sure don't miss that life. Who needs random strangers to have fun? You lost me on that, oh wait, I never have understood any of the silly comments you make, but thanks for the laughs.

July 15, 2010 at 11:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Local bar owner already complying

Oh My...Well I haven't been to a bar since the smoking ban so this won't effect me either way. And besides, we buy our alcohol at the liquor stores and gather at friends houses and have just as much fun as we did at the bars. So many people have turned their garage into a pool hall and party shack that the bars aren't missed anymore. Most of us have the Alcohol, pool table, stereo system and a big screen tv...were not missing anything. This is just another thing to hurt the bars, it's just a matter of time till we start losing a lot of those businesses here in town too.

July 14, 2010 at 10:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Making Changes

“We need donations for it to flow,” Burris said. “It’s real important that we have the donations. Hmmmm...I don't know why Mr. Burris hauled off truck loads of donations to the city dump. According to an employee still employed at the thrift sore, Burris ordered employees to haul all the donations in the back room and from the upstairs to the city dump. His orders were followed and I think it's sickening to know that from the huge amount of donations he/she stated were hauled to the dump, I can't understand why it wasn't just put out in free boxes for the needy families that needed it. Why couldn't Mr. Burris have set aside just one day for a free for all instead of disposing it all to the city dump. Pretty sad when there are so many needy families here in Emporia that could have put this stuff to god use. As for the changes being made to the store, I myself have to see it to believe it.

I no longer donate anything to this thrift store because 50% of the donations they throw in the dumpster outside. I have seen this too many times. Perfectly good items being tossed away. I will give Mr. Burris the benefit of the doubt this time, and visit the store for the new opening and changes, hopefully things will and have changed...if not..there are many other thrift stores in town to shop and donate at.

July 11, 2010 at 1:46 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Woman taken to hospital following house fire

Create: Thats an excellent idea...The Fairgrounds would actually be a great place to allow shooting off fireworks and it could be a little more controlled. Hmmm...wonder if they would ever consider that...prolly not.

July 6, 2010 at 6:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Woman taken to hospital following house fire

Well, I for one hated the fact that fireworks were allowed in town, for several reasons. First, my house was splattered with fireworks from front and back, family behind me had been drinking all day and then shot off fireworks for 2 hours straight, most of them landing on our house and in the trees. Thankfully it had rained and there was alot of moisture, but I do believe if it was dry out, like most July's are, there would have been fires reported.

Secondly, The horrible smell of sulfar all over town was sickening. I stepped outside about 11pm last night and had to go back inside because the air was clouded and filled with firework smoke. The sulfar smell was nasty to breathe.

Now maybe some of you didnt have a problem with neighbors, but let me say that I live on a side of town where at least 6 houses on every block near us were shooting them off at the same time. The smoke and sulfur smell was unreal most of the evening.

The poor animals (Dogs) that were left outside in pens, poor things, I seen so many while driving around, just pacing their pens scared to death. I for one brought mine inside after seeing her panic, freaking out scared behavior, some dogs were not so lucky.

I say fireworks in city limits....NO MORE PLEASE>

July 5, 2010 at 10:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

UPDATE: Alarm company is now licensed

Stovepipe...they are still up to the same lies as last year then. They came to my house last week where I have lived for the last 3 years and our whole neighborhood knows one another and have cookouts together quite regularly. Anyway they show up at my door last week, asked me if I was aware of all the break ins right here in my neighborhood, claiming my neighbor across the street just had a break in last month, and I laughed my azz off at him. I told him hey, there hasnt been a breakin in this area for over 3 years and the folks across the street that he is referring to is my sister lol and she sure didnt have no break in. I told him I have a dog and a gun in the house that will do a whole lot better than his alarm.

I can't believe our city allows these people to "scam" folks into buying their alarm systems by trying to scare the hell otta people. Didnt work for me, but, what about the older folks whom live alone and these azzes go knocking on their door making up these stupid stories just so they can make a sell. I notified the police about the way they are trying to scare people into this and was told they couldn't do anything about because they have permission with the city to sell here. Well, so be it, I just hope everyone out there that has an elder family member living alone, that you please let them in on this scam so as not to be scared or alarmed when these butt heads go knockin on their door too. I hate liars as much as I hate thiefs.

Just another great day in Emporia :)

June 24, 2010 at 7:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )