The Emporia Gazette

79 Fund donates $1 million for fairgrounds building

Without a racing helmet, a little sunscreen would be in order.

August 29, 2010 at 7:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

County bids farewell to ‘Squirrel Man’

My in-laws seem to attract squirrels. I wonder if that means something?

January 10, 2009 at 11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Commission Raises salary

Given the figures presented, that works out to about $17.80 an hour. That's a small price to pay for putting up with the politics of a government office. If you think that is bad, you should see the rates you are paying at the federal level.

January 9, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Chained to the Price

As long as you didn't pay over $1.99, I wouldn't feel gouged either.

January 7, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Emporia gives more to Obama than to McCain

It may also be that people from Emporia don't want to look like racialists. I find that more money is spent on roast beef than turkey foot-longs in the area.

November 3, 2008 at 5:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

McCain picks VP

Wasn't she the one who tried to use her position to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the highway patrol? What kind of person would do that to an ex-family member? Brother-in-laws should be respected at the highest level. That was a horrible choice, and probably sealed the deal for Obama.

Fortunately, it looks like Biden is pretty solid and would most likely end up the president if Obama is elected, so that is probably the way to go. This is really a race of the VPs, not Ps.

Eat Fresh

August 30, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lowe’s proposed for northwest

I do believe Lowes would be a good addition in the long term. Emporialifer is pragmatic with concerns of other local businesses. It's reality that for Emporia to grow and attract the best people, there will need to be big name companies that people are familiar with to comfort their moves. A person could live off of Walmart (if there is a Subway inside) and Lowes alone.

Fortunately, current businesses can plan for this if it does come to fruition. Sutherland's should encourage their employees to apply at Lowes (I would guess around 80 people needed). They can then pull out without too much negative impact on the community. Mark II can focus on contractors and provide superior service (selection, delivery, etc) for those. Even if their prices are somewhat higher, most of this will be passed on to others, so it won't be so apparent. Waters will be impacted, but with the right selection of inventory, will most likely hang in there, especially since they are part of a larger group of stores and do rent cool equipment. Bluestem is in a slightly diffrerent market segment and will still be competitive in a highly agricultural dependent economy. Better inventory management couldn't hurt here also.

I'm not so excited about the prospect of more eateries. How much can a person eat (Village Inn, hello)? I don't think we need everyone from Emporia looking like what I did in 1996. If the community expects to get anymore race car drivers promoted to the pros, they at least need to fit through the window, as my buddy Tony has found out the hard way (don't worry, he's cool with it).

Eat Fresh

August 25, 2008 at 10:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Obama visits Emporia

I find it disappointing that Obama will only visit cities of his favorite Nascar drivers. Too bad Clint fell into a slump, as Obama may have came here instead. By the way, my buddy Tony is from Columbus Indiana, not Georgia. Google maps should start listing this to avoid confusion in future elections.

Eat Fresh

August 23, 2008 at 3:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Celebrations Planned Elsewhere

Looks like this year's display will be sponsored by Taco Bell of Emporia. All I have is a foot long.

Eat Fresh

June 24, 2008 at 6:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Ground and air pursuit overnight

How can we be sure that not everyone on Facebook is a criminal now that this has happened? I just left MySpace because I didn't want to get raped.

June 19, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )