February 11, 2012

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Comment history

Olpe gets new sign

the articles states similar to the one at White Auditorium, on the radio it was stated similar but smaller. Sounds to me like the towns to the east are jealous and being nasty, just like always.

June 9, 2010 at 4:20 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Townspeople turn out in Olpe

From all that I gather it is the parents that have the real problem with the high schools being combined or a school closing, not the kids. Many of these kids play sports together, both in ones that are combined in the district now and during summer. Many of the kids on one side of the district or the other have friends on the other side and also relatives. I say ask the students what option they honestly think makes the most since and see what they say. I think that the students answeres would be much more honest then any of the parents. Is there really a need for 3 elementary schools in the district, I think that if they would go to 2 k-12 attendance centers, 1 in Hartford and 1 in Olpe it would be the best and have all the elementary students in Olpe attend the public school. If all of the students that attend the Catholic school were to go to the public school, that would be an influx of about 200,000.00 in state aid a year, boy wouldn't that put a dent in the buget deficit.

January 26, 2010 at 3:18 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Townspeople turn out in Olpe

From all that I gather it is the parents that have the real problem with the high school being combined, not the kids. Many of these kids play sports together, both in some that are combined in the district and during summer. Many of the kids on oneside of the district or the other have friends on the other side and also relatives. I say ask the students what option they honestly think the most since and see what they say. I think that the students answered would be much more honest then any of the parents.

January 26, 2010 at 3:11 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Mediation first?

as always the upper crust in emporia sticks together and feel that they can do what they want. All I know is what I have read, but if you get paid to do a job a certain way and you take the short cut because the city engineer "Is my best friend" you should still be punished. You don't put in nearly 12,000.00 in dowel baskets and then have the guts to issue an additional 7,000.00 + change order to up the price of the job, that is pure guts. Guess when you don't live in the city that you are putting it to, you don't have to worry about how your dishonesty affects the real taxpayers.

July 24, 2009 at 1:44 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Mediation first?

will Beaty have to face charges from the state after having KDOT employees working on his personal pond on taxpayer time and money and when will the facts on the deputy chief ever be revealed, was he involved with the trooper or the city engineer or both?

July 24, 2009 at 10:32 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Mediation first?

Sounds to me like the upper crust in Emporia want to support their own and not have anyone live up to their wrong doing. My question is if the dowel baskets were not used in this project did Herrick use them in another project, charge for them again and make a great profit. Maybe this is how he is paying for that fine home he is building 10 miles south of town. I think that the editor should quit trying to influence the public and sway a possible juror.

July 24, 2009 at 10:26 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Beatty prelim set for Aug. 5

I think that Star Construction should be charged as the owners answer to why the baskets were not placed is because he did not want to and him and Beatie were best friends. Instead of returning the almost 12000.00 they get a change order to charge and addition 7000.00, bet that makes it easier to build that new home down south. I think that the state should also file charges for KDOT employees working at his house on the tax payers time.

July 2, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Student teacher facing charges

Emporiamama you sound like you know everything about this, if so maybe you should not be online discussing it as all family memebers involved have been order by the court not to discuss this matter. Maybe the girl is not so innocent herself. I feel that he was in the wrong and should not have placed himself in the situation. I also feel that students should know what to put on facebook for all to see and what not to. The ones I feel sorry for are the parents of the 2 involved, they are going through hell right now and do not deserve it at all. Both parties are old enough to know better then to do what they did and now have brought disrespect to 2 very nice families.

May 19, 2009 at 10:31 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Final election results

You have every right to choose what bar to go into, if you don't like smoke then go the smoke free ones, which there are. I do not smoke but don't feel that I have the right to tell a business owner what they can or cannot do. There are very few restaurants in this town that allow smoking, so go eat at one that is smoke free.

April 10, 2009 at 4:05 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Final election results

Drumma, I did not say second hand obesity, I was speaking clearly of a health issue and stated that. Teresa went at this ban as a health issue and second hand smoke was her target. Well obseity is a health issue and greasy Wendy's burgers contribute so they could be the target.

April 10, 2009 at 3:48 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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