February 11, 2012

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Tyson will eliminate slaughter in Emporia

Heres your fact areyouhappynow right from a horses mouth of tyson so facts are facts! The article wrote under Tyson ceases slaughter written by beentheredonethat which has been a supervisor with the plant for years. 20t years. Which of these other plants are union labor, just curious? I do appreciate you research very interesting. I dont believe 1600 people can shut down a town though.
I have one last thing since you want to deduct the somolians out of the population how about the imigrant or mexican, then the asian of whatever decent they are and last but not least how about the 4000 or so college kids here too. I beleive it doesnt leave very much of a tax paying base does it. I wonder why the city is broke must be there spending habits with no accountability per tax payer.
I just have one more thing to say. I went to enroll the kids in school the line was terrible so i was thinking I'll be here all day the a teacher came up and said this line is for free tution and lunches and no one was standing at the line that you pay for your childs education. I am proud to say my family pays our part but next time your at a school look at the vehicles and wheels on them ect... that the immgrants are driving and they cant pay for there childs education and meals, they just keep hitting us with you more expense everywhere. How many teachers did we hire to teach there kids to speak english and how many kids did it hold back from learning and or progressing in classes now we can pay to help them move and moveing vans too Woo what a deal. I wonder how many people lost there jobs and had to move out of Emporia and recieved no help at all. What a Joke.

January 27, 2008 at 9:35 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Tyson will eliminate slaughter in Emporia

We will all survive! Tyson had made this decision long ago and it just finally surfaced. Tyson/IBP has took hand outs from the city for years and we almost paid them to be here. It is sad and I hate to see anyone loose there job but most who will are imigrants of either race that float from one packing plant to the next. The will pull out there families yes but with that we also gain in all the free schooling and lunches,books, health care ect... I have watched and seen most immigrants send there money home it doesnt stay here. The bills if they jump there bills and rent they just move put it under another name too first hand expierence there. The people who want to stay will and can find jobs may not be what you want but can make it. Think positive! We cannot fold to Tyson wanting more money out of us in free hand outs we all end up makeing the difference in the end. I have never seen a packing plant town grow look and watch, investigate even. Norfolk, Neb. is the same size approx. as Emporia yes unemplyment went up at first then came down as with crime and business's moved in and the town is growing WOW!. Change is hard but Im ready for it. I worked at beef for 10 years and I know how there system works dont let them feed you a bunch of balogne. The wages in Emporia would be higher they (IBP/TYSON) always strived to keep them low. I say to the workers that are loseing there jobs keep your chin up you can make it I did. Im alot happier too.

January 26, 2008 at 11:26 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Emergency at the Fire Station

There is alot of responsibility that coms with the job. You did interview for it didnt you? I will go with yes so then you knew it when you accepted the job. I respect the job the firefighters/ paramedics do. I know break downs happen thats why there is 2 stations right. I believe we are still a small town living on a big town budget an no I dont want to pay the extra mill levy or half cent. Maintenance is a critical part of the service provided and I personally have seen the equipment at our local dealers more then once! I pay my share of that 50 and then some. Concerned taxpayer!!!!!!!!!!!!

December 31, 2007 at 12:39 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Emergency at the Fire Station

6 people 10 vehicles goes right back to not utilizeing cost and being efficient! I believe when it was built the fire equipment was not of the stature that it now is in size ect.... It was so ordered and paid for at our expense pretty expensive storage building now isnt it.

December 30, 2007 at 4:49 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Emergency at the Fire Station

Whine, WHO is paying for it! Taxpayers and we pay our share in this town for sure. I would say that gives each and every taxpayer a right to there opinion! I would like to know why the maintenance hasnt been done on this building properly and I personally dont believe Commons should take the brunt of the blame. I beleive the City has a department for this, MAINTENANCE we all have to do it on our homes or they would be doing the same thing.The City has dropped the ball again and now lets just tear it down and start over to get what we want. I beleive there was some reported cases of staph in the schools should we tear them down and start over too? The schools deemed beyond repair and or on the verge of being condemed are still in operation heck look at the old Kansas ave. school still being used. Whos fault is this? Just another excuse on there part (CITY).

December 30, 2007 at 11:47 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Rubbing salt in the wound

This is the first real snow we have had since 1999 to 2000 so that would mean would should have a quarry of sand, salt and brine stock pileed up some place. I dont know how in the world could we waste it or are we (the City) fudgeing it again! Where could it be? Oh, We have to waste it when we dont need it in order to keep the cost up and ask for more allocation of money for the up comeing year so keep spending and wasteing as usual. The last time I looked the salt I have kept at home stored year to year and the sand in the kids play box is still there hasnt disolved either. HMMMM!!

December 30, 2007 at 11:14 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

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