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Posted on August 20 at 12:51 p.m.
Cornell University's hospitality school runs an upscale hotel on its campus.
And both KU and K-State offer cooperative living houses as a cost-effective alternative to dorms. Residents pay less because they are assigned routine chores and cooking duties. The atmosphere feels Greek without the letters.
Posted on August 19 at 12:06 p.m.
So, sux, is the info taken from answer.com inaccurate? Can you refute it?
Have you ever expressed a positive comment/opinion in your life?
Perhaps you should launch your own media product that will be 100 percent accurate all the time. It will be the gold standard to which everyone will flock. With current electronic technology, it's not cost prohibitive.
Go ahead, launch your own Web site or blog, then tell us where it's at so we can find it and fact check you.
Posted on August 2 at 11:50 a.m.
I hope that county residents who believe in the sales tax get out and vote in the primary.
I understand the frustration of Emporia residents who are unhappy with the way the city spends money and have no belief that the sales tax revenue will be used to offset other taxes.
On the county side, however, our elected officials have said they will use the sales tax money to keep property taxes down rather than seeing it as a new source of revenue for frivolous spending.
Will commissioners keep their promise? I don't know, but they can be held accountable.
And those of us who live in outlying towns know what benefits extra sales tax revenue can bring. Some towns may get necessary road improvements or it could offset higher and higher utility franchise fees.
If a county-wide sales tax dies, expect to see Emporia city commissioners put forth an Emporia sales tax increase. By state law, city-levied sales taxes don't have to be shared with county governments. But county-levied sales taxes have to be shared with incorporated cities within the county.
Please... if you live in the county, make your voice heard. Don't let the disgruntled citizens of Emporia kill this measure.
Posted on July 10 at 7:04 a.m.
I was in the south Country Mart back by the milk cooler and thought I heard something, but figured I was nuts. When I got outside with my groceries, sure enough, I heard the sirens. Again, thought I was nuts until I turned on KVOE. Weird!
Posted on July 10 at 7:02 a.m.
Create, I'm sorry I have basketball practices on my schedule tonight. Otherwise, I'd be eating at your restaurant!
Posted on July 8 at 4:44 p.m.
Hey, Melissa. I took rdgrey as being tongue-in-cheek. Guess I could be wrong.
Posted on July 3 at 1:26 p.m.
Kstre— as long as you pick up your trash afterward, I'd be delighted if you came to my part of the county to shoot off your display. I'll even sit in my yard and enjoy it!
When we shoot off in the driveway, I turn in a circle and catch displays on the horizon in all directions.
Posted on July 3 at 7:25 a.m.
hottopics,
Please remember that not all the projects you believe are a waste of money came from the same pile of funds.
I thought the arches at the fairgrounds were paid for by the fair board not the city. The fair board isn't the one that had fireworks in its budget.
Also, when we complain about higher taxes, let's be honest. Do we want $10K spent on fireworks or on street improvements or fire station maintenance?
Posted on July 3 at 7:21 a.m.
I'm not saying that nondivorced parents are perfect... but I have friends who are step-parents and child discipline is a really sore subject. Some biological parents won't let the new spouse discipline the child. Kids know how to work the situation.
Geez, my parents never divorced and I knew how to play mom against dad all the time. Imagine if you have leverage behind you (I'll go live with dad; reporting the step-parent to the authorities, etc)
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Posted on August 20 at 12:56 p.m.
You know.... I'm sure The Gazette has back issues available in its front office for 50 cents. And if folks can't afford that, The Gazette is available at the local library.
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