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February 11, 2012
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Probation in thefts
It's sad, Crack, to think I sided with you on the smoking ban, but now I find your humor at the expense of others rather revolting. I know you won't stop, but next time remember this: someday, when you are in a rather public and difficult situation, the jokes will be on you.
July 8, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Epperly preliminary hearing set
And for the Love of God, don't rely on any media outlet to provide you with all the facts. You'll end up looking like a fool.
July 8, 2009 at 6:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Epperly preliminary hearing set
It's not right for anyone here to judge this trooper. Give the system a chance to do what it is designed to do -- find the truth.
July 8, 2009 at 6:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Probation in thefts
Why does the Gazette keep touting the Emporia State/registrar angle? What has that got to do with this case? Why hasn't she made restitution?
July 8, 2009 at 1:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Air-quality study released
RBOW and friends. You are amazing...you challenge, practically beg, for someone to test the air, and when they do, and it backs what any person with an ounce of common sense knows, you trash it. What's even sadder is that you wouldn't even have questioned the study had it supported your view.
Face it...SHS is a health issue. You know, I know it, and a whole bunch of highly credible health agencies know it, too. Even if the ban is voted down, it won't change the fact that you are allowing your customers to be POISONED all in the name of profits.
If you don't like the test results, find another independent agency to verify the results.
Bottomline: Business owners DO NOT have the right to poison the public in the name of money. They DO have a responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment for their customers.
IF You can't stomach that, get out of the BUSINESS!!
April 4, 2009 at 7:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Making the decision
Well said, SC. However, who will champion your customers?
April 4, 2009 at 1:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Air-quality study released
There you go, Corbin. You got your air quality study. Of course you would dismiss it. It wasn't cooked to your desire.
April 4, 2009 at 1:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Smoking-Ban foes ask, ‘What compromise?’
Also, for you who insist on using profanity (and thinly veiled profanity) and personal attacks, no one is impressed. All you do is weaken your arguments.
November 30, 2008 at 12:33 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Smoking-Ban foes ask, ‘What compromise?’
freedom of choice is not static. Everytime government -- local, state or federal -- passes a law, it alters our freedom of choice. It is not always a bad thing, either, depending on your point of view. For example, should Fred Phelps have the freedom of choice to picket military funerals? Depends on your point of view. Should we have the freedom of choice to speed in a school zone? Again, depends on your point of view, although with that one, it seems to me that the popular choice would be no.
For some, a limit on smoking is an afront to freedom of choice. For others, it provides more choices -- in this case, going into to any public-accessible business without the fear of running into second hand smoke. Depends on your point of view.
And Methusla, for what it is worth, I can't imagine Lowes thinking twice about a community that limits smoking. Since smoking is a health risk (hard to dispute that) and productivity is tied to healthy employees, then I would think a company would not only not want to allow smoking in its building, but also be more interested in a community that has a smoking ban on the theory that the residents (and labor force) would be healthier. Yes, before you start bashing, that is only my theory.
November 30, 2008 at 12:30 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Smoking-Ban foes ask, ‘What compromise?’
Methusla,
You keep throwing out Freedom of Choice like it is an absolute thing. How much freedom of choice do you think we actually have?
November 30, 2008 at 12:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )