The Emporia Gazette

Pro-life vote

I have always been taught that when a persons heart is beating they are alive, and if it stops beating you die. So to say that an abortion does not affect anyone, is premature. Most women find out they are pregnant at 4-5 weeks. By this time, the baby has a heartbeat, or by simplest definition is alive. Since our society does not condone one person taking another persons life, why should we accept abortion? Does abortion not cross the line from life to death? With one person deciding who should live or die.

Although I do feel for the person who has an unwanted pregnancy, it still does not give them the right to take another persons life. There are times in all of our lives when the unexpected happen, and when it does, you just deal with it. There are other options which do not mean life and death to another person.

henryvii you ask if abortion harms society. No it may not harm you or me. However if the baby been born and was killed after childbirth, society would prosecute the person who killed it. No matter what your religous believes, our moral system says it is wrong and illegal to stop someones heart or kill them.

Personally I appreciated the article, thank you Virgina for the information on voting patterns. This is something I will consider when I vote.

I have some close friends who could not have a family without help. They thank the mother of their children daily for being a responsible adult and finding a diffferent option than abortion.

January 20, 2010 at 5:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Governor proposes tax hikes

tbluma I could care less about your political views or even getting in the discussion of this topic, but you choose to make a "funny" which I consider to be in bad taste.

"Parkinsons Disease" is not something that should ever be used as a funny. Although it might be our govenors name. It also is a real illness which many people including myself, have family members dying from,

You might think I am a little too sensitive, and maybe I am. When you watch someone suffer for years, dying slowly before your eyes, you tend to see things differently.

Please think twice next time before you open your mouth or type with your hands. Sometimes a funny is not funny.

January 14, 2010 at 3:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Drug test your child at home

Many of the comments posted keep refering to lousy parents or parenting skills. Good parents have kids who get into trouble sometimes. My kids were good kids and we were very involved in their lives. One of them went to a friends house and the police came. The police found alcohol and drugs. Since our daughter was underage we were called. When we picked our child up we had them drug tested.
To me this is good parenting. It enabled us to find out if we were being lied to, as well as if they were positive for substances, to watch for side effects.

I stand by my decision to drug test and would do it again. Parents who believe their child will be honest with them, and never try something dangerous or illegal because they are a Good Kid has their head in the sand.

October 27, 2009 at 1:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Flavored smokes will be only a memory

I believe this article talked about banning flavored cigarette to discourage young people from smoking. I don't remember reading anything about "the smoking ban" in this article.

I have friends who smoke and even though they smoke, they discourage their children from doing so. These cigarettes may be enjoyed by all age's, but the tobacco companies continue to create and market products catered to our children and teenagers. They are the real villians. If they would stop their practices, and market to adults then this discussion may not have been necessary.

As someone who has a parent who has inoperable lung cancer caused by years of smoking, I want to do anything I can to prevent my children and myself from possible suffering in the future.

September 7, 2009 at 1:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Madelynn's Seized by state

Although I know this will not be the supported view, I agree with Gwen. Free speech may be a right, but it also is a privledge. As adults we ahould have learned by now how to be tactful. Just because we have an opinion it does not mean we have to be rude, hateful, distasteful or accusing. This is especially true with rumors and innuendo's.

You can be angry or passionate about something and still get you point across without offending. I am not just talking about this post but posts in general.

If some of the people who post on these forums would take a moment and think before typing, putting their name in place of whomever they were starting rumors or commenting about, they comments may still be angry, but not so hateful!

September 7, 2009 at 12:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Madelynns auction set

I find it interesting that in the last few threads people are saying that "I had read many of the posts before they were deleted and saw nothing but truth in them. No names other than the ones already mentioned in the articles. i.e. Jean Woods. No foul language, no defaming of anyone. " However I remember several comments which had derogatory comments made about Jean's family members and Main Street.

No where does it say that any of her family was responsible for the actions which brought on this mess. But the posters on this site seem ready to blame anyone connected. Are you responsible for the actions of your family or your employer? Her family may have been employed in the business, but it does not mean they controlled the check writing or paying of the taxes. Yet people on this forum are ready to deframe them. Jean created this mess, they didn't.

September 5, 2009 at 9:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Madelynns auction set

Business owners make decisions every day. Some of them are good ones and some are bad ones. No one but Jean knows the "How or Why this happened". People speculating on the reason serves no purpose.

I would encourage anyone who has a need for quality clothing, prom dresses or even a wedding dress attend the auction. In this economy if you are able to get a good deal on something you need, you should. I plan on attending if for no reason than to continue supporting my community.

We all make mistakes, and some are bigger than others, and unfortunately more public than others. Unless you are perfect, you should not be so condeming.

September 4, 2009 at 2:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Madelynn's Seized by state

I would lke to agree with history_nerd. I have also gotten excellent service at Madelynns. I have found Jean and her staff to be courteous and knowledgeable. I really hope this is a mix-up because they carried good quality products and was an asset to Emporia.

September 2, 2009 at 12:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Madelynn's Seized by state

Henry VIII you were very presumptive when you made the comment "I wonder what this means for Emporia Main Street and their beloved director... How's a person supposed to manage all of Main Street when they don't even pay their own taxes?"

Do you always blame people for actions which they are not responsible for. The person you were refering to just happened to work in a family business. A business he did not own, and was not responsible for all area's of the business, or for the actions of the family member who did own it?

So does that mean you are responsible for the actions of your employer, or a family member?

Before we start laying blame on innocent people please get your facts correct. The person(s) who own Madelynns does not work for Main Street. You really should not slander someone over something they had no control over!

For the record the owner of Madelyns is not named Madelynn,

September 1, 2009 at 10:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Final election results

Where in the gazette do you see that the ban was defeated? According to everything posted online it states that the band was enacted. Which means the yes votes won. This is exactly what it states at the top of this blog. Where's the confusion? Emporia has a smoking ban.

Per earlier comments both sides stated they would not ask for a recount. Democracy worked. Lets move on. Tomorrow is a new day....

April 10, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )