Comments by wanderer
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Posted on October 9 at 5:21 p.m.
You know what they say, Chris. Those who fail to pay attention in History are condemned to repeat it ... and math, and science, and English. Good luck!
Posted on August 26 at 3:45 p.m.
Those visiting this letter first should note that The Gazette did consider John Mallon -- and that Mallon turned the newspaper down. The details can be found at http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/2009/...
On A travesty
Posted on August 14 at 1:43 p.m.
Not just France, either -- rabbit is popular in both England and Germany (ever hear of hassenfeffer?). I'll be curious to see what Dr. Haught says; knowing him, it'll probably be suitably tongue-in-cheek.
Posted on May 13 at 12:39 p.m.
Is it just me or is this starting to sound like the Ingenium project?
Posted on September 23 at 1:18 p.m.
Good advice, everyone, but I'll just add one thing -- remember to use your low beams. In rain, fog and snow, high beams can blind the driver.
Posted on August 15 at 5:43 p.m.
It never fails, does it? But don't forget that there's a former Gazette employee that now runs a gymnastics studio. Do you think David would give you a discount for bringing all three kids?
Posted on August 7 at 7:46 p.m.
"Aren't newspapers supposed to be unbiased ...?"
Only in the news coverage. In the editorial columns, it's expected that a newspaper will take a side. That's what the editorials are for.
On the "bible literalist beaten by a woman" comment: yes, i thought that was a little out of line. Some literalists would be embarrassed by it, others wouldn't. With Ryun, there's no way to know.
The overall tenor of the piece seems reasonable, though. Put simply, it says that moderate Republicans may be gaining strength, but that the conservatives aren't out of the game yet. That's a little different in Kansas, but it's hardly "The Communist Manifesto."
Posted on July 25 at 9:12 p.m.
To LifeGoesOn: Actually, $16,000 for an engineering scanner/printer is pretty reasonable. A range of prices for a few models, some of them far beyond the price tag you mentioned, can be found at this site:
http://www.ndsgrafx.com/docs/DigitalPric...
On How much?
Posted on July 23 at 5:45 p.m.
" ... a city manager who appears to do little beyond finding ways to spend public money ... "
Actually, as I remember, most of Mr. Zimmerman's first year was spent finding ways to cut money. I'm assuming everyone remembers the reaction when he suggested slicing the municipal band's funding, the fireworks, the taxi coupon program and more .......
It's a no-win situation. If he recommends a budget that spends money, he's profligate. If he recommends cuts, he gets complaints from everyone whose ox was gored. I wouldn't take his job for the world.
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Posted on October 22 at 5:55 p.m.
Wish I could say otherwise, but the belief that polar bears are at an all-time high is a myth. *One* variety of polar bear is on the increase. A quote from a site on the issue:
"At the most recent meeting of the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group (held in Copenhagen in 2009), the world's leading polar bear scientists reported that of the 19 subpopulations of polar bears, eight were declining, three were stable, one was increasing, and seven had insufficient data to make a determination. "
It's also been determined that, if present climate trends continue, two-thirds of the polar bear population could be gone by 2050. So even if things are better than they seem now (of which I'm not convinced), they're not going to stay that way.
On Nobel Prize