Archive By Author - Chuck Smith
They don't follow the rules
Here's a hint: You're in a security area at a major airport. There are signs all over the place about how to take seriously the need for security rules. So, how about following the rules until you get outside? That shouldn't seem like such a challenge, but apparently it was this week when, according to the Associated Press, "a sheriff's deputy shocked an airline passenger with a stun gun three times after the man refused ...
Appraiser staff stays busy in 2011
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles updating Barton County government projects for 2011.)
Local MLK Day event is Sunday
The granddaughter of a local couple will be the featured speaker for the Barton County NAACP Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observation, this Sunday.
County conducts annual new year business
Annual county business this week got things rolling on another year for Barton County officials.
Lt. Dan honors real hero
Gary Sinise is one of those celebrities you don't hear about all that much when he's off the screen. He's not cozying up to South American despots who have clearly stated their goal is to destroy the United States of America. He's not encouraging "protesters" who claim to care about working class Americans while they cost millions in extra civic costs. He's not using up afternoon TV time, pushing his most recent agenda down ...
Some guests never leave
Coquies have become established in Hawaii. That was the news that hit the international wire recently from the Associated Press. Most of us have no idea what coquies are, but in parts of Hawaii they are turning paradise into a noisy mess, and they are an example of how much people can mess up when they aren't careful with wildlife. "Coqui population density in Hawaii can reach 20,000 animals per acre and affects 50,000 acres. ...
Tax sale numbers are up for 2012
2012 is similar to other years. The year opens with the initiation of efforts that lead to the collection of back taxes on Barton County real estate. But 2012 is also different from other years, according to County Treasurer Kevin Wondra, because there are more parcels at risk this year than there have been in the past. Each year, efforts begin early to handle the parcels on which back taxes are owed, and Monday that ...
Barton County says ‘ahh’ in 2011
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles updating Barton County government projects for 2011.)
Lights, camera, service
Carroll Baker, Walter Brennan, Lee J. Cobb ... That's just the beginning of the list. It goes on from there. These are just some of the stars of the 1962 blockbuster epic, "How the West was Won." It was a tremendous hit when it came out, shot in the three-strip Cinerama process, which required a special theater to be shown in its full wide, wide, wide screen glory. Andy Devine, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones ...
Construction projects paved the way for 2011
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles updating Barton County government projects for 2011.)
Final word isn't on the Internet
When you don't believe in anything, you will fall for everything. Proof to the point came this week in Sweden where the government has officially recognized a "religion" that is based on ripping off Internet files. According to the Associated Press: "A file-sharing group that considers itself a spiritual organization said Thursday that Sweden has recognized it as a religious community. "The Church of Kopimism received approval in late December. The public authority responsible for ...
Bee careful with this threat
Things are not looking any better in the continuing threat to our way of life that begins with some of the smaller American workers.
County supports transportation program
Barton County officials will offer their support for an effort to get state funding to improve a local transportation service.
Make your own choice
The suggestion is clear. You don't have enough on the ball to make your own choices. Not for what you wear, what you eat and drink and certainly not in regards to who charts the course of your nation. The American celebrity industry has been beating that into the collective American noggin for years now, but it's never been more obvious than in the last few election cycles, when the Hollywood and boob tube elite ...
County approves bridge grant
There are historic bridges in Barton County and then there are bridges that are history. On Tuesday, the Barton County Commission addressed the latter category. Commissioners - meeting on Tuesday due to the New Year's holiday, Monday - approved acceptance of a Kansas Department of Transportation grant offer to replace "Bridge 203," an aging and unsafe structure located east and south of Kiowa Road, just southeast of Great Bend. County Engineer Clark Rusco explained the ...
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