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Give her another chance, and another ...
How dare they? There's no justice! What is wrong with California officials? OK. If you are in that phase of response to the news that Lindsay Lohan has followed her usual pattern - gets in trouble, goes in front of a judge, gets a jail sentence and then is just turned out on the street - it's no wonder. It does appear that the young celebrity gets very special treatment. Out here in the hinter-land, ...
We get the bill
In Topeka they are dealing with one of those issues that just sets the average taxpayer's teeth on edge.
Maybe it has a centerfold
Imagine, Levi Johnston has a new book out, though you have to wonder how much help he had writing it.
No good excuse
Surely someone in recent months has noted that Charlie Sheen is his own worst enemy. They could make the same comment, now, about the Washington, D.C. police. They need to see serious reaction after D.C. cops drove at 80 mph or more to deliver Sheen to one of his on-stage tantrum sessions. Sheen paid them back by posting information about his high-speed run through the streets of the nation's capital on the Internet. According to ...
He is risen!
You don't have to believe. That isn't just an American reality, either, as much as we might want to believe so. Shakespeare put it well in "Henry V:" "Every subject's duty is the king's; but every subject's soul is his own." Your soul is your own. You don't have to believe. That has been left open to you. But it would be a great tragedy for you to make a decision without having all the ...
Respect the post
Americans have no absolute standards because we have been told for some time, now, that everything, including ethics, are conditional. There is no right and wrong, just the current condition - except, of course, when having a standard that is cast in bronze is useful to this side or that.
Local leaders lead the way
Materials, machinery and manpower. According to the old-line economists, those are the areas that make up any business. Those are the areas where you can make cuts when the time comes that you must cut. And every long-term business will experience times when there must be cuts. Life is just that way. No business graph is just a solid, unchanging, up-hill line. While private enterprise understood that long ago, it seems like our government "leaders" ...
We can't afford to lose
No harm, no foul, no case - until next time, of course. You have read here on many instances about the inappropriate decisions that have come out of American courts, but here is an instance when the court ruled in a manner that will help build, not tear down, our society, and it deserves credit. It was the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled the National Day of Prayer is not illegal, as ...
Go ahead, blow up the plane
Thanks to ABC Television, anyone who wants to sneak weapons or other contraband onto an airplane in the United States knows just how to do it.
Poor, poor celebrities!
Every so often our culture proves that it is just too warped to take seriously. Consider poor, poor Reese Witherspoon. OK, no one - at least no one in their right mind - argues the young woman isn't a good actress. She has made her share of excellent films. But having acknowledged that, she needs someone to give her the clue that she should learn when to keep her mouth shut - like most of ...
Is this trip necessary?
During World War II, there was a publicity campaign that featured now-famous posters that included the phrase: "Is Your Trip Necessary? Needless Travel Interferes With the War Effort."
All glory is fleeting
Here's how the Bible addresses it: James 4:13-14 - Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Seldom do you see it played out so clearly as in this past ...
Just do it!
There's one thing you've got to say about advertising - if it doesn't work, it tends to go away.
Get out and vote
There's an old saying that suggests we get the government that we deserve. That's a tough pill to swallow when we look around at our government - especially at the "higher" levels where there are some incredible stands being taken, and not taken, these days. However, it is certainly true that, if we do NOT vote, we deserve the worst government that is available. Today is your chance. Provided you are registered to vote, you ...
Get priorities straight
There were a couple of stories that may have raised some eyebrows this past week - radiation moving across the nation; Americans putting our young military personnel and our economy in harm's way in yet another Middle East event; the continual economic melt down, which came complete with some of the first admissions that we are facing serious inflation in this economy.
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Ironic freedom
On Thursday, Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill that establishes "Celebrate Freedom Week" during the week of Sept. 17 and requires schools to teach students about the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence in grades K-8 each year during that week. (Sept. 17, 1787, is the date the U.S. Constitution was adopted in Philadelphia.)
Copper recycling
Copper recycling can be a good thing coming out of old air conditioning or plumbing during replacement. Copper is a non-renewable resource, and apparently recycled copper is worth nearly as much as new copper.
Lack of supervision is cause for concern
Perhaps a Congressional inquiry about the Internal Revenue Service providing extra scrutiny targeting political groups should not be a surprise.
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech is a founding principle of our country. Freedom of speech also comes with responsibility.
Cool/Not Cool
The Imagination Playground is coming to Great Bend and will make its public debut during June Jaunt. The portable playground is a set of oversized blocks, lightweight but sturdy enough to build with. They were designed by award-winning architect David Rockwell, who was inspired by watching his own children play.
Time to grow up
Challenges. All of us have them. And, it is easy to sit around and point fingers and blame others for our failures. It is easy to throw out exaggerated or incorrect information and hope people will listen and take up our cause because of the passion behind our words. It is easy to become caught up in distracting and destructive banter. It is easy to become a fool.
Trash talk
The senior class president of Heights High School in Wichita was suspended for the rest of the school year after posting a bit of trash talk about the school football team on Twitter.
Logical flood insurance rules finally passed
At long last, Congress, yes that gridlocked legislative body in D.C., has made changes to the National Flood Insurance Program. Astoundingly, the new rules actually make sense.
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