Archive By Section - Viewpoint
On Friday, Great Bend Street Department personnel began installing bicycle awareness signs along what will become the city's first bike route. It follows 19th Street west to McKinley and McKinley south to the Sports Complex.
November 15, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
It was kind of exciting to post "I survived the Kansas earthquake of Nov. 12, 2014," on Facebook and Twitter, but it turns out earthquakes are becoming rather common in the Wheat State.
November 13, 2014
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Susan
Thacker
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Viewpoint
Find a trash can for that empty bottle.
November 11, 2014
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Viewpoint
In Hoisington, USD 431 School Board is considering several options for upgrading Lincoln School, which was built in 1920s. It is the oldest school in the district and houses third and fourth graders.
November 05, 2014
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Karen
LaPierre
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Viewpoint
Well, today is here. This is the big day. The midterm general election is at hand.
November 03, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
There has been ample media coverage of the upcoming general election, especially the race for Kansas governor and U.S. Senate. There are also races locally that now have competing candidates. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the campaigning and develop an attitude that an individual voter can't make a difference.
November 01, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
Judging from the feedback on so-called social media, area residents are interested in plans for an 80-room Holiday Inn Express on 10th St. Our story received more than five dozen "likes" and about a dozen sarcastic wisecracks after it was posted Saturday.
October 30, 2014
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Susan
Thacker
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Viewpoint
On Sunday, the Great Bend Tribune ran a story about a new Holiday Inn Express that is coming to town. It will feature 80 rooms, modern decor, contemporary features and meeting rooms.
October 27, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
Everything old is new again. Well, sometimes.
October 25, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
Barton County Health Department Director Shelly Schneider was scheduled to speak at the Oct. 8 meeting of the Great Bend Noon Kiwanis, but had to cancel when a patient with the Ebola virus died in Texas. While Schneider sat in on a national preparedness teleconference with the White House and Centers for Disease Control, Melissa Hagerman, immunization nurse at the county health department, took her place at the Kiwanis meeting.
October 23, 2014
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Susan
Thacker
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Viewpoint
We Americans are blessed with an abundance of food. We take our food home from restaurants intending to eat those leftovers, and we really do intend to eat the lasagna from the previous night.
October 23, 2014
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Karen
LaPierre
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Viewpoint
As we get down to the wire before the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election, campaign passions may flare. The Great Bend Tribune appreciates the willingness of those running for office and those supporting the candidates to adhere to the newspaper's letters to the editor policy.
October 20, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
In Kansas, we are in the midst of one of the most volatile election seasons in recent memory. We can't turn to a media outlet without reading, seeing or hearing some political ad.
October 18, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
Paying property taxes has something in common with baseball.
October 16, 2014
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Susan
Thacker
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Viewpoint
A Walking School Bus is where kids walk to school with an adult volunteer, and Riley School and USD 431 Hoisington received grants for Walking School buses.
October 15, 2014
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Karen
LaPierre
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Viewpoint
