Archive By Section - Viewpoint
Professor Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist, cosmologist and best-selling author, is fond of reminding his students and readers of their place in the universe:
April 24, 2014
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Susan
Thacker
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Viewpoint
Shawn Sullivan, secretary for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), grew up with an appreciation of healthcare.
April 23, 2014
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Jim
Misunas
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Viewpoint
Today marks the official Earth Day 2014. It is a chance for us to step back and look at the natural world around us and examine how we can make it a better place for future generations.
April 21, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
It's all about respect and simple courtesy - two traits which seem to be harder to find.
April 18, 2014
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Jim
Misunas
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Viewpoint
Kansas flags are to be flown at half-staff Friday, as they were Thursday, to honor three people shot to death at two Jewish sites in Overland Park.
April 17, 2014
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Susan
Thacker
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Viewpoint
Prevention is the best medicine.
April 16, 2014
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Karen
LaPierre
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Viewpoint
They are words one doesn't often hear in the same sentence – local government, federal government, state government and cooperation. However, they were strung together during the Barton County Commission meeting Monday morning.
April 14, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
The third-annual Great Bend Farm and Ranch Expo closed Friday after another successful three-day run. The hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees have gone and the Expo Complex is empty.
April 12, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
Requests for help – from people needing food, or cash to pay their rent or utilities – are on the rise in our community, and Great Bend is not alone. Locally, we know that our Barton County Emergency Aid Association and Food Bank, Catholic Social Service and others have seen an increase in requests.
April 10, 2014
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Susan
Thacker
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Viewpoint
Satanta High School freshman Anthony Crump walked to the front of Midian Shrine Temple in Wichita Saturday to receive a special honor.
April 09, 2014
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Jim
Misunas
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Viewpoint
The Great Bend City Council Monday night received some good economic development news when it learned that the Grand Island, Neb.,-based HeartlandAg wanted to open a new site just outside the city limits. The company has purchased in the neighborhood of 33 acres just north of the city limits on the west side of U.S. 281 to build a new commercial fertilizer equipment sales, parts and supply facility.
April 07, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
It's been four years since the 3i Show packed its tents and left Great Bend for the last time. The biannual event which alternated between Great Bend and Garden City drew throngs to town, and filled motels and restaurants.
April 05, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
Kansas loves the Second Amendment, as the Senate proved again this week when approving the "gun-rights bill," 34-2, and sending it to an equally receptive House.
April 03, 2014
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Susan
Thacker
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Viewpoint
Monday following the Barton County Commission meeting, the below explanation was given on the dispute between Sheriff Brian Bellendir and County Attorney Richard Boeckman on the county's Facebook page. It said:
April 02, 2014
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Karen
LaPierre
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Viewpoint
It is said that we the people have the power to shape our government. The ideals of democracy are enshrined in our Constitution, and it is these principles that have guided our great nation.
March 31, 2014
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Dale
Hogg
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Viewpoint
