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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.
We can't afford to lose
No harm, no foul, no case - until next time, of course.
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.
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."
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.
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.
Do it, or else!
Most of us can remember the chilling portrayal actor Billy Drago pulled off in the 1987 classic big screen version of "The Untouchables."
Bee careful we don't get stung
With all of the issues that face Americans, with all of the continuing argument over how we can best invest our resources, there are down-to-earth issues that are failing to get the attention they deserve.
Endorsements are closing
It's coming up to that time of the election again, the end of the endorsements.
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No easy answers
On Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld the Kansas Constitution by ordering the state to pay about $129 million dollars to the schools by July 1. The balance of funding requested by schools will be determined after a lower court redefines the meaning of "adequate" education.
Real estate
The City of Great Bend continues to take positive steps to encourage housing development.
House Bill 2210 attempt to control voters
Kansas House Bill 2210 is frightening.
Stormy weather
With all of our minds still thawing out after the recent winter storms, it may be tough to ponder the upcoming severe weather season. But, it will soon be upon us.
Know the drill
Tornado sirens will be tested throughout the state, including Barton County, next Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
Wrestlers deserve well-earned respect
Larned's High's Kaiden Reed is his school's lone representative at the Class 4A state wrestling championship at Salina. Reed drew a defending state champion in his first match.
Senatorial race
The Topeka Capital Journal broke a story on Feb. 22, 2014 about U.S. Senate candidate Milton Wolf who is running against U.S. Senator Pat Roberts.
Taking stock of what we have
It was the Great Bend business community's opportunity to shine Saturday night. The forum was the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet.
City getting goosed
Blame it on the geese choking the lake, lawn-care chemical run-off from nearby homes or shear age, but Veterans Memorial Lake has a serious problem with toxic blue-green algae. This has made the popular recreational area murky for years, and the solution to the issue remains just as clouded.
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