Graves to vote no on Health Care Bill Nov 12, 2009
xfirefighter wrote on Nov 10, 2009 12:50 PM:" Bill Arthur, What makes Sam graves any better than the rest of the congressmen ?. Yes, Polosi is wrong about using that big plane but answer my questgion why he is better than the other 530 member of the congress and senate? He's not and his district isn't probably any bigger than Emerson's in SE, MO. or any senators and mamny upon many congressional districts that include whole states.. Then there's the matter of his health insurance paid for by the... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Conference center revival Nov 11, 2009
They would much rather go to the Lake or Kansas City or maybe St. Louis than to stay in this boring little place for a conference. " @da'lake wrote on Nov 10, 2009 4:01 PM:" No one is saying that nobody comes to JC. What is being said is that CONVENTIONS don't come to JC. Only people and groups with legislative interests come to JC because of the Capitol. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Some key Obama administration jobs still unfilled Nov 10, 2009
of Missouri is among those blocking action on the General Services Administration chief while the agency mulls a new federal building in Kansas City. "We are awaiting completion of their alternative plan," communications director Shana Marchio says. (USA Today)
GMs come to Chicago for brief meeting Nov 10, 2009
Surprisingly there have been more conversations throughout the playoffs and the World Series than I can remember, White Sox general manager Ken Williams said last week after his team acquired third baseman Mark Teahen in a trade with the Kansas City Royals. And to be able to do something prior to the general managers meeting and have substantial talks on major things prior to that is surprising but certainly welcome to me. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Parents of slain Spelman student sue Clark Atlanta University Nov 9, 2009
Attorney Roderick Edmond said the parents never expected their daughter to come home to Kansas City, Mo. in a box. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
"The September Issue" Nov 8, 2009
Seattle and Washington; Oct. 2 in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, San Diego and St. Louis; Oct. 9 in Cleveland; Oct. 16 in Kansas City; Oct. 23 in Dallas and Houston; and Oct. 30 in Atlanta, with more cities to follow ... I don't think the state of Arkansas has the balls to inject the guy, because of all the international attention and celebrity involvement. (Salon)
Historic vote looms on Capitol Hill today Nov 8, 2009
Hello, my name in Patrick Nemechek, D.O. and Im a board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine located in Kansas City, Missouri. I have specialized in the treatment of persons infected with HIV for approximately 15 years. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Time to bench Ronnie Brown vs. Pats? Nov 8, 2009
The Jaguars have one of the worst pass defenses around, but don t even consider Kansas City s Matt Cassel. Sure, it s kind of inspiring that he s remaining upright behind that line, but he has one TD while enduring 10 sacks the past two weeks. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
New York Subway Super Bowl looking less likely Nov 8, 2009
Sure, they looked great in beating Washington, Tampa Bay, Kansas City and Oakland, but they looked pitiful losing to New Orleans, Arizona and Philadelphia in contests against better teams. It s not just one side of the ball, either. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
s." Has it occurred to you that maybe that is just who he is and the people he surrounds himself with are just a reflection of himself? I see Obama and his presidency as the crowning of the ideas of that northeastern liberal aristocracy you so much criticize. He appears to me as a clich? of all their pathologies, and yet you seem infatuated with him. You continually praise his speech and demeanor while to me it seems like a mask for his lack of substance. I find him to be a man of an oversized... (Salon)
More Presidential Fun Facts Nov 6, 2009
He recommended a pro-slavery constitution for Kansas. Facts Regarding Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Grant, Hayes and Garfield. (Suite101.com)
Obama to sign extension of jobless benefits Nov 6, 2009
The NAACP's Kansas chapter is demanding that a state legislator apologize publicly for a video criticizing Barack Obama that he called "RedNeck Rap" and posted online. Republican state Rep. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Judge won't revive charges against abortion doctor Nov 6, 2009
A district court judge Wednesday refused to reinstate criminal charges against a nationally known abortion doctor, ruling that the Kansas attorney general had overstepped his authority in the case. Outgoing Atty. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
Freedom fighter Nov 6, 2009
" That deserves a prize. Share: Friday, Oct 2, 2009 11:50 PDT The last Republican presidential nominee wants to moderate the party, but conservatives aren't happy By Often, when a presidential nominee loses decisively, he becomes a slightly embarrassing presence in his party s scene. Richard Nixon threw a in 1962 (after losing the California gubernatorial race), and only came back in 1968, after the GOP s Goldwater disaster. Michael Dukakis ignominiously to Massachusetts, and the Democrats... (Salon)
Peak oil? Don't worry -- Obama's on the job Nov 6, 2009
Yesterday Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Alaska, Kansas, Utah and West Virginia to "support energy efficiency and conservation activities.". Hardly a week goes by when the DOE isn't making a similar announcement. (Salon)
Scientists try elevator to space Nov 5, 2009
The Kansas City Space Pirates went first with a machine that initially balked but eventually began climbing. Its speed was too slow to qualify for any prizes but it got within about 160 feet of the top before the laser had to be shut down for satellite protection. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
State Center foundation to recognize donors Nov 5, 2009
The other finalists announced Thursday were Illinois guard Jon Asamoah; BYU linebacker Matt Bauman; Minnesota receiver Eric Decker; Fresno State safety Moses Harris; Western Michigan quarterback Tim Hiller; Brown defensive tackle Paul Jasinowski; Morningside College receiver Beau Kildow; Northern Iowa linebacker Josh Mahoney; Tusculum tight end Jarrell NeSmith; Baylor linebacker Joe Pawelek; Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing; Hardin-Simmons receiver Zavious Robbins; Augustana College Blaine... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Italians convict U.S. officials, agents in kidnapping case Nov 5, 2009
Dennis Moore, a Blue Dog from Kansas, just came out in support of health care reform and the public option. The two Dems ran on the Obama agenda and in both special elections for the House, the Dems won last night. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Victim's parents to file CAU suit Nov 5, 2009
KEITH MYERS/The Kansas City Star, Photo courtesy of the family Jasmine Lynn had long dreamed of attending Spelman ... Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, spokeswoman for attorney Rod Edmond, says Constance Franklin and Clint Lynn of Kansas City, Mo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
LETTER: 'Bite the bullet or die from the wounds' Nov 5, 2009
cedric66 wrote on Oct 31, 2009 8:15 PM:" Nineteen States Move to Defend Individual Health Care Choice Regardless of what the U.S. Congress decides about health care reform, a growing number of states are standing up for individuals freedom of choice when it comes to purchasing or not purchasing health insurance.Several Kansas Republicans have introduced a state constitutional amendment that would protect the right of Kansas residents to make their own health care choices. That makes Kansas the... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
3 million acres taken out of conservation program Nov 4, 2009
From the sky, John Diener's farm looks like a swath of Kansas grafted onto the rugged flatlands of the San Joaquin Valley's west side ... -- Surveying undulating grasslands that disappear into the western Kansas horizon, retired farmer Joe Govert pointed out parcel after parcel no longer enrolled in a federal program that pays property owners not to farm environmentally sensitive land ... Most of them were in Texas, Colorado and Kansas, but hundreds of thousands of acres also came out in Montana... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
The Clinton Foundation's donors Nov 4, 2009
Arkansas Community Foundation, Inc. ... Likewise, McCain took a swing through Kansas to back up Rep. (Salon)
COMBAT goes to a vote Nov 3, 2009
Media Credit: COMBAT yard signs and billboards can be seen on many streets in Kansas City ... "This election is going to cost $800,000 more than it would cost next November," said Steve Kraske, political reporter for the Kansas City Star ... 5 percent to the Kansas City Police Department, 9. (University News, MO)
Utley, Lee help Phils stave off Series elimination Nov 3, 2009
In a matchup of starters from Arkansas, Lee allowed five runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings ... Just six of 43 teams facing 3-1 Series deficits have gone on to win the title, including five in a row since Kansas City rallied past St. Louis in 1985 ... 158 (3 for 19) with 12 strikeouts, tying the Series record set by Kansas Citys Willie Wilson in 1980. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Streetcars on the ballot amid trolley revival Nov 2, 2009
What links Boise, Cincinnati and Charlotte - and Salt Lake City, Dallas, Atlanta and Kansas City, where streetcar tracks abandoned in 1953 still poke through the city's weathered asphalt - is they're among dozens of local governments hoping their modern street projects will benefit from federal grants, including $1. 5 billion in stimulus funding due to be awarded by mid-February 2010. (Anchorage Daily News)
Afghan Challenger Drops Out of Election Nov 2, 2009
" by bubbadubba November 1, 2009 8:48 AM EST The oil companies paid him off to drop out. The oil companies want that pipeline.Get a clue world.I like President Obama but he also needs to get a clue as to why we really in Afghanistan and why so many bribed Republicans are demanding we stay there.OUT OF AFGHANISTAN NOW. by Joutue November 1, 2009 10:06 AM EST By jontue november 1,2009 8:41 Am My sentiments exactley, someone sure paid him off. It's been corruption since, day one of us involvements.... (CBS News -- World)
13 Comments Nov 2, 2009
Posted by: TEXAN Location: KANSAS on Nov 1, 2009 at 08:55 AM I can't believe allows cases like this. She waited this long to tell someone. (KWTX.com, TX)
All together now Nov 1, 2009
Likewise, McCain took a swing through Kansas to back up Rep. Jerry Moran in his Senate primary against the more conservative Rep. (Salon)
Backstage with Obama Nov 1, 2009
"I saw this little kid. He was rolling through the calls, saying to the person on the other line, 'I agree with him on the issues.' Turns out he had had asked his mother if he could volunteer. He said, 'I really like this guy Barack Obama' He went to Kansas and Indiana. He's amazing. He's now working on one of his classmate's mother's campaigns." ... "I saw this little kid. He was rolling through the calls, saying to the person on the other line, 'I agree with him on the issues.' Turns out he... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
White Male Vote Especially Critical - washingtonpost.com Nov 1, 2009
But in smaller states outside the South -- such as Iowa, Kansas and Utah -- where there are far fewer minorities, Obama has done extremely well with white voters. One view in Obama's campaign is that his poor showing in Ohio primarily reflected that the state has a high number of older voters. (Yahoo News -- FYI)
A woman's right to choose a losing candidate? Nov 1, 2009
Because sometimes abortion is medically necessary, and the government shouldn't be writing regulations from Washington that tell a woman in Kansas when that is. Because exempting cases of rape and incest, as the Hyde Amendment does, means that women who are victims of rape and incest don't get the coverage they're supposed to have anyway, because there's no way to police whether their pregnancies are the result of government-approved circumstances. (Salon)
UN guard killed in Afghanistan hailed as hero Oct 31, 2009
John Christopher "Chris" Turner, a trucker from Kansas City, Mo. described opening fire at the assailants as the guests he was protecting huddled in a laundry room at the back of the building. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Break Up the Party Oct 31, 2009
Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Todd Tihart of Kansas, and Dana Rohrabacher of California. Cole, a former political consultant, chaired the House Republicans' national campaign committee during the 2008 election cycle. (The American Conservative)
Hero contractor recounts fighting off Taliban Oct 30, 2009
A native of Kansas City, Kan. Turner is described by his parents as a street-smart man whose actions were totally in character. (MSNBC -- International)
Tuskegee Univ. mourns loss of former dean Oct 30, 2009
After receiving the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Kansas State University in 1947, he earned the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in mammalian physiology from Cornell University in 1955 and 1960, respectively. He did a postdoctoral study at Michigan State University and was a scholar-in-residence at Howard University. (WSJA.com, AL)
Looking Back Oct 29, 2009
Miss Cleola Grady is assisting at the news office this week in the absence of Mr. Bourgeois who accompanied by Mrs. is spending the week at Wichita, Kansas ... Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kalllaus attended the Kansas State- Iowa Game at Iowa City Saturday ... Mr. W.R. Hardy and his mother, Mrs. Kate Hardy, came home from Arkansas City, Kan. (Kalona News, IA)
U.N. workers scramble over roofs during Kabul attack Oct 29, 2009
John Christopher "Chris" Turner of Kansas City, Mo ... Turner called his father in suburban Kansas City after the attack, 82-year-old Lionel Turner told the AP.. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Related: U.S. contractor says he fights off attack in Kabul Oct 29, 2009
John Christopher "Chris" Turner, a trucker from Kansas City, Mo ... Turner called his father in suburban Kansas City after the attack, 82-year-old Lionel Turner told the AP. ... Associated Press writer Maria Sudekum Fisher in Kansas City, Mo. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
11 die as Taliban force strikes U.N. guest house Oct 29, 2009
A man from Kansas City, Mo ... John Christopher "Chris" Turner, a trucker from Kansas City, said the attackers appeared well organized and were able to penetrate the building, located on a residential street. (Athens Banner-Herald)
11 Killed in Taliban Attack on U.N. in Kabul Oct 29, 2009
A man from Kansas City, Missouri, said he held off gunmen with a Kalashnikov until a group of guests escaped through the laundry room ... John Turner, a trucking contractor from Kansas City, said the attackers appeared well organized and were able to penetrate the building, located on a residential street. (Fox News)
Taliban attack on UN house leads to panic and heroics Oct 29, 2009
Meanwhile, John Christopher Turner of Kansas City, Mo ... Turner called his father in suburban Kansas City after the attack, 82-year-old Lionel Turner told The Associated Press. (Boston Globe)
Frivolous pursuits Oct 28, 2009
In that time, the Kansas graduate has covered Fresno State University men s basketball, softball, football, baseball and track and field. He worked at the Thousand Oaks News Chronicle before coming to The Bee. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Next Generation of Conservative Leaders Line Up for Hoffman Oct 27, 2009
Representative Todd Tiahrt of Kansas has put forth one of the strongest endorsements for Doug Hoffman. Elected in 1994, Representative Tiahrt remembers the lessons of that era, even if Republican leaders at the time now do not. (Townhall.com)
Show transcript: October 22 Oct 25, 2009
In order to keep it from spreading, some schools have temporarily shut down, while one Kansas school district is planning to shut down drinking fountains. Students are being urged to bring their own water to class. (CNN -- US)
Santa Clara stadium discussion Tuesday Oct 24, 2009
of Kansas City has already designed the facility, with a partnership of and selected to oversee the construction phase. Depending on the outcome of next year s election. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Those whose parents paid their way through school evidently don't appreciate what extra effort it took Sarah to acquire her B.A. But I do, because hailing from Galena, Kansas, the only Kansas town mentioned in John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath," I know what it's like to grow up poor, at least poor in relative terms ... Although I graduated from the University of Kansas very near, if not at the very bottom, of my class, I remain proud of the degree I earned, because it enabled me to wiggle my way... (Salon)
HEALTH SEC SICK? Oct 22, 2009
That is more than you can say for all of the late term children who were aborted by Dr. Edward Tiller, her friend and political contributor, who she protected while she was governor of Kansas. Posted by: arg1 | October 21, 2009 2:37 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Surprise officials confident center will spur growth Oct 22, 2009
The stadium is the spring-training base for the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals. When training is over, residents fill the stands for Little League, high school and sports tournaments. (AZCentral -- Business)
Jensen takes oath Oct 22, 2009
under cover of light wrote on Oct 21, 2009 7:28 PM:" Congrats and welcome to the valley, but try to remember you are not in Kansas anymore Dorothy. No worries, you will do fine. ". icare wrote on Oct 21, 2009 8:38 PM:" all i can say is don't get to comfortable here we may have a new mayor come January and he may appoint his own team of players. but enjoy your 2 month vacation here but if i was you i wouldn't sell my home in vernal just yet. as for the council members remember some of you are up... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Republicans and premature celebration Oct 21, 2009
a conservative firebrand, threw his support behind the Senate candidacy former Florida state House speaker Marco Rubio (R) on Monday calling him "exactly the type of conservative leader Americans need in Washington today." Inhofe is the latest national conservative leader -- former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) and Sen ... Americans for Stable Quality Care, a coalition effort that has , is going up with two new ads in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Montana,... (Harper's Magazine)
‘Other’ voters emerge in Atlanta races Oct 21, 2009
My best guess is that most (but certainly not all) of these other voters were recently inspired by the man whose mother came from Kansas and whose father came from Kenya and whose campaign promised them change you can believe in. Their votes in the mayoral election are likely to reflect their own self-identity in politics. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
A brushback pitch that would do Bob Gibson proud Oct 20, 2009
We ve got a problem here, said Allan Cigler, a political scientist at the University of Kansas. The growth of lobbying makes even worse than it is already the balance between those with resources and those without resources. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama heads to New York for campaign fundraisers Oct 20, 2009
pangborn wrote on Oct 3, 2009 5:59 PM:" Here is a way to help the unemployed. This great nation need a great stadium and games village. A centrally located property. Kansas. Build several huge stadiums to house the newly formed American Games. A cmplex of this nature might employ thousands. Two birds with one stone. To he** with the Olympics. ". pangborn wrote on Oct 3, 2009 6:03 PM:" Senator Lindsey Graham said yesterday. That the birthers are craz*. Senator Graham tore up Limbaugh and Beck.... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Market Forecaster Oct 20, 2009
Midwest Producer: Serving Kansas ska Agriculture ... For the week, Chicago wheat closed 30 3/4 cents higher; Kansas City wheat 25 1/2 cents higher and Minneapolis wheat 22 1/2 cents higher. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Farrakhan: Don't be 'pacified' by Obama election Oct 19, 2009
4, 1961: Barack Hussein Obama is born in Hawaii to a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas. Reality of election sets in. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Obituaries 10/18/09 (229) Oct 19, 2009
Returning to Northeast Arkansas, he purchased the Schugtown Gin, traded businesses with his father and operated Beatons IGA at Rector. He ran for and won the election for Clay County Sheriff, operated gins in Greene and Clay counties, farmed and retired from the University of Central Arkansas as manager of the student center ... Survivors include a stepmother, Kay Menz of Perkins; two sons, Terry Wayne (Cassandra Sam) Menz and Ronnie Freeman of Paragould; five grandchildren, Alyssa and... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
John Brown's complex legacy still divides Oct 18, 2009
A flesh-and-bones triptych of the 19th century, Brown coursed from New England to Kansas to Virginia, brushing shoulders with luminaries ... They had settled in Kansas, and Kansas was bleeding ... While in Kansas, Brown learned of an attack by pro-slavery men on the free-state town of Lawrence. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Dana O'Neil » Oct 18, 2009
The start of the college basketball season at UNC, Duke, UConn, Kansas, Georgetown and KentuckyTags. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Kan. lawmaker reposts anti-Obama Rap Oct 17, 2009
- A Kansas legislator reposted his criticizing President Barack Obama on YouTube on Friday after adding an introduction responding to critics who assailed it as racist ... Otto, who represents an eastern Kansas district and lives in LeRoy, about 75 miles south of Topeka, posted the video on YouTube last month, but it came down Thursday after a fellow legislator called it as "disturbing" and suggested it was evidence of bigotry ... Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat,... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Upholding tradition, realising changes Oct 16, 2009
All these ended only after the Supreme Court in 1954 made a decision ending racial segregation in educational institutions through a case, Brown vs the Kansas Education Board, and the formulation of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965. In this context, the situation in Malaysia is much different from the reality of the outside world. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Judge won't revive charges against abortion doctor Oct 16, 2009
A district court judge Wednesday refused to reinstate criminal charges against a nationally known abortion doctor, ruling that the Kansas attorney general had overstepped his authority in the case. Outgoing Atty. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
White Male Vote Especially Critical - washingtonpost.com Oct 16, 2009
But in smaller states outside the South -- such as Iowa, Kansas and Utah -- where there are far fewer minorities, Obama has done extremely well with white voters. One view in Obama's campaign is that his poor showing in Ohio primarily reflected that the state has a high number of older voters. (Yahoo News -- FYI)
Obama, Washington ready to pander to older voters Oct 16, 2009
Marion Berry, Arkansas, 1st District, (202) 543-5777 Rep ... Dennis Moore, Kansas, 3rd District, (202) 347-3042 Rep ... Mike Ross, Arkansas, 4th District, (202) 454-5262 Rep. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Baghdad to Boston, Biden re-redefining VP job Oct 15, 2009
complained recently that two stimulus projects in Kansas could result in the same highway being paved twice, Biden was on the phone with transportation officials within minutes demanding they "get this damn thing fixed right now," says Deseve. And it was. (MSNBC -- Politics)
49ers stadium rule change bill signed Oct 14, 2009
of Kansas City has already designed the facility, with a partnership of of New York and of Milpitas selected to oversee the construction phase. Depending on the outcome of next year s election. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
