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How has the recent heat advisory altered your daily activities?
“Actually, we’ve spent more time outside lately working hardcore on our backyard doing some major landscaping. Lots of water breaks helped us through it. Since being outside so much, the warm weather doesn’t phase me anymore.”
Alternative medicine proves to be effective
Rae: I believe we need studies, research grants, and dozens of blue panel commissions to resolve this problem. What is needed to get athletics out of our university control structures (as a previous op-ed insisted was needed) is certainly pertinent here.
I have no idea how we can solve any problem without massive spending on absolutely useless endeavors. You've sold me...I'm on the train...let's get this age old non-traditional medicine question solved --- there is government stimulus money in line for this, right?
July 29, 2010 at 10:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Would you support a property tax increase for either city or school budgets given the current economy?
Absolutely not. One more tax increase in the name of "benefiting our kids" or "saving the bottle-nosed dolphins", or whatever sad puppy-eyed thing you want to throw out there is going to push many citizens over the edge.
The bureaucracies entrenched in every aspect of govt, all the way down to the local education system, is the cause of inadequate funding for education. It is not the result of the lack of income but rather the misdirection of income. Which is more important? Educating our kids or building a new soccer field? Yet, the soccer field was built, athletics continues to siphon off money and then the powers in education hold their hand out again and say, "cough up more, monkey." Sorry, this monkey is done playing.
July 22, 2010 at 10:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Holy-Field Winery takes home medals at regional competition
Correct headline: "A Bunch of Alcoholics Justify Their Addiction By Calling It a Competition".
July 22, 2010 at 10:21 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
University should not be defined by athletics
Ah yes, "exhaustive investigations". That will solve this massive and terrible case of "jock itch", as you have crudely described it. For someone with dual doctorates, I would have a more apt and witty description of the current condition at KU than fungus in the male genital area.
Please tell me how in the world investigations are going to solve anything? This is simple stuff, Rae. Money drives the world, especially America. Money and greed has crept into modern universities. Our culture is ever increasingly sports-oriented and is willing to pay good money to have a diversion from their troubles. People willing to part with money and universities with shrinking budgets equals universities willing to do whatever they can to entice those people to give the university their money.
Academics is important and I don't disagree that the tail wags the dog where Athletics is the tail. It is simple, though. No "exhaustive investigations" are needed and I'll take a modest fee for my illustrative work and for saving the university thousands of dollars. Side note: It's always amazing that liberals immediately jump to "commissions" or "studies" or "investigations" anytime a problem exists. In my world of business and capitalism, I see a problem and I solve it. No blue-ribbon commissions needed.
July 3, 2010 at 7:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
A beacon of freedom
Clausie: You really need to look at what the original Founding Fathers thought was important. I disagree that they would be impressed, as you have stated, with America today.
Sure, they wanted America to be a beacon of freedom but first and foremost they were concerned and focused on the citizens' rights, freedoms, and placing control of government in the hands of the people. That was their fight, that was their passion and reading their memoirs, various letters and documents leads me to this conclusion. If the Founders surveyed America today, they would see govt intervention and strong-arm tactics in the lives of people (IRS is just one example where the govt is not fearful of the people but completely backwards to the originalist intentions!), socialism on the rise (not individual responsibility), even Alexander Hamilton with his drive for a centralized banking system would, in my opinion, be dismayed at how powerful and controlling the Fed Reserve has become.
Our economy and our structure is increasingly driven and controlled by government, not the people. The Founders would be dismayed.
I also am not sure we will succeed in getting through the present danger to our nation, as you also state. We have trillions upon trillions of debt with more mounting every day. Even if Obama jacked up the tax rate to 75%, we could keep our heads above water. This is unsustainable and at some point the IOUs will stop coming and it is at that point that everything will collapse.
Medicare and Medicaid are increasing in spending so fast that they will soon consume 100% of all taxes raised each year by the govt. How will this work on our current trajectory? Stop sticking your head in the sand, covering your ears when people raise legitimate and irrefutable evidence that a tsunami is approaching our shores! You and folks like you, Clausie, are like the families still playing on the beaches as Sumatra, pretending nothing ominous is approaching, as the water recedes out to sea and the "beast" is minutes away, about to wipe them out.
July 3, 2010 at 7:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Five Questions: Fireworks Safety
Every year! "Please remember to breathe...and drink water...and eat once in a while or you'll die."
These firework tips are nothing more than either, a) editorial filler or b) a complete lack of any respective for the brains and intelligence of your readership.
Why not a few articles on the following topics since you think we're so stupid.
1) Don't stick safety pins in electric sockets! It's very bad for you.
2) Anti-freeze is not a cocktail mixer! It's very bad for you.
3) Why insecticide should not be used as an ice cream topping.
4) Why the Basehor Sentinel thinks all of its readers are drooling dolts and why we need to tell you stuff you learned in Kindergarten.
July 3, 2010 at 7:33 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Do you speak any languages other than English and why did you choose to learn that language?
I speak fluent Spanish. Have to since the laws against illegal immigration already on the books are not enforced and most of our nation is being conquered by Mexico via non-military means.
May 1, 2010 at 7:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Dragging feet in digital age
I actually composed this response on my iPhone, in your honor, Rae.
I don't believe the post about a bank teller not knowing what a deposit slip is. I'm relatively young and we use deposit slips all the time at a local , Basehor bank (my wife's employer doesn't do direct deposit). Never had one issue or situation like described above. In addition, I have my business checking setup at a different bank. Same situation, clients pay me with a check that I must use a deposit slip for...never had one person say, "What's this."
I truly believe the entire focus of your op-ed is complete fabrication.
April 17, 2010 at 7:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Puppy's sudden death leaves witnesses in disbelief
Sorry for the loss. I have a dog myself but.......c'mon, it's a dog. Your prose is written in such a way that it comes across lie Hitler rolled into town and gassed a bunch of Jews and then, like a Blitzkrieg, rolled on to the next town.
With everything else that's happening in the world, you have no other opinions but to discuss how a guy could hit a dog and then continue on?
April 17, 2010 at 7:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sewer district 3 residents to pay full connection fees
Annex me. I will make it my full-time job to ensure every commissioner and council member are voted out as soon as I am granted that right.
This annexation and outrageous fees for 20 yrs due to the new schools are gestapo tactics, plain and simple.
March 22, 2010 at 8:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )