No one should begrudge local taverns or liquor stores their profits from beer and alcohol sales. Those businesses provide recreation, contribute to the local economy, pay taxes and employ workers who also pay taxes.
Published 3/10/2010 |
Boeing appears, by default, to have all but won a Pentagon contract worth around $40 billion to build and provide operational support for a new fleet of Air Force refueling tankers.
Published 3/9/2010 |
KSU men's basketball Coach Frank Martin was understandably disappointed Saturday after Iowa State upset the Wildcats in their last home game, the final game of the regular season.
Published 3/8/2010 |
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson is nothing if not steadfast in his efforts to minimize the impact of the recession on state residents and programs.
Published 3/7/2010 |
The two newest additions to the north end of the downtown redevelopment might not draw as much interest as the Olive Garden restaurant, which is well under construction, but most residents will surely welcome the Anytime Fitness and the Nutrition Zone.
Published 3/5/2010 |
KSU students and local residents have been treated to a rare combination of briefings on intelligence and military issues in recent weeks, courtesy of Landon lectures by retired Adm. Dennis Blair, U.S. Director of Intelligence; and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Published 3/4/2010 |
Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning didn't win his battle to block essential aid to unemployed Americans — fortunately — but he did get a consolation prize. Before finally approving the aid package Tuesday, senators took a floor vote on his amendment to compensate for the bill's cost, and as was expected, rejected it.
Published 3/3/2010 |
Kansas House Appropriations Committee Chairman Kevin Yoder made a pretty good case for the House's approval Monday of a measure to expand an existing break for businesses to encourage job creation.
Published 3/2/2010 |
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must be pretty confident of Democrats' prospects of retaining their House majority in November.
Published 3/1/2010 |
The Kansas Legislature, a few steps behind several dozen of the state's cities and some of its counties, sent a clean-air ordinance — a smoking ban — to Gov. Mark Parkinson late last week. Given that he made such a law a priority in his State of the State address, the governor will likely sign it without delay.
Published 2/28/2010 |
