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Obama administration may take action on BCS

January 30, 2010
Obama administration may take action on BCS

Healthcare, bailouts of banks and automakers, job creation and now the Obama administration is poised to take on the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).   The Justice department is reviewing a request from Senator Orrin Hatch to determine whether the BCS violates antitrust laws. Just when you thought that the government could not reach any further into...
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Moran, Tiahrt begin to collect big name endorsements

September 22, 2009
Moran, Tiahrt begin to collect big name endorsements

The election is still over a year away but the campaign to replace Sam Brownback in the Senate is beginning to heat up for a couple of Kansas Congressman.  Both Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt are running for the Republican nomination.  And with former Governor Kathleen Sebilius busy in Washington, the Republican nominee...
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Lack of respect

September 22, 2009

On a more personal note, this post is on something that just irritates me.   I was looking at the pictures of my daughters and their friends at the homecoming dance.  They all look very nice.  You can tell that they took the time to pick out a dress, fix their hair and do their...
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Preschool is important…but who pays?

August 28, 2009
Preschool is important…but who pays?

At the Topeka Capital Journal online site this morning is a letter to the editor from a concerned parent upset because his child could not get into a preschool offered by the school district.  He brought up some good points about why the opportunity is available for some kids but not others.  However,  I...
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U.N. Report Advocates Teaching Masturbation to 5-Year-Olds

August 26, 2009

The U.N.’s Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) published a 98 page report advocating a universal sex education lesson plan for kids ranging in age from 5-18, an “informed approach to effective sex, relationships” and HIV education that they say is essential for “all young people.” Under the U.N.’s voluntary sex-ed regime, kids just 5-8...
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