From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Comical HCR

by Sarah Burris on September 30, 2009 · Comments

in Issues

What is more comical than calling Jesus a socialist

It appears that State Senator Chris Steineger, a Wyandotte County Democrat and apparently a Kansas gubernatorial hopeful, is hosting a beer summit in Wichita on Friday at 5:00 pm at a fine local drinking establishment, The Anchor.
Steineger began tweeting random Wichita folks early this afternoon–many of whom have little-to-no interest in politics, or Democrats for [...]

Former Salina Mayor Alan Jilka will be announcing his run for Congress tomorrow.

Indoctrination Camp

by Sarah Burris on September 30, 2009 · Comments

in General

If you haven’t seen Jesus Camp it is both frighting and disgusting. I’m a big fan of church camps and talking to young people about making the right choices and creating a dialogue about values, but this is alarming on many levels. The camp that this documentary was filmed at has now been shut down. But many more like it exist.

Years ago when I was about a decade younger my farther and I were in Topeka for a reason I can’t remember. When lunch time came around dad took me to this old deli that his dad had told him about. My grandfather was a locomotive engineer and this deli happened to be [...]

News of Thursday’s hearing comes just weeks after the 80 Million Strong Coalition issued a formal letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) requesting a hearing to exhibit the financial concerns of young Americans. “This is a big victory for young people,” said Matthew Segal, “we are confident that Thursday’s hearing will demonstrate how our generation has developed and expanded its record-breaking civic engagement since the 2008 election

Roberts, Colbert says, has set himself free by coming clean about his long-standing monogamous relationship with the insurance industry.

So what if Congress doesn’t write the legislation, they don’t read it anyway! That’s why lobbyists need to write the legislation, because they know how it works and what’s in it. Steven demands we allow them all to march down K Street announcing “We’re Here! We’re Insincere! Get Use to it!!”

A letter similar to this one was sent to all the college papers statewide, this particular one was sent to K State. Dear Editor: Last week the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. The Student Aid Act is a common-sense reform that will [...]

It appears there’s a conservative blog in the Kansas blogosphere that takes great offense to Thomas Frank’s bestseller What’s the Matter with Kansas?
It’s name? Right with Kansas, you guessed it. Right with Kansas is pumping its readers to attend an encore screening of the theatrical version of Frank’s book at this weekend’s DemoFest–typically [...]

In two days, the Goyle campaign must report their contributions for this quarter. They have a goal: 100 new donors before the end of the quarter. It appears that small donors–here’s your chance to make an impact in the Goyle campaign.
I received this e-mail yesterday: