It isn’t as if we no longer stop for a bag of ice at the convenience store. We still do. It is just less frequently that we stop to get enough to keep our cooler cold for a long afternoon at a picnic, with enough extra to keep the huge container of ice tea cold too. Air conditioning seems to have practically eliminated the wonderful picnics I remember from my youth.
One November evening in 1978, Dan White, a supervisor for San Francisco, climbed through a basement window at City Hall and murdered Mayor George Moscone and peer Supervisor Harvey Milk by gunshot. White, a former fireman, and a police officer, was later found guilty by a jury of his peers for voluntary manslaughter; rather than premeditated first-degree murder, which would have allowed the death penalty. White served only five of a seven-year prison term due to an early release for good behavior (Solnick). The announcement of White receiving the lightest possible sentence set the city in an uproar and sparked several nights of riots, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damages and injuring over 140 law enforcement officers and civilians (Twinkie).
WASHINGTON (AP) — As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax — a narrative that journalists in Ukraine have shown to be false.
Russian atrocities in Ukraine horrify us all, particularly knowing many Russians consider Ukrainians family. How did it come to this? Having worked in war zones, I have wondered if that violence could happen again here.
1. Every county has a U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center that houses Farm Service Agency (FSA) and National Resource Conservation Services (NRCS). This is where farmers and landowners go to access their programs. As a renter you can still work with these agencies.
On March 23, 2022, the Taliban in Afghanistan closed girls’ high schools, hours after they had reopened. Afghan girls will not be able to attend school beyond fifth grade. As a teacher, I am angry that these students are denied any higher education. Yet this is not a black-and-white issue. And while this Taliban action is among the darkest, much of the rest of the world operates in the gray as well. Given equal test scores and measured abilities, “he” will be paid more and promoted higher than “she.”
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. was recently on FOX Business to discuss rising gas prices, and Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine and what it means for global food security. Senator Marshall said in part,
MANHATTAN, Kansas — A public hearing will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2022, to consider the adoption of a revised administrative regulation that governs fees for dairy laboratory analyses performed by the Kansas Department of Agriculture Laboratory. Due to public health concerns posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the hearing proceedings will be conducted virtually via a video conferencing system to provide the opportunity for virtual participation online.
Garden City, Kan. - This past Saturday, April 2 the Pratt Community College (PCC) Beavers traveled to Garden City, KS for the Broncbuster Invite. This was the fourth outdoor meet of the season and the teams first at a regional opponent. The Beavers will travel to Wichita State University (WSU) this coming Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 for the KT Woodman Classic at Cessna Stadium.
The Kansas Jayhawks are national champions for the fourth time in school history. Kansas defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 72-69 in a thrilling, back-and-forth 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship game in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Monday.