At a White House press conference today President Obama and Energy Secretary Chu revealed several actions they claimed would promote energy efficiency while saving Americans billions of dollars annually.
Some of the mandates include forced changes on energy conservation standards for household and commercial lighting and forced changes on incandescent and fluorescent lamps.
My wife has already [...]
A group of more than 60 protesters met outside the KMBC’s studios in Kansas City to promote free market health care, and protest the ABC special “Prescription for America” being aired tonight
The group was made up of modern day patriots from the Kansas City Tea Party and the Kansas City Area 9.12 [...]
The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy today sponsored a luncheon near the Plaza in Kansas City, MO where Dr. Mark Hendrickson talked about “The Next Great Depression and the Attack of the Watermelons?”
Hendrickson is a professor of economics and international business at Grove City College in Pennsylvania and is a contributing scholar with [...]
Tim Latham, a Lawrence High School teacher, was perplexed when his contract was not renewed since he had taught previously for 19 years without complaints. In fact, Latham had always received positive comments about his teaching.
Former LHS students thought Latham was a good teacher and came to his support. Several of the students spoke at [...]
Continue reading about Tim Latham to keep his teaching job at Lawrence High School
A reception was held today to honor Karen Browning, who retired as Assistant Johnson County Election Commissioner after more than 40 years of service with the Johnson County Election Office.
Browning said she had a sense of the importance of voting long before she joined the Election Office staff.
“My folks always talked about voting and how [...]
Continue reading about Johnson County’s “First Lady of Democracy” Retires after 40 Years
The controversy over the non-renewal of the contract of a Lawrence High School teacher aired on Fox and Friends yesterday on the same day the first article appeared in the Lawrence Journal World.
TV stations in Topeka and Kansas City have aired stories about the controversy, with some stories getting some facts wrong.
Continue reading about Lawrence teacher appears on Fox and Friends: “Your web site is too patriotic”
Lawrence. Almost 200 Lawrence High School students joined a Facebook group, Save Mr.Latham, in an attempt to save the job of Tim Latham as a government and history teacher at Lawrence High School.
Last night four of those LHS students appealed to the Lawrence School Board to renew Tim Latham’s teaching contract for next year. See [...]
Continue reading about “Save Mr. Latham,” Lawrence High School History and Government Teacher
Glenn Beck’s “Common Sense” Comedy Tour visited Kansas City, MO tonight in the beautiful Midland Theatre. The event was also broadcast to about 450 theaters and there will be an encore presentation on June 11th in selected cities.
If you follow Beck’s radio or TV programs, or are a right-leaning, liberty-minded and freedom-loving person, then you [...]
Continue reading about Glenn Beck’s Common Sense Tour Visits Kansas City
On this Memorial Day, which is Monday, we should remember the brave patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice to help keep our country free.
Continue reading about Memorial Day: Our Freedom is Not Free
Today in Overland Park a group of about 20, which were mostly Catholic, protested President Barack Obama’s scheduled visit tomorrow to the University of Notre Dame to give a commencement address and receive an honorary degree.
Some frustrated that it was too far to drive to South Bend, Indiana tomorrow decided to show their opposition to [...]
Continue reading about Kansans Protest President’s Notre Dame Visit
