


“O.K., Thursday’s jobs report settles it. We’re going to need a bigger stimulus,” argues columnist and economist Paul Krugman. Krugman contends that the U.S. economic reports look “depressingly familiar to anyone who has studied economic policy in the 1930s. Once again a Democratic president has pushed [...]
With Manny Ramirez coming back tonight from his suspension after being nailed with performance enhancers, it reminds me of the classic argument defenders of Barry Bonds made against Babe Ruth.
I'm doing something different this week: Two PodCasts. This is the first and here's the script.
1:25–6:52. The Royals should be a busy team during the trade deadline. Why I think Mark Teahen and Brian Bannister are the two most tradable Royals.
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At a campaign event in Newton, Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, argued that carbon dioxide is getting more emphasis than it deserves in the climate change debate, likening the gases of the Earth to people in a 10,000-seat-stadium.
“There would be 4,200 people in the stadium wearing [...]

Congratulations to former Attorney General Robert Stephan for being honored this week by Gov. Mark Parkinson for his work on behalf of crime victims. A plaque recognizing the former Wichitan is being placed by a tree that was planted on the Capitol grounds 20 years ago to [...]
When the president of Honduras was arrested by soldiers and exiled Sunday after a controversial referendum, the Americans in the country included Andy Brownback, a son of Sen. Sam Brownback. He’s a Kansas State University senior studying at the Panamerican School of Agriculture at Zamorano. Classes have continued, but [...]
