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For the record
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 30, 2008 in Uncategorized
KU 77, K-State 70. The streak at Bramlage continues.
Behind the Bennett story
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 30, 2008 in Uncategorized
It seems like the reaction to the two-part story by Tom Parker on the struggles and death of Robert Glenn Bennett in the Jan. 3 and 10 issues has started to slow down, so I wanted to talk a little bit about the background behind the decision to do the story and the approach we [...]
Feel good kind of story
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 30, 2008 in Uncategorized
How cool was that? Google “Michael Beasley Blade Winter” and check out one of the many stories about how the K-State basketball star did right by one of our own young county residents.
Fox 4 crew in Washington
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 29, 2008 in Uncategorized
It’s always fun to see the big city media in one of our small towns. I think they get a kick out of the slower pace here and the friendliness of the locals. I imagine they find plenty of peculiarities in small towns… and they probably don’t realize we find plenty of peculiarities about them. [...]
This week
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 28, 2008 in Uncategorized
What we’re working on for this week’s…
Washington County NewsOur annual soil conservation issue which will be mailed out to every mailbox in Washington County.Class pictures and write-ups for St. John’s Catholic School in honor of Catholic Schools Week.Economic development efforts underway in LinnCounty official filing updates… and much, much more
Clifton-Clyde TribuneHomecoming candidate interviewsMore on the [...]
New polls
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 25, 2008 in Uncategorized
As I continue to learn the capabilities of this blog, new elements will be added. I just figured out I can do poll questions, so I posted a couple timely questions to the left, pertaining to the Linn gym issue covered in this week’s Washington County News. Maybe the poll results will give the USD [...]
Our nation’s black eye
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 23, 2008 in Uncategorized
I can hardly get more controversial than to talk about the pro-life vs. pro-choice debate with my editorial in this week’s paper. What do you think about the topic? Where am I right? Where am I wrong? Leave a post with your thoughts.
The Linn gym denial
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 23, 2008 in Uncategorized
See my opinion on the denial for use of the new gym at Linn High School in the Jan. 17 archive (The archive subject headings can be seen at the left of this screen) and leave a comment on your opinion.
Other political or government-related things that bother me
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 23, 2008 in Uncategorized
• Elected officials who forget they are in their position to represent the people, not to cow-tow to superintendents or city administrators.• Governors who make decisions on power plants based on political maneuvering and national party platforms rather than for the people they govern.• The direction of this country. My gut says we are in [...]
My political flip-flop
Posted by Backroadsnews on Jan 23, 2008 in Uncategorized
Everyone has an opinion about politics and I explained in my “On the backroads” column this week in the Washington County News why I switched from the Democratic party to Republican. Was that the right move? Why or why not? Have you ever struggled with your party? Leave a comment and lets talk about it.
