Opinion

Greensburg provided lessons
Sandy Praeger
May 8, 2008
The May 4 first anniversary of the devastating and deadly Greensburg tornado serves as a reminder to all Kansans to make sure their property insurance is current and adequate.
Third Degree Bern
Taylor Bern
May 1, 2008
It involves deception, cunning, speed, timing, intimidation and about 90 feet of dirt. Stealing a base is just that simple, and it’s just that hard.
Fill hole in heart with pets
By Matt VanderVelde
May 1, 2008
About a month ago, Rodney, a client and a close friend, suggested I invest some reading time with Mark Levins “Rescuing Sprite.” Rodney knew I was an avid reader of novels and it seemed he was also. I had a few opportunities to purchase it in a bookstore in Lawrence, but for some reason I just passed it up. Last week, Rodney stopped in for dog food and left his copy of this wonderful short story. I took the hint, and after my current novel was finished I picked up “Rescuing Sprite” and dove in.
Fire chief seems to be asking right questions
May 1, 2008
Whether or not a referendum results from Eudora Fire Chief Randy Ates’ research into a new public safety building, it appears the right questions are being asked.
Eudora losing talented leader with Kobza
April 24, 2008
Marty Kobza’s announcement that he would be leaving Eudora and the USD 491 at the end of the school year means the departure of a talented educator and community leader.
Bio-fuels pay at the pump
Adam Polansky
April 17, 2008
Recently, Merrill Lynch commodity strategist Francisco Blanch said gasoline prices would be 15 percent higher if biofuel production wasn't increasing.
Constant chase for campaign cash self defeating
April 17, 2008
It’s the political season. Even at a newsroom as small as ours that means lots of faxs and e-mails from office seekers and interest groups. Those emails rarely provide a candidate’s clearly defined opinion on issues but are often more than happy to provide misleading takes on an opponents’ views.
Community made Showtime successful
April 17, 2008
On behalf of the cast, crew and leaders of Showtime, the community variety show, we would like to thank those who attended the annual production of Showtime this past weekend.
Springtime means new life
By Matt VanderVelde
April 10, 2008
Not always are blossoming flowers or trees spring’s only beauties or surprises, as I found out last week. Either way, all that is new come springtime is worth the wait, including newborn calves.
Time for city to take action on Main Street wall
April 10, 2008
With requests for bids being solicited for Eudora’s downtown beautification project, it is time for the city to get resolution on wall in the 700 block Main Street.
Work to attain scholarships pays
Michael Whitten
April 3, 2008
I am the first of my entire family to attend a four year university and to tell the truth I don't know why it's such a big deal. Now, do not get the idea college is anything like high school because it's not, you have to work at everything you do. I'm not telling you this to try and scare you off but just know that college professors expect a lot more out of you than the high school teachers.
Leadership needed to end energy impasse
April 3, 2008
In the 2006 Kansas House elections and in the months preceding the start of the legislative session in January, there was ambitious talk of developing a new energy policy for the state. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Roderick Bremby‘s denial last October of permits to build two coal-fired electrical plants near Holcomb seems to have put an end to far-reaching action on energy policy. Instead, the session has become a contest between Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and a Republican dominated Legislature over the fate of the coal-fired plants.
Additional traffic studies needed
March 27, 2008
The results of a traffic study shared earlier this month with the Eudora City Council suggested roundabouts could be the solution to future traffic concerns on the 10th Street in east Eudora.
Starlight provides memorial
By Elvyn Jones
March 27, 2008
Scientist told us that the light from an exploding star 40 times the size of the sun briefly appeared in the night sky last week. For a few hours, it could be spotted shinning in the sky as brightly as the stars in Orion’s belt although few of us would have noticed the star’s unexpected and sudden appearance. What made the event so remarkable was that the star was in a galaxy 8.5 billion light years away, a distance half the estimated size of the universe. Light from the galaxy is so faint, the astronomers were previously unaware of its existence.
Teen driving law changes shouldn’t await tragedy
March 20, 2008
Ten years ago, a crash on busy Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park that claimed three young lives caused enough concern in the Kansas Legislature to spur changes in the state’s teen driving laws.

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