Kansas coach Turner Gill announced Wednesday that he has named a new starting quarterback.
He really tried to put a positive spin on things after the team's embarrassing loss in the opener last week.
Read the whole story, and talk about it, on the sports blog.,
which can be found here
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Ack. Technical difficulties
Having some technical difficulties this evening.
Wont be able to get the live blog going. Wont even be able to be there
Ill try to get caught up in a day or so.
Sorry about that.
j
Wont be able to get the live blog going. Wont even be able to be there
Ill try to get caught up in a day or so.
Sorry about that.
j
Cowley Soccer Teams Win
Both Cowley College soccer teams rolled to easy wins Monday. See the jump for the stories from Cowley.
City Commission - boards
A new agenda item has been added for tonight's meeting. That is setting a policy that people who want to be on boards have to fill out an "interest" form. There were objections to the word "application" at the worksession last Thursday.
While it is not the most pressing matter for the city, it is an interesting issue.
For a few years people have had to fill out one of these forms. The setting of a policy was brought up by commissioner Dotty Smith.
She, and Mell Kuhn both used the forms when they were mayor. Last year Mayor Jay Warren used them some. Current Mayor Patrick McDonald does not use them much and doesn't like the idea.
These boards range from things like beautification board, building trades board to even the zoning and board of appeals. The city has had difficulty at times getting people to serve, and have also had difficulty when there were people who just wanted to be on a board and it was hard to oust them even though they would not show up for meetings.
There are two sides to this. One is that "having to" fill out an application does create some consternation ... and could discourage people. It is a volunteer post with no pay and no glory, so having to "qualify" in some way is kind of a turnoff.
On the other hand, filling out forms is a way for the city to build up a list of people who might be willing to serve at a later date, and to determine just who is interested. This would be a way for people to let the city know they are interested in getting involve, and could open it up to more people.
Another aspect is that the Mayor gets to make the appointments. One of the few perks of the job. The commission has to approve - or not - the appointment - but it is the mayor that holds the key. I guess there are two or more sides to that as well.
Meeting is at 7 p.m. today.
While it is not the most pressing matter for the city, it is an interesting issue.
For a few years people have had to fill out one of these forms. The setting of a policy was brought up by commissioner Dotty Smith.
She, and Mell Kuhn both used the forms when they were mayor. Last year Mayor Jay Warren used them some. Current Mayor Patrick McDonald does not use them much and doesn't like the idea.
These boards range from things like beautification board, building trades board to even the zoning and board of appeals. The city has had difficulty at times getting people to serve, and have also had difficulty when there were people who just wanted to be on a board and it was hard to oust them even though they would not show up for meetings.
There are two sides to this. One is that "having to" fill out an application does create some consternation ... and could discourage people. It is a volunteer post with no pay and no glory, so having to "qualify" in some way is kind of a turnoff.
On the other hand, filling out forms is a way for the city to build up a list of people who might be willing to serve at a later date, and to determine just who is interested. This would be a way for people to let the city know they are interested in getting involve, and could open it up to more people.
Another aspect is that the Mayor gets to make the appointments. One of the few perks of the job. The commission has to approve - or not - the appointment - but it is the mayor that holds the key. I guess there are two or more sides to that as well.
Meeting is at 7 p.m. today.
What would Jesus do about 9-11
A small church in Florida says it plans to burn copies of the Quran on 9-11. An AP story has top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus saying Tuesday an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide.
I think they should have a legal right to do this, but I think it is very un-Christian and wrong-headed.
The General is right in that it could spark additional extremism on the part of radical muslims. It gives them yet another tool to stir up anger and hate. Whether it ticks off the radical muslims is not a reason to not do something, but at the same time, why give them ammunition?
Just as I have said Muslims should condemn and distance themselves from the radical fringe if they do not want to be identified with them, I think Christians should condemn and distance themselves from this radical extremist evangelical group in Florida.
They have 50 members, so not exactly a big influence, but it does show what the internet can do. They have used the internet to get a whole lot of publicity, and to stir up hate against muslims. And now even the AP is giving them free publicity. I would imagine they have received a good bit of money as a result of all their publicity.
This is a good example of politics taking over religion. I really cannot imagine Jesus doing something like that. The scriptures say do not repay evil with evil, but rather with good.
I think they should have a legal right to do this, but I think it is very un-Christian and wrong-headed.
The General is right in that it could spark additional extremism on the part of radical muslims. It gives them yet another tool to stir up anger and hate. Whether it ticks off the radical muslims is not a reason to not do something, but at the same time, why give them ammunition?
Just as I have said Muslims should condemn and distance themselves from the radical fringe if they do not want to be identified with them, I think Christians should condemn and distance themselves from this radical extremist evangelical group in Florida.
They have 50 members, so not exactly a big influence, but it does show what the internet can do. They have used the internet to get a whole lot of publicity, and to stir up hate against muslims. And now even the AP is giving them free publicity. I would imagine they have received a good bit of money as a result of all their publicity.
This is a good example of politics taking over religion. I really cannot imagine Jesus doing something like that. The scriptures say do not repay evil with evil, but rather with good.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Bulldogs, Jayhawks and comments
Good Labor Day morning. Hope everyone is having a good holiday. I cant help but remember the days when i lived on the South Carolina coast. We residents always looked forward to Labor Day because that was the weekend all the tourists went away.
We went from a city of 50,000 to a town of 15,000 that weekend. Memorial day was just the opposite.
Anyways, a few comments on the morning.
Bulldogs looked good Friday night. Noticed there is not anything on the local paper's website about it.
But they did look good. They have a good quarterback who should do great things this year. Winfield also won. Should make for a good game this coming Friday, but it is in Winfield.
Not so the Jayhawks. They looked pretty bad in losing to -- oh my goodness -- North Dakota State. Toward the end of the game, needing a last minute scoring drive, they were out of timeouts.
This does not bode well for KU fans. But, good teams make their best improvements between weeks one and two. They better with Georgia Tech coming up, but this week should make a huge difference. A close loss against Ga Tech - a highly ranked team - would be a good sign. A bad blowout ... could make for an ugly season.
I also wanted to comment about comments. I did delete some over the weekend while the blog was being spammed.
It is not a matter of censorship. Or freedom of speech.
If you want to start your own blog and anonymously spew out hate, violence, obscenity and slander, no one is going to stop you.
Im just tired of some of the anonymous bs though. The only reason I dont require names is that you could put any name on a post and there's no way to check.
But I think I might start being a bit more heavy handed with deleting posts.
The purpose of comments is to allow for community discussion and hopefully the exchange of ideas. It's purpose is not to allow mean people an anonymous venue to beat up on people.
We went from a city of 50,000 to a town of 15,000 that weekend. Memorial day was just the opposite.
Anyways, a few comments on the morning.
Bulldogs looked good Friday night. Noticed there is not anything on the local paper's website about it.
But they did look good. They have a good quarterback who should do great things this year. Winfield also won. Should make for a good game this coming Friday, but it is in Winfield.
Not so the Jayhawks. They looked pretty bad in losing to -- oh my goodness -- North Dakota State. Toward the end of the game, needing a last minute scoring drive, they were out of timeouts.
This does not bode well for KU fans. But, good teams make their best improvements between weeks one and two. They better with Georgia Tech coming up, but this week should make a huge difference. A close loss against Ga Tech - a highly ranked team - would be a good sign. A bad blowout ... could make for an ugly season.
I also wanted to comment about comments. I did delete some over the weekend while the blog was being spammed.
It is not a matter of censorship. Or freedom of speech.
If you want to start your own blog and anonymously spew out hate, violence, obscenity and slander, no one is going to stop you.
Im just tired of some of the anonymous bs though. The only reason I dont require names is that you could put any name on a post and there's no way to check.
But I think I might start being a bit more heavy handed with deleting posts.
The purpose of comments is to allow for community discussion and hopefully the exchange of ideas. It's purpose is not to allow mean people an anonymous venue to beat up on people.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Cowley Volleyball Cruises
Cowley volleyball opens home slate in impressive fashion
Entering the season with a 16-match home winning streak, the No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team picked up where it left off as they blasted Northern Oklahoma College-Enid 25-15, 25-6, 25-7 Thursday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.
After a 25-15 win of game one, the Lady Tigers showed why they are the top-ranked team in NJCAA Division II in games two and three.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
City Commission agenda
City Commission has its worksession today at 5:30.
I will try to have the live blog going.
Here is what is on the agenda
I will try to have the live blog going.
Here is what is on the agenda
- Proclaim National Stepfamily day
- Good Neighbor Award
- Report from Chamber on Community development
- Appoint delegates to league of municipalities
- Patterson Park Subdivision Street Improvements
- Setting a date for a public hearing on dangerous structures
- Easements for underground utilities to Patterson Park Subdivision..Condemnation through Eminent Domain.. 20-foot wide strip along Highway 77
- Giving the Ark City BBQ Association a permit to have the beer garden at Arkalalah
Cowley volleyball home opener tonight
The Cowley College volleyball team rolled to an easy win Wednesday, and will have its first home game of the season today at 6:30 p.m.
Below is the story, and below that look for Cowley soccer updates
Top-ranked Lady Tigers open region play with win over Hesston
By RAMA PEROO
Benefitting from taking part in the challenging Johnson County Tournament last weekend, the No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team made easy work of its first true road contest as they won at Hesston College Wednesday, 25-13, 25-11, 25-10.
Below is the story, and below that look for Cowley soccer updates
Top-ranked Lady Tigers open region play with win over Hesston
By RAMA PEROO
Benefitting from taking part in the challenging Johnson County Tournament last weekend, the No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team made easy work of its first true road contest as they won at Hesston College Wednesday, 25-13, 25-11, 25-10.
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