Collegian Editor-in-Chief Jason Miller won Rolling Stone's 35th Annual College Journalism Award. Miller wrote a 5-part piece about conversion therapy. The piece discussed the upbringing a gay man who is the son of missionary parents.
If you would like the read the piece here are the links:
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/news/student-recounts-painful-conversion-therapy-abuse-1.2114740
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/news/student-finds-sympathy-understanding-at-k-state-through-untherapy-1.2116095
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
9-21-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
LAST YEAR CONCERNS ABOUT THE H1N1 FLU SPARKED INCREASED TURNOUTS FOR FLU SHOTS. THE MANHATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…YESTERDAY RILEY COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS BEGAN ADMINISTERING FLU SHOTS. FLU SHOTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE AGES SIX MONTHS AND ABOVE. THIS YEAR’S FLU SHOT WILL HAVE A STRAIN OF THE H1N1 IN THIS YEAR’S VACCINE.
KANSAS STATE ENGLISH PROFESSOR PHILLIP NEL SAYS IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE TO SEE ADULTS READING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE. WITH THE SUCCESS OF CORALINE AND HARRY POTTER, CHILDREN’S LITERATURE SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMONPLACE, BUT NEL DISAGREES. ADULTS HAVE BEEN READING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW POINTING TO MARK TWAIN’S HUCK FINN AND TOM SAWYER NOVELS. NEL SAYS CHILDREN’S LITERATURE DOES NOT DUMB DOWN AMERICA AND SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED AT IT.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS…LAWRENCE RESIDENT, RAYMOND COTTON, 43 WAS CONVICTED OF RAPING A YOUNG GIRL OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE TRIAL LASTED FIVE DAYS AND JURORS FOUND COTTON GUILTY OF THREE COUNTS OF RAPE OF A CHILD YOUNGER THAN 14. COTTON ALLEGEDLY RAPED THE GIRL BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 14. DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES BRANSON SAYS COTTON FACES A SENTENCE UP TO LIFE IN PRISON.
WAMGEO’S WEST ELEMENTARY WAS ONE OF SIX SCHOOLS HONORED IN THIS YEAR’S INTEL SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION CONTEST. THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO SCHOOLS THAT IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE MATH AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS. WEST ELEMENTARY WON IN THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS DIVISION AND WAS HONORED IN WASHINGTON DC A WEEK AGO. EACH SCHOOL RECEIVED 10,000 DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY AND AN AWARD PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
ACCORDING TO CNN.COM A SMALL PLANE LANDED ON INTERSTATE 85 JUST NORTH OF ATLANTA. CONES WERE PLACED AROUND THE PLANE AND CARS MANEUVERED AROUND THE PLANE. SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAID THAT THEY ARE UNSURE IF THE PLANE HAD TROUBLE DURING EITHER TAKE OFF OR LANDING. DISPATCH SUPERVISOR FOR DEKALB COUNTY TAMEKA MINTER SAID NO FIRE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
THE NFL’S DENVER BRONCOS HAVE BEEN AN UNLUCKY FRANCHISE OFF THE FIELD RECENTLY. WITH THE DEATHS OF DARRENT WILLIAMS AND DAMIEN NASH SINCE 2007, THE BRONCOS RECEIVED AWFUL BUT FAMILIAR NEWS LAST NIGHT. 23-YEAR-OLD WIDE RECEIVER KENNY MCKINLEY DIED OF AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND. MCKINLEY PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND WAS DRAFTED IN THE 5TH ROUND OF THE 2009 NFL DRAFT. BRONCOS PRESIDENT AND CEO PAT BOWLEN RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THAT HIS CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE MCKINLEY FAMILY.
LAST YEAR CONCERNS ABOUT THE H1N1 FLU SPARKED INCREASED TURNOUTS FOR FLU SHOTS. THE MANHATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…YESTERDAY RILEY COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS BEGAN ADMINISTERING FLU SHOTS. FLU SHOTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE AGES SIX MONTHS AND ABOVE. THIS YEAR’S FLU SHOT WILL HAVE A STRAIN OF THE H1N1 IN THIS YEAR’S VACCINE.
KANSAS STATE ENGLISH PROFESSOR PHILLIP NEL SAYS IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE TO SEE ADULTS READING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE. WITH THE SUCCESS OF CORALINE AND HARRY POTTER, CHILDREN’S LITERATURE SEEMS TO BE MORE COMMONPLACE, BUT NEL DISAGREES. ADULTS HAVE BEEN READING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW POINTING TO MARK TWAIN’S HUCK FINN AND TOM SAWYER NOVELS. NEL SAYS CHILDREN’S LITERATURE DOES NOT DUMB DOWN AMERICA AND SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED AT IT.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS…LAWRENCE RESIDENT, RAYMOND COTTON, 43 WAS CONVICTED OF RAPING A YOUNG GIRL OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE TRIAL LASTED FIVE DAYS AND JURORS FOUND COTTON GUILTY OF THREE COUNTS OF RAPE OF A CHILD YOUNGER THAN 14. COTTON ALLEGEDLY RAPED THE GIRL BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 14. DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES BRANSON SAYS COTTON FACES A SENTENCE UP TO LIFE IN PRISON.
WAMGEO’S WEST ELEMENTARY WAS ONE OF SIX SCHOOLS HONORED IN THIS YEAR’S INTEL SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION CONTEST. THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO SCHOOLS THAT IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE MATH AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS. WEST ELEMENTARY WON IN THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS DIVISION AND WAS HONORED IN WASHINGTON DC A WEEK AGO. EACH SCHOOL RECEIVED 10,000 DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY AND AN AWARD PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
ACCORDING TO CNN.COM A SMALL PLANE LANDED ON INTERSTATE 85 JUST NORTH OF ATLANTA. CONES WERE PLACED AROUND THE PLANE AND CARS MANEUVERED AROUND THE PLANE. SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAID THAT THEY ARE UNSURE IF THE PLANE HAD TROUBLE DURING EITHER TAKE OFF OR LANDING. DISPATCH SUPERVISOR FOR DEKALB COUNTY TAMEKA MINTER SAID NO FIRE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
THE NFL’S DENVER BRONCOS HAVE BEEN AN UNLUCKY FRANCHISE OFF THE FIELD RECENTLY. WITH THE DEATHS OF DARRENT WILLIAMS AND DAMIEN NASH SINCE 2007, THE BRONCOS RECEIVED AWFUL BUT FAMILIAR NEWS LAST NIGHT. 23-YEAR-OLD WIDE RECEIVER KENNY MCKINLEY DIED OF AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND. MCKINLEY PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND WAS DRAFTED IN THE 5TH ROUND OF THE 2009 NFL DRAFT. BRONCOS PRESIDENT AND CEO PAT BOWLEN RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THAT HIS CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE MCKINLEY FAMILY.
Monday, September 20, 2010
IN LOCAL NEWS…
K-STATE EARNED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR ITS CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN. ONLY 8 PERCENT OF PROGRAMS RECEIVE THIS CERTIFICATION. THE CENTER INCLUDES KIDS FROM 6 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS OLD AND CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATES 160 CHILDREN. THE HOEFLIN STONE HOUSE EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, ALSO ON THE K-STATE CAMPUS, HAS EARNED THE SAME ACCREDITATION.
THE MANHATTAN MERCURY REPORTS….JIM SHROYER PROFESSOR OF EXTENSION CROPS SPECIALIST WAS NAMED TO THE THIS YEAR’S CLASS OF CROP SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA FELLOWS. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THE SOCIETY’S MEMBERS ARE ELECTED FELLOW.
KEVIN COFFEY, WHO WAS KILLED DURING A BUS RIDE TOUR IN NEW YORK CITY WAS HONORED AT MANHATTAN HIGH ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE MANHATTAN MERCURY FRIENDS SAID COFFEY ENCOURAGED THEM TO ALWAYS PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO KAKE-TV IN WICHITA, KANSAS LEEKERS FAMILY FOODS IN PARK CITY, KS WAS ROBBED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIFTY YEARS. ACCORDING TO OWNER JOHN LEEKER, A MAN ENTERED THE PHARMACY AROUND 9:30 AND THEN CLIMBED IN TO THE CEILING. A COUPLE HOURS LATER THE THIEF DROPPED DOWN FROM HIS HIDING POST AND STOLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. UPON WALKING OUT THE CRIMINAL TRIGGERED AN ALARM.
ACCORDING TO THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL…
THIRTEEN TOPEKA-AREA STUDENTS WERE NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS. THE STUDENTS, IF NAMED NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO EARN ONE OF EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS WORTH THIRTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
USA TODAY REPORTS….
STATE FARM INSURANCE DID A RECENT SURVEY THAT FINDS TEENS VIEW TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AS LESS RISKY THAN DRIVING DRUNK. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD SAYS HE IS TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT TEXTING OR TALKING WHILE DRIVING IS NOT WORTH THE RISK. LAHOOD HAS MADE A POINT DURING HIS CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RISK POSED TO TEEN DRIVERS WHEN THEY TALK OR TEXT. OPRAH WINFREY HAS JOINED THE CAMPAIGN AND CONSTANTLY URGES HER VIEWERS NOT TO DO IT. 30 STATES HAVE ALREADY BANNED TEXTING OR TALKING ON YOUR CELLPHONE WHILE DRIVING.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
LINDSEY LOHAN TOLD HER FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER THAT SHE FAILED HER COURT ORDERED DRUG TEST. LOHAN ADDED ON HER TWITTER PAGE THAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS A DISEASE THAT DOES NOT GO AWAY OVER NIGHT. TMZ.COM FIRST REPORTED THE FAILED DRUG TEST. THIS IS ONE IN A LONG LINE OF SETBACKS FOR THE ACTRESS. IN JULY THE ACTRESS WAS ORDERED TO SERVE THREE MONTHS OF JAIL TIME.
K-STATE EARNED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR ITS CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN. ONLY 8 PERCENT OF PROGRAMS RECEIVE THIS CERTIFICATION. THE CENTER INCLUDES KIDS FROM 6 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS OLD AND CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATES 160 CHILDREN. THE HOEFLIN STONE HOUSE EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, ALSO ON THE K-STATE CAMPUS, HAS EARNED THE SAME ACCREDITATION.
THE MANHATTAN MERCURY REPORTS….JIM SHROYER PROFESSOR OF EXTENSION CROPS SPECIALIST WAS NAMED TO THE THIS YEAR’S CLASS OF CROP SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA FELLOWS. ONLY A HANDFUL OF THE SOCIETY’S MEMBERS ARE ELECTED FELLOW.
KEVIN COFFEY, WHO WAS KILLED DURING A BUS RIDE TOUR IN NEW YORK CITY WAS HONORED AT MANHATTAN HIGH ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE MANHATTAN MERCURY FRIENDS SAID COFFEY ENCOURAGED THEM TO ALWAYS PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO KAKE-TV IN WICHITA, KANSAS LEEKERS FAMILY FOODS IN PARK CITY, KS WAS ROBBED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIFTY YEARS. ACCORDING TO OWNER JOHN LEEKER, A MAN ENTERED THE PHARMACY AROUND 9:30 AND THEN CLIMBED IN TO THE CEILING. A COUPLE HOURS LATER THE THIEF DROPPED DOWN FROM HIS HIDING POST AND STOLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. UPON WALKING OUT THE CRIMINAL TRIGGERED AN ALARM.
ACCORDING TO THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL…
THIRTEEN TOPEKA-AREA STUDENTS WERE NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS. THE STUDENTS, IF NAMED NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO EARN ONE OF EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS WORTH THIRTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
USA TODAY REPORTS….
STATE FARM INSURANCE DID A RECENT SURVEY THAT FINDS TEENS VIEW TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AS LESS RISKY THAN DRIVING DRUNK. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD SAYS HE IS TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT TEXTING OR TALKING WHILE DRIVING IS NOT WORTH THE RISK. LAHOOD HAS MADE A POINT DURING HIS CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RISK POSED TO TEEN DRIVERS WHEN THEY TALK OR TEXT. OPRAH WINFREY HAS JOINED THE CAMPAIGN AND CONSTANTLY URGES HER VIEWERS NOT TO DO IT. 30 STATES HAVE ALREADY BANNED TEXTING OR TALKING ON YOUR CELLPHONE WHILE DRIVING.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
LINDSEY LOHAN TOLD HER FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER THAT SHE FAILED HER COURT ORDERED DRUG TEST. LOHAN ADDED ON HER TWITTER PAGE THAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS A DISEASE THAT DOES NOT GO AWAY OVER NIGHT. TMZ.COM FIRST REPORTED THE FAILED DRUG TEST. THIS IS ONE IN A LONG LINE OF SETBACKS FOR THE ACTRESS. IN JULY THE ACTRESS WAS ORDERED TO SERVE THREE MONTHS OF JAIL TIME.
Friday, September 17, 2010
9-17-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
KSTATE VETERNARIAN SUSAN NELSON SAYS NATURAL FOOD IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST FOR PETS. NELSON SAYS THAT NATURAL FOODS ARE NOT BAD FOR PETS. SOME NATURAL FOODS MAY PROVIDE ANTIOXIDANTS, BUT ARE DEFICIENT IN OTHER AREAS. SHE ENCOURAGES OWNERS TO MAKE SURE THEIR PET IS RECEIVING A WELL-BALANCED DIET.
THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RECEIVED A 5 MILLION DOLLAR DONATION FROM PAUL AND SANDRA EDGERLY OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS. THE DONATION WILL ASSIST WITH CREATING AN ENDOWED DEANSHIP IN THE SCHOOL AND ASSIST WITH EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND TRAVEL COSTS. PAUL EDGERLY GRADUATED FROM K-STATE IN 1978 WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING. EDEGERLY IS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BAIN CAPITAL IN BOSTON. PRESIDENT KIRK SCHULZ SAYS THE EDGERLY’S GIFT WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND WILL HELP SHIFT K-STATE TOWARDS ITS GOAL OF BECOMING A TOP 50 PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE BY 2025.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE KANSAS CAPITAL QUILTERS GUILD TURNS 25 THIS WEEKEND. THE MILESTONE WILL CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RANDY DOC TEMPLE. THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS, TEMPLE IS ONE OF THREE MALES IN THE GUILD AND BECAME INVOLVED AFTER TAKING A BEGINNING CLASS IN QUILTING. TEMPLE’S QUILTS ARE IN HIS WORDS MORE MASCULINE. TEMPLE FELT HONORED TO BE AN HONORARY QUILTER FOR THIS WEEKEND’S EVENT. THE GUILD HAS AROUND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEMBERS.
THE KC STAR REPORTS….A WOMAN IN OVERLAND PARK FAILED TO COMPLETELY PUT OUT A GREASE FIRE. THE FIRE’S DAMAGES ARE REPORTED TO BE AROUND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE OVEN VENT TO THE ATTIC AND UPON THAT FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
THE RECESSION SENT A RECORD-NUMBER OF PERSONS IN TO POVERTY. THE CENSUS BUREAU SAID THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING POVERTY WAS AT A FIFTY ONE YEAR HIGH IN 2009. FIFTY POINT SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE WERE ALSO WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. THE CHIEF OF THE CENSUS BEREAU’S DIVISION ON HOUSING AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS DAVID JOHNSON SAYS THE GOVERNMENT HELPED ANOTHER 3.3 MILLION PEOPLE STAY ABOVE THE POVERTY LINE. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE CAME IN THE FORM EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. THE SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT HEALTHCARE IS BECAUSE PEOPLE LOST PRIVATE OR JOB-BASED INSURANCE BECAUSE OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS….
SASCHA BARON COHEN FAMOUS FOR HIS ROLE AS BORAT WILL PLAY FREDDIE MERCURY IN AN UPCOMING FILM. THE FILM IS CURRENTLY UNTITLED AND WILL FOCUS ON MERCURY’S TIME AS THE LEAD SINGER OF ROCK BAND QUEEN, ESPECIALLY THE FEW YEARS LEADING UP TO QUEEN’S PERFORMANCE AT LONDON’S WEMBLEY STADIUM. THE FILM IS BEING PRODUCED BY PETER MORGAN AND AS OF NOW… THERE IS NO DIRECTOR.
KSTATE VETERNARIAN SUSAN NELSON SAYS NATURAL FOOD IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST FOR PETS. NELSON SAYS THAT NATURAL FOODS ARE NOT BAD FOR PETS. SOME NATURAL FOODS MAY PROVIDE ANTIOXIDANTS, BUT ARE DEFICIENT IN OTHER AREAS. SHE ENCOURAGES OWNERS TO MAKE SURE THEIR PET IS RECEIVING A WELL-BALANCED DIET.
THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RECEIVED A 5 MILLION DOLLAR DONATION FROM PAUL AND SANDRA EDGERLY OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS. THE DONATION WILL ASSIST WITH CREATING AN ENDOWED DEANSHIP IN THE SCHOOL AND ASSIST WITH EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND TRAVEL COSTS. PAUL EDGERLY GRADUATED FROM K-STATE IN 1978 WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING. EDEGERLY IS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BAIN CAPITAL IN BOSTON. PRESIDENT KIRK SCHULZ SAYS THE EDGERLY’S GIFT WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND WILL HELP SHIFT K-STATE TOWARDS ITS GOAL OF BECOMING A TOP 50 PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE BY 2025.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE KANSAS CAPITAL QUILTERS GUILD TURNS 25 THIS WEEKEND. THE MILESTONE WILL CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RANDY DOC TEMPLE. THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS, TEMPLE IS ONE OF THREE MALES IN THE GUILD AND BECAME INVOLVED AFTER TAKING A BEGINNING CLASS IN QUILTING. TEMPLE’S QUILTS ARE IN HIS WORDS MORE MASCULINE. TEMPLE FELT HONORED TO BE AN HONORARY QUILTER FOR THIS WEEKEND’S EVENT. THE GUILD HAS AROUND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEMBERS.
THE KC STAR REPORTS….A WOMAN IN OVERLAND PARK FAILED TO COMPLETELY PUT OUT A GREASE FIRE. THE FIRE’S DAMAGES ARE REPORTED TO BE AROUND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE OVEN VENT TO THE ATTIC AND UPON THAT FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
THE RECESSION SENT A RECORD-NUMBER OF PERSONS IN TO POVERTY. THE CENSUS BUREAU SAID THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING POVERTY WAS AT A FIFTY ONE YEAR HIGH IN 2009. FIFTY POINT SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE WERE ALSO WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. THE CHIEF OF THE CENSUS BEREAU’S DIVISION ON HOUSING AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS DAVID JOHNSON SAYS THE GOVERNMENT HELPED ANOTHER 3.3 MILLION PEOPLE STAY ABOVE THE POVERTY LINE. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE CAME IN THE FORM EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. THE SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT HEALTHCARE IS BECAUSE PEOPLE LOST PRIVATE OR JOB-BASED INSURANCE BECAUSE OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS….
SASCHA BARON COHEN FAMOUS FOR HIS ROLE AS BORAT WILL PLAY FREDDIE MERCURY IN AN UPCOMING FILM. THE FILM IS CURRENTLY UNTITLED AND WILL FOCUS ON MERCURY’S TIME AS THE LEAD SINGER OF ROCK BAND QUEEN, ESPECIALLY THE FEW YEARS LEADING UP TO QUEEN’S PERFORMANCE AT LONDON’S WEMBLEY STADIUM. THE FILM IS BEING PRODUCED BY PETER MORGAN AND AS OF NOW… THERE IS NO DIRECTOR.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
9-16-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
THE MANATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…HUMAN NUTRITION PROFESSOR MARK HAUB HAS LOST 10 POUNDS SO FAR ON HIS SNACK CAKE DIET. HAUB IS THREE WEEKS IN TO HIS EXPERIMENT OF EATING FOODS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT AND SUGAR BUT HE IS EATING LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND CALORIES PER DAY.
IT WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT KANSAS STATE WAS THE 16TH MOST DESIRABLE LARGE SCHOOL. WELL, THAT’S NOT EXACTLY TRUE. ACCORDING TO THE KC STAR, K-STATE MISREPORTED INFORMATION. THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING BY SOMEONE IN THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE WHO SAID ONLY 56 PERCENT OF APPLICANTS ARE ACCEPTED WHEN ALMOST 98 PERCENT ARE. FIFTY SIX PERCENT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY. RESEARCHER COURTNEY KENNEDY COMPILED THE RANKING WITH THE CORRECTED INFORMATION AND K-STATE WAS KNOCKED OUT THE TOP 25.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE KC STAR REPORS…SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD ANTONIO C. CARNELL IS BEING CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE STATUTORY SODOMY. JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTORS SAY CARNELL MOLESTED AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL AT HER HOME A YEAR AGO.
TRADER JOES IS COMING TO KANSAS CITY. FOX 4 IN KANSAS CITY REPORTS THAT THE GROCERY STORE WILL OPEN IN 2011. THE CHAIN WILL OPEN IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY AND LEAWOOD. MOST RECENTLY, THE STORE HAS OPENED LOCATIONS IN DES MOINES AND OMAHA.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…..
CNN IS REPORTING…CALIFORNIA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL EDMUND G BROWN SUED EIGHT FORMER AND CURRENT MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS FROM THE LOS ANGELES SUBURB BELL. BROWN IS LOOKING TO RECOVER MONEY FROM THE EXCESS SALARIES THAT THE OFFICIALS AWARDED THEMSELVES AND REDUCE THEIR PENSION BENEFITS. FORMER CITY MANAGER ROBERT RIZZO EARNED OVER SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. SINCE 1993 RIZZO’S SALARY WAS INCREASED 16 TIMES. THE DEFENDANTS ARE BEING CHARGED WITH FRAUD, CIVIL CONSPIRACY, WASTE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, AND BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
REUTERS REPORTS…A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION SAID FOX HAS ALREADY SOLD MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF ITS ADS FOR THIS YEAR’S SUPERBOWL. THE RUNNING PRICE FOR A 30 SECOND AD…A COOL 3 MILLION DOLLARS. THE SUPERBOWL REACHES AN AVERAGE OF 100 MILLION VIEWERS. THIS YEAR’S GAME WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NEW COWBOYS STADIUM ON FEBRUARY 6TH.
THE MANATTAN MERCURY REPORTS…HUMAN NUTRITION PROFESSOR MARK HAUB HAS LOST 10 POUNDS SO FAR ON HIS SNACK CAKE DIET. HAUB IS THREE WEEKS IN TO HIS EXPERIMENT OF EATING FOODS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT AND SUGAR BUT HE IS EATING LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND CALORIES PER DAY.
IT WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT KANSAS STATE WAS THE 16TH MOST DESIRABLE LARGE SCHOOL. WELL, THAT’S NOT EXACTLY TRUE. ACCORDING TO THE KC STAR, K-STATE MISREPORTED INFORMATION. THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING BY SOMEONE IN THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE WHO SAID ONLY 56 PERCENT OF APPLICANTS ARE ACCEPTED WHEN ALMOST 98 PERCENT ARE. FIFTY SIX PERCENT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY. RESEARCHER COURTNEY KENNEDY COMPILED THE RANKING WITH THE CORRECTED INFORMATION AND K-STATE WAS KNOCKED OUT THE TOP 25.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE KC STAR REPORS…SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD ANTONIO C. CARNELL IS BEING CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE STATUTORY SODOMY. JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTORS SAY CARNELL MOLESTED AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL AT HER HOME A YEAR AGO.
TRADER JOES IS COMING TO KANSAS CITY. FOX 4 IN KANSAS CITY REPORTS THAT THE GROCERY STORE WILL OPEN IN 2011. THE CHAIN WILL OPEN IN SOUTH KANSAS CITY AND LEAWOOD. MOST RECENTLY, THE STORE HAS OPENED LOCATIONS IN DES MOINES AND OMAHA.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…..
CNN IS REPORTING…CALIFORNIA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL EDMUND G BROWN SUED EIGHT FORMER AND CURRENT MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS FROM THE LOS ANGELES SUBURB BELL. BROWN IS LOOKING TO RECOVER MONEY FROM THE EXCESS SALARIES THAT THE OFFICIALS AWARDED THEMSELVES AND REDUCE THEIR PENSION BENEFITS. FORMER CITY MANAGER ROBERT RIZZO EARNED OVER SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. SINCE 1993 RIZZO’S SALARY WAS INCREASED 16 TIMES. THE DEFENDANTS ARE BEING CHARGED WITH FRAUD, CIVIL CONSPIRACY, WASTE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, AND BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
REUTERS REPORTS…A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION SAID FOX HAS ALREADY SOLD MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF ITS ADS FOR THIS YEAR’S SUPERBOWL. THE RUNNING PRICE FOR A 30 SECOND AD…A COOL 3 MILLION DOLLARS. THE SUPERBOWL REACHES AN AVERAGE OF 100 MILLION VIEWERS. THIS YEAR’S GAME WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NEW COWBOYS STADIUM ON FEBRUARY 6TH.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
9-15-10
IN LOCAL NEWS….
KAPLAN/NEWSWEEK RECENTLY RELEASED THEIR COLLEGE RANKINGS GUIDEBOOK. K-STATE IS ONE TOP THE TOP 25 MOST DESIRABLE LARGE SCHOOLS IN THE NATION AND ONE OF THE TOP 25 MOST DESIRABLE RURAL SCHOOLS.
LOST? WELL THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT. KSTATE LAUNCHED POWERCAT ENCHANCED YESTERDAY. THE APPLICATION HELPS STUDENTS AND VISITORS FIND PARKING, PLACES TO EAT AND BUILDINGS AROUND CAMPUS. TO USE THE NEW APP, USERS MUST HAVE AN IPHONE 3GS OR THEIR PHONE MUST RUN ON AN ANDROID PLATFORM. TO SEARCH FOR THE APP, GO TO EACH PHONE’S RESPECTIVE STORE AND SEARCH LAYAR, L-A-Y-A-R.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO KCTV 5 IN KANSAS CITY…GANG ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED IN OVERLAND PARK OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND THE SOLUTION… STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS. THE PROGRAM IS SET TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND WILL FIND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN LIKE SPORTS, TUTORING AND JOB PLACEMENT.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
ACCORDING TO CNN…IN A TOWN 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEMPHIS, SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED AFTER A “FLASH FIRE”. KILGORE FLARES CO., WHICH MAKES DECOY FLARES FOR THE MILITARY, HAS THREE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT A MEMPHIS HOSPITAL. AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS LOCKED DOWN AND SEVERAL HUNDRED EMPLOYEES WERE SENT HOME.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
IT’S SWEET SIXTEEN BUT IT MIGHT JUST BE FLAWLESS FIFTEEN. CNN REPORTS FIFTEEN YEAR OLD JOLEE POTTS FROM JENKS HIGH SCHOOL TOOK THE ACT AND GOT A PERFECT 36. POTTS, WHO IS A ALSO A DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER SAID HER ONE WEAKNESS ON THE TEST WAS SCIENCE. POTTS, STILL HAS YET TO TAKE A PHYSICS OR CHEMISTRY CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL. UPON GRADUATION, POTTS WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE OR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.
KAPLAN/NEWSWEEK RECENTLY RELEASED THEIR COLLEGE RANKINGS GUIDEBOOK. K-STATE IS ONE TOP THE TOP 25 MOST DESIRABLE LARGE SCHOOLS IN THE NATION AND ONE OF THE TOP 25 MOST DESIRABLE RURAL SCHOOLS.
LOST? WELL THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT. KSTATE LAUNCHED POWERCAT ENCHANCED YESTERDAY. THE APPLICATION HELPS STUDENTS AND VISITORS FIND PARKING, PLACES TO EAT AND BUILDINGS AROUND CAMPUS. TO USE THE NEW APP, USERS MUST HAVE AN IPHONE 3GS OR THEIR PHONE MUST RUN ON AN ANDROID PLATFORM. TO SEARCH FOR THE APP, GO TO EACH PHONE’S RESPECTIVE STORE AND SEARCH LAYAR, L-A-Y-A-R.
IN STATE NEWS…
ACCORDING TO KCTV 5 IN KANSAS CITY…GANG ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED IN OVERLAND PARK OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND THE SOLUTION… STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS. THE PROGRAM IS SET TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND WILL FIND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN LIKE SPORTS, TUTORING AND JOB PLACEMENT.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
ACCORDING TO CNN…IN A TOWN 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEMPHIS, SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED AFTER A “FLASH FIRE”. KILGORE FLARES CO., WHICH MAKES DECOY FLARES FOR THE MILITARY, HAS THREE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT A MEMPHIS HOSPITAL. AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS LOCKED DOWN AND SEVERAL HUNDRED EMPLOYEES WERE SENT HOME.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS…
IT’S SWEET SIXTEEN BUT IT MIGHT JUST BE FLAWLESS FIFTEEN. CNN REPORTS FIFTEEN YEAR OLD JOLEE POTTS FROM JENKS HIGH SCHOOL TOOK THE ACT AND GOT A PERFECT 36. POTTS, WHO IS A ALSO A DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER SAID HER ONE WEAKNESS ON THE TEST WAS SCIENCE. POTTS, STILL HAS YET TO TAKE A PHYSICS OR CHEMISTRY CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL. UPON GRADUATION, POTTS WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE OR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
9-14-10
IN LOCAL NEWS…
ACCORDING TO THE KSTATE COLLEGIAN…ALCOHOL PERMITS WILL BE A MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT TONIGHT’S CITY COMMISSION MEETING. COMMISSIONERS WANT ANY SPECIAL EVENT THAT HAS ALCOHOL AVAILABLE MUST APPLY FOR A PERMIT 45 DAYS IN ADVANCE. AS OF NOW, APPLICANTS MUST APPLY 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS THAT A JUDGE HAS ISSUED A GAG ORDER IN THE CASE OF ALICIA DEBOLDT. THE ORDER PREVENTS ANY ATTORNEYS, THEIR EMPLOYEES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FROM MAKING ANY COMMENTS THAT WOULD HAMPER ADAM JOSEPH LONGORIA’S CHANCE OF HAVING A FAIR TRIAL. LONGORIA IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SODOMY, CAPITAL MURDER, VEHICULAR THEFT AND VEHICULAR BURGLARY.
ACCORDING TO THE KANSAS CITY STAR…THE SHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MAKING A FEW CHANGES. THE SCHOOL PLANS TO CLOSE 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 2 MIDDLE SCHOOLS OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS AND WILL REDRAW THE DISTRICT LINES IN A CHANCE TO SAVE SOME MONEY. LAST YEAR SHAWNEE MISSION LOST THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT DOLLARS PER STUDENT.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
USA TODAY REPORTS….CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN PUEBLO COLORADO IS PROVIDING EVERY STUDENT WITH A FREE BREAKFAST. WHEN THE SCHOOL PROVIDED IT IN THE CAFETERIA, THE TURNOUT WAS UNDER 100 STUDENTS. NOW, CARTS…MANNED BY THE TWO LUNCH LADIES HAND OUT WHOLE WHEAT DONUTS AND BOXES OF CEREAL TO STUDENTS. THE COST OF A FREE BREAKFAST IS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS….
TWEETING TWEETING EVERYWHERE AND NOT A THING TO TWEET. MUSICIAN JOHN MAYER HAS PULLED THE PLUG ON HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT. MAYER HAD AN AVID FOLLOWING OF FANS. WHEN HE DECIDED TO CANCEL HIS ACCOUNT, MAYER HAD 3.7 MILLION FOLLOWERS.
ACCORDING TO THE KSTATE COLLEGIAN…ALCOHOL PERMITS WILL BE A MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT TONIGHT’S CITY COMMISSION MEETING. COMMISSIONERS WANT ANY SPECIAL EVENT THAT HAS ALCOHOL AVAILABLE MUST APPLY FOR A PERMIT 45 DAYS IN ADVANCE. AS OF NOW, APPLICANTS MUST APPLY 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
IN STATE NEWS…
THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS THAT A JUDGE HAS ISSUED A GAG ORDER IN THE CASE OF ALICIA DEBOLDT. THE ORDER PREVENTS ANY ATTORNEYS, THEIR EMPLOYEES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FROM MAKING ANY COMMENTS THAT WOULD HAMPER ADAM JOSEPH LONGORIA’S CHANCE OF HAVING A FAIR TRIAL. LONGORIA IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SODOMY, CAPITAL MURDER, VEHICULAR THEFT AND VEHICULAR BURGLARY.
ACCORDING TO THE KANSAS CITY STAR…THE SHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MAKING A FEW CHANGES. THE SCHOOL PLANS TO CLOSE 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 2 MIDDLE SCHOOLS OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS AND WILL REDRAW THE DISTRICT LINES IN A CHANCE TO SAVE SOME MONEY. LAST YEAR SHAWNEE MISSION LOST THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT DOLLARS PER STUDENT.
IN NATIONAL NEWS…
USA TODAY REPORTS….CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN PUEBLO COLORADO IS PROVIDING EVERY STUDENT WITH A FREE BREAKFAST. WHEN THE SCHOOL PROVIDED IT IN THE CAFETERIA, THE TURNOUT WAS UNDER 100 STUDENTS. NOW, CARTS…MANNED BY THE TWO LUNCH LADIES HAND OUT WHOLE WHEAT DONUTS AND BOXES OF CEREAL TO STUDENTS. THE COST OF A FREE BREAKFAST IS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT.
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS….
TWEETING TWEETING EVERYWHERE AND NOT A THING TO TWEET. MUSICIAN JOHN MAYER HAS PULLED THE PLUG ON HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT. MAYER HAD AN AVID FOLLOWING OF FANS. WHEN HE DECIDED TO CANCEL HIS ACCOUNT, MAYER HAD 3.7 MILLION FOLLOWERS.
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