High gas prices…something has to give

We have to drive, right? Sure. We can’t get away from that. I’m not here to say that you need to start riding horses or anything like that. It’s just that when the foreclosure mess got going, the people who were losing houses were affected the most. The rest of us continued to watch from afar as we felt sorry for displaced families.

Bride and Groom shot (no photos, please)

Little Rock is on edge as the city learns of a bride and groom who were shot at their outdoor wedding on Saturday.  Two other people were also hit with stray bullets.  The gunman had no connection to anyone at the wedding.  Just random ridiculousness.
The guy was chased down by wedding guests and held until [...]

Military tells troops they’re better seen than heard

During my time in the man’s military, there were some very plainly written instructions concerning political views and how to correctly voice them without linking the military to your position.  For starters, it was prohibited to attend any political rallies while being in uniform.  The very presence of uniformed personnel would bring unnecessary attention to the individual, [...]

One way to give back to the vets

As I rode the streets of Arizona last week, I recalled a medically retired veteran slicing John McCain.  The slice was deep and wide.  I couldn’t understand why such venom was being shot at the Republican presidential hopeful. 
It turns out that the latest fury in Washington over veterans benefits was focused around the expansion of [...]

Economy-Driven Crime: Wichita Cemetery Edition

She won’t be smiling for long.
A woman was robbed this past Thursday in a cemetery in Wichita, KS.  She was visiting from California and made a stop to a cemetery to visit the grave marker of a relative.  She was approached by a young man who wanted bus fare. 
Hold it right there.  Who goes to [...]

Twisters stay winning

Unlike the twister that touched “brown” in the pic, other twisters are touching down on the midwest.  The recent weather changes have caused a great deal of uncertainty in the atmosphere.  Without getting all technical, the end result is that around this time of year, tornadoes will be doing their thing. 
Here in the heartland, we [...]

Poor man’s speedway claims lives of 2 KC teens

If you ever get a chance to take Bannister Road way out east, you’ll come across some deadspots.  Not to define these deadspots as places to dump a body, but more as a place where you can get a long straightaway without any stoplights.  One such stretch is between James A. Reed and Raytown Road.  [...]