News opinion 2008-08-04 Andanh.com

Energy independence &mdash It's a start Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:18:00 EST
Having heard Texas billionaire and businessman T. Boone Pickens tout his plan for reducing this country's dependence on foreign oil, we're ready to hear more. We hope presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, and members of Congress, are willing to listen, too.

Letter: Refreshing news Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:18:00 EST
I want to thank reporter Austin Meek for his story about Ulla Pomele in the July 17 issue.

Letter: Keep students here Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:19:00 EST
How many of you have children, grandchildren or relatives in the military? Did you know the state universities won't accept won't accept some college credit hours earned at military bases?

Letter: Scale back on tax Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:18:00 EST
Topeka's current budget proposal calls for nearly a 9 percent increase in property taxes. We also have a constant barrage of minimum rate and fee increases (up to 100 percent) for services and utilities.

Letter: WU can cut budget Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:18:00 EST
In the article published July 23 regarding Washburn University budget cuts, President Jerry Farley claimed efficiencies that WU has implemented.

Letter: Taxes too high now Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:18:00 EST
The city wants a tax increase of 0.5 percent. We already pay 7.45 percent in sales tax.

LEONARD PITTS: QUESTION ABOUT BUSH SPEAKS VOLUMES Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:41 CDT

What is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to serve him?

I have gone forward and back for a while now trying to figure out where today's rant should begin, but I find that I cannot get past that question. It was posed by Monica Goodling, an aide to then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, to job seekers at the Justice Department.

What is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to serve him?

Is it me, or doesn't she sound less like a job interviewer than like an adolescent girl splayed out on her bed, giggling with her girlfriend about some hottie actor they both adore? I mean, what, exactly, was an applicant expected to say?

"I adore his strong chin"?

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