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Danedri Thompson columnist Conservatives are ceding the middle ground to liberal talking points every day. It’s not that we aren’t principled – it’s that conservatives, by nature, seek not to offend. By doing so, we’re losing a very important battle – that for the hearts and minds of the American people. Nowhere is this more [...]
Danedri Thompson columnist Will 140 characters change the world? I’m beginning to be a believer. If nothing else, Twitter may change the way we live in it. Of course, this is coming from an addict, and I find myself using the micro-blogging site for just about everything. Signing on to Twitter is like joining a [...]
Danedri Thompson columnist A lifetime of playing by the rules just looks dumber and dumber every day. The way to get ahead in America these days is to make terrible choices. That’s how you get your very own government bailout. Instead of working hard, going to school, waiting to be married before I had children, [...]
Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com There may be a case to be made for earning less money. But that medicine for avoiding the Obamacare mandate on health insurance is a bitter pill to swallow for hardworking Americans. Neal Kumar Kaytal, President Obama’s solicitor general, defended the health care law’s individual mandate last week in a federal appeals [...]
Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com Dear Graduate, I have some good news and some bad news for you as you prepare to collect your high school diploma this weekend. The good news: Other than the piece of paper that declares you a high school graduate, few people will remember or care what you did at Gardner-Ederton or [...]
Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com Nothing induces road rage like a shiny, Johnson or Douglas County-tagged car sporting the bumper sticker: Kansas, as bigoted as you think. The stickers are a play on Kansas’ tourist theme: Kansas, as big as you think. A Lawrence attorney created several years ago and distributed the bumper enhancers due to concern [...]
Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com Sometimes, people are just crazy nutjobs, and no amount of gentle language, hearts, flowers and rainbows will bring them back from the land of Loony Tunes. Such is the case with Jared Loughner – a 22 year old from Tucson, Ariz., charged with opening fire during a townhall meeting last weekend. Several [...]
Danedri Thompson There’s a bright orange and blue building in town, and I hope it stays that way. The colors aren’t ones I would choose for anything – shoes, curtains, a rug, a sweater – but they’re unique and interesting. And when new occupants started painting the building, I had a good idea what sort [...]
’Twas the week before Thanksgiving and all through the town, No residents were spending. They were keeping expenses down. Residents’ wallets were tight – not quite filled with cash, While elected officials were planning to raid all their stash. City employees were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of pay raises danced in [...]
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