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 …
OPINION: Kansas has storied history in its 150 years
January 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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. …
OPINION: Some people are just crazy
January 13, 2011 by 4 Comments
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 …
OPINION: Individuality goes the way of the Dodo bird
December 17, 2010 by 16 Comments
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.…
OPINION: A holiday poem
November 18, 2010 by 30 Comments
’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 …
OPINION: Iowa voters’ decision should spark debate
November 6, 2010 by 6 Comments
There will be much written and said in the coming days to explain the story of the 2010 election. Much of the punditry will focus on the massive red wave that swept the nation turning much of the U.S. electoral …
OPINION: Time to take off the rose-colored economy glasses
October 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Our shaky economy appears to be growing slowly on sand instead of rock.
Finally, the American media is starting to report that although it appears the recession is behind us, there will be a new normal with …
OPINION: Obama presidency awakens public
October 8, 2010 by 11 Comments
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Maybe some good can come from Barack Obama’s presidency.
Don’t get me wrong – the man has been a disaster for this country. When he stepped into office, the country was loaded with debt, and instead of …
OPINION: It’s I-told-you-so time on health care overhaul
September 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Well, duh. This is the sort of oversight that occurs when members of Congress fail to read thousands of pages of legislation to overhaul one-sixth of the American economy.
The few of us in the American populace …
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