Comments on: What about the top 10 Kansans?

By: Damoon

Damoon — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 02:50:52 +0000

Cudos to Mark McCormick for his article on James Arbertha in today’s Eagle. It’s so refreshing to read about someone who is making a positive difference in Wichita. Mr Arbertha should be held up as a role model and an example of what one person can accomplish with the right attitude and ambition.Please, give us more stories about those who are willing to try to make the world a better place.

By: Damoon

Damoon — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:14:39 +0000

I know that most people who are an asset to society do so in a quiet and humble way. It would be nice for the media to focus on good, caring people more often than they do, rather than give every moron or serial killer so much attention. But that wouldn’t be nearly as interesting to the American public now, would it?

By: Steven E.

Steven E. — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:37:41 +0000

For a positive difference nominee, I would suggest Paul Morrison, the Johnson County politician, who was willing to convert to being a Democrat to run against the Media-hound sham, Phill Kline.

Defeating the Kansas Taliban, one vote at a time.

By: Jed

Jed — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:15:33 +0000

Da,The people who make real differences in peoples’ lives tend to stay in the background so that the people they’ve helped can get the spotlight. That’s what they wanted in the first place.

By: Damoon

Damoon — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:28:21 +0000

Come on, guys. Surely it’s not that hard to think of people who make a positive difference. Just because they’re not featured on the front page of the Eagle (like Dennis Rader or Connie Morris) doesn’t mean they’re not out there.

By: Paxton

Paxton — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 22:54:18 +0000

Well I certainly hope it’s not a secret test.

By: "The Anti-Steve

"The Anti-Steve — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 21:15:07 +0000

I’m testing something. Ignore this post.

By: Ben Huie

Ben Huie — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 21:01:02 +0000

Definitely have to agree abour Wendy. In fact, I might go with Catholic Charities as an entity since the ground rules above indicated “apparently including businesses”

By: Damoon

Damoon — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:33:55 +0000

Why not focus on those who have made positive contributions to our community, rather than the sensational or stupid ones, like Terry Fox or Fred Phelps?I nominate Wendy Glick, who is the executive director of the Lord’s Diner and Arnetha Martin, who was the driving force behind the Center for Health and Wellness, a clinic that focuses on disease prevention in low income communities.

Who would you nominate, fellow bloggers?

By: brown

brown — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:40:07 +0000

How about Pat Roberts, Sam Brownback, Todd Tiahrt, Jim Ryun, and Jerry Moran for being faithful Bush groupies?It’s enough to make you glad Kansas will probably lose a seat in the house after the next census.

By: Ben Huie

Ben Huie — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:15:16 +0000

Fred Phelps. He has DEFINITELY put Kansas on the map!

By: flike

flike — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:22:17 +0000

Yeah, I don’t see how Connie Morris gets left off any list of Kansans who “caught our attention.”

A former porn-actin’, booze-guzzlin’, LSD-droppin’ KBOE member who insists evolution is a myth, that creationism is far more likely, and who has the chutzpah to redefine all of science to fit her beliefs certainly tends to grab one’s attention.