Richard Crowson’s Commentary


3-5-10 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
I don’t know about you but I’m seeing signs of spring everywhere these days!

2-19-10 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
Well, we’ve had some snow this winter. That proves there’s no global warming. No, really.

2-05-10 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
I never thought I’d say this, but, man! I’m really into basketball these days! Generally I barely pay attention to it. But a couple of things happened recently that turned me around.

1-22-10 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
It’s felt like the dead of winter around here lately - day after day of dense fog, damp air and cool temperatures. We’re not used to this kind of fog here in Kansas.

1-8-10 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
It’s crow time in Wichita. Driving my daughter to school this morning we noticed the thousands of crows roosting in the trees along Grove Street.

12-25-09 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
There’s a little dog that usually appears somewhere in every cartoon I draw.

12-11-09 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
We don’t really have any hills here in Wichita so we couldn’t erect our Greek Temple to the Celebrity Gods up high where everybody could see it.


11-27-09 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
One thing I’m betting you are not asking Santa for this year is a telephone book.


11-13-09 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
I’ve never been able to pass up an estate sale and stopped in at one last week in modest little home. The tattered art prints and hundreds of books painted a picture of a person with intellectual curiosity about the world of ideas.

10-30-09 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
What a weird holiday Halloween is. It’s like some sort of phantom holiday that we all know exists and yet seems to dwell in some other holiday dimension. It’s printed on calendars, yet no one gets off work for it.

10-16-09 Richard Crowson’s Commentary  
I like trains. I like riding on trains. I like looking at trains.  Heck, I even like songs about trains.

10-02-09 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
Fall is a time that always reminds me of when I was a kid growing up in the developing suburbs of Memphis.

09-18-09 Richard Crowson’s Commentary
I have a health care proposal. It’s not about insurance availability or doctor choice. It’s not about single-payer or public option issues.

Local News:

Kay Myers honoring Laura McMullen Cross

The Honoring Our Heroines viewing gala is a promotional and fund-raising event for the Plaza of Heroines of the Center for Women’s Studies at Wichita State. 

Opponents of Tobacco Tax Testify

The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee this week is hearing from opponents and supporters of a tobacco tax increase. The bill would increase the state?s cigarette tax from 79 cents to $1.34 per pack. The tax for other types of tobacco would increase from 10 to 40 percent of the wholesale cost. Yesterday opponents lined up to testify against the legislation. Stephen Koranda has more. 

Attempt to Consolidate Small Schools Fails

Officials at a handful of small school districts are likely breathing a sigh of relief because legislation that could have cut their budgets was gutted in the Kansas House. Stephen Koranda has this report. 

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NPR Headlines:

Schools Across U.S. Grapple With Closures

Kansas City, Mo., has just approved one of the largest school closures in the nation's history. All over the U.S., the number of districts shutting schools is growing rapidly in the face of declines in both revenue and enrollment.

Computers One Step Closer To Reading Your Mind

Clairvoyant computers may be nearer to reality than you'd think. In a new study, a computer program that analyzes brain scans was able to detect participants' thoughts — or at least their memories of a short film they were thinking about.

Budget Woes Could Close Abolitionist's Burial Site

A budget crisis could lead New York to close the farm where John Brown is buried. Closing the burial site would save taxpayers about $40,000 a year, a tiny chunk of the state's $8 billion deficit. Historians say that's not enough to warrant the loss.

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