Kansans

Source: www.kansascity.com --- 24 days ago
Gas prices are chasing more people out of their cars in Kansas than just about anywhere else in the country, according to new federal statistics out this morning. ...

Source: www.kansascity.com --- 8 days ago
As I travel home from Denver today, reflecting on the events of this week’s Democratic convention, I’m left with a powerful realization – Kansans are ready to make history. ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 27 days ago
Through Friday's games Batters   Kansas Player Connection Pos Team Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Mike Aviles Wranglers SS Royals .341 56 226 37 77 19 2 7 31 3 Carlos Beltran Wranglers OF Mets .269 114 432 78 116 26 4 15 73 17 Angel Berroa Wranglers SS Dodgers .218 47 119 12 26 6 1 0 6 0 Casey Blake Wichita State OF Dodgers .295 107 373 52 110 30 0 13 63 2 Billy Butler Wranglers OF Royals .275 87 306 28 84 15 0 7 39 0 Endy Chavez Wranglers OF Mets .269 95 249 28 67 9 1 1 11 6 Tony Clark Newton 1B D-backs .226 86 124 9 28 4 0 3 19 0 Johnny Damon Wranglers OF Yankees .319 100 385 63 123 25 4 7 49 17 David DeJesus Wranglers OF Royals .299 95 364 51 109 18 4 10 56 9 Mark Ellis Wranglers 2B Athletics .233 103 399 51 93 19 2 10 38 12 Sal Fasano Wranglers C Indians .310 9 29 3 9 3 0 0 4 0 Ruben Gotay Wranglers 2B Braves .224 68 85 7 19 2 0 2 5 1 Alex Gordon Wranglers 3B Royals .257 112 417 60 107 27 0 13 49 4 Travis Hafner Cowley 1B Indians .217 46 157 19 34 9 0 4 22 1 Adam LaRoche Fort Scott 1B Pirates .265 98 351 48 93 21 3 15 52 1 Andy LaRoche Fort Scott 3B Dodgers .187 31 75 8 14 1 0 3 8 0 Mitch Maier Wranglers OF Royals .286 12 35 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 Donnie Murphy Wranglers 2B Athletics .188 42 101 10 19 3 0 3 13 2 Albert Pujols Roeland Park 1B Cardinals .349 104 367 68 128 27 0 23 73 6 Mike Sweeney Wranglers 1B Athletics .292 40 120 13 35 7 0 2 12 0 Pitchers   Kansas Pitcher Connection Team W-L ERA G GS SV IP H BB SO Jeremy Affeldt Wrang ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 6 days ago
Player From NFL team Pos Rodney Allen Kansas Green Bay DT Akin Ayodele Coffeyville CC Miami LB William Bartee Butler CC Kansas City CB Monty Beisel Kansas St. Arizona LB Chris Brown Fort Scott CC Tennessee RB Rock Cartwright Kansas St. Washington RB Jeromey Clary Kansas St. San Diego T Thomas Clayton Kansas St. San Francisco RB Anthony Collins Kansas Cincinnati T Zach Diles Kansas St. Houston LB Atiyyah Ellison Coffeyville CC San Francisco DT Demarcus Faggins Kansas St. Houston CB Yamon Figurs Kansas St. Baltimore WR Derek Fine Kansas Buffalo TE Travis Fisher Coffeyville CC Detroit CB Tearrius George Kansas St. Dallas LB Dashon Goldson Coffeyville CC San Francisco DB Charles Gordon Kansas Minnesota CB Martin Gramatica Kansas St. New Orleans K Justin Hartwig Kansas St. Pittsburgh C Reynaldo Hill Dodge City CC Tennessee CB Shaun Hill Parsons San Francisco QB Marcus Henry Kansas N.Y. Jets WR Darren Howard Kansas St. Philadelphia DE David Irons Butler CC Atlanta CB Rob Jackson Kansas St. Washington DE Brandon Jacobs Coffeyville CC N.Y. Giants RB Rudi Johnson Butler CC Cincinnati RB James Johnson Kansas St. Cincinnati RB Adrian Jones Kansas Kansas City G Jonathan Joseph Coffeyville CC Cincinnati CB Ben Leber Kansas St. Minnesota LB Nick Leckey Kansas St. St. Louis C Ryan Lilja Kansas St. Indianapolis G Leonard Little Coffeyville CC St. Louis DE Elbert Mack Wichita Tampa Bay CB Jon McGraw Kansas St. Kansas City S Damion McIntosh Kansas St. K ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 15 days ago
The prospects seem uncertain at best for legislative passage of any bill to lower Kansas' maximum speed limit from 70 to 65 mph, as discussed last week by the Kansas Energy Council to save energy and cut greenhouse-gas emissions. Nor is there much chance that Congress will follow the recent suggestion by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., to bring back the 55 mph national speed limit -- an idea opposed by 71 percent of Kansans in a Rasmussen Reports poll this month. Kansans don't want to drive 55. Or 70, for that matter. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, the average speed on those Kansas highways with 70 mph limits is 78 mph. On rural roads with posted 65 mph limits, the average speed is 75 mph. Kansans have had 12 years of the current speed limits -- 70 mph on four-lane divided highways, 65 mph on superior two-lane state highways and 55 mph on the rest of the roadways -- which were set after the 1995 repeal of the 55 mph national maximum speed limit imposed during the Arab oil embargo. Indeed, when the issue most recently came up in the Legislature, in 2004, the proposal was to increase the highest speed limit to 75 mph -- the maximum in Colorado, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Still, Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, co-chairman of the 35-member Kansas Energy Council, hopes the idea will spark public discussion before the council finalizes its policy recommendations later this year. "Gas has never been $4 a gallon," he said. "We're in a di ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 21 days ago
Friday •  Hyleas Fountain, Barton County CC, led through four events of the heptathlon. She slipped to second place after finishing seventh in the long jump on the second day. •  Lithuania's Austra Skujyte, Kansas State, was in 13th place through four events of the heptathlon before failing to register a clean mark in the long jump to fall to 37th. •  Tyson Gay, Barton County CC, advanced to the semifinals of the 100 meters with a time of 10.09 seconds. •  Darvis Patton, Garden City CC, ran a 10.04 to finish second in his heat behind world-record holder Usain Bolt to qualify for the semifinals. ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 33 days ago
Price for child care soars ...

Source: blogs.kansas.com --- 1 day ago
ST. PAUL — Knee high in red, white and blue balloons, Kenya Cox is one of the few Kansans who weren’t entirely electric about Sen. John McCain’s speech. She said she still has questions about how McCain will make all the talk into reality. After nearly a week of convention speeches and red state whooping, [...] ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 34 days ago
Through Friday's games Batters Player Col./Home Pos Team Cl Org. Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB John Allman Kansas OF Indians R Indians .282 15 39 8 11 2 0 1 6 2 Boomer Berry Topeka LF Fargo-Moorh IND   .288 69 288 44 83 12 2 3 27 22 Nick Blasi Wichita St. LF Charlotte AAA White Sox .229 29 105 15 24 4 0 1 8 2 Matthew Brown Wichita St. LF Lake Co. A Indians .292 97 356 47 104 21 3 7 64 2 Tommy Bryant Lenexa C Shreveport IND   .255 66 235 29 60 14 2 4 21 0 Brian Burgamy Wichita St. LF St. Lucie A Mets .300 8 30 8 9 2 0 0 2 0 Chris Carlson Topeka 1B West Michig A Tigers .275 67 258 28 71 11 2 7 40 0 Dallas Christison Fort Hays SS Pensacola IND   .268 44 157 27 42 8 1 2 15 7 Cody Clark Wichita St. C NW Arkansas AA Royals .187 31 75 7 14 3 0 3 10 1 Andy Dirks Wichita St. LF West Michig A Tigers .100 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Eric Eymann Kansas St. 3B Chattanooga AA Reds .298 99 356 49 106 24 3 5 54 4 Sal Fasano Overland Pk C Richmond AAA Braves .193 26 83 6 16 3 1 2 9 0 Ryan Finan Topeka 1B Bowie AA Orioles .235 84 293 39 69 15 0 8 42 0 Zach Goldberg Wichita C St. Paul IND   .208 19 53 2 11 0 0 0 6 0 Jerad Head Topeka LF Kinston A Indians .215 77 251 41 54 13 2 8 35 9 Koyie Hill Wichita St. C Iowa AAA Cubs .296 88 287 43 85 19 1 14 52 3 Stephen Holdren Overland Pk LF Gateway IND   .311 64 225 56 70 13 0 13 44 2 Kevin Hooper Wichita St. SS Wichita IND   .366 68 279 64 102 10 2 0 19 25 Andy LaRoche Fort Scott 3B Las Vegas AAA Dodgers .293 39 123 ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 28 days ago
Aaron Watkins, Kansas St. 63-68--131 -11 Chris Thompson, Lawrence 67-68--135 -7 Failed to qualify Gary Woodland, Topeka 67-73--140 -2 Shannon Friday, Wichita 72-72--144 +2 J.L. Lewis, Emporia 72-72--144 +2 Greg Bray, Wichita 72-74--146 +4 Ryan Deutsch, Topeka 73-73--146 +4 Rich Morris, El Dorado 71-75--146 +4 ...

Source: scienceblogs.com --- 32 days ago
In particular, Kansas voters should be sure to vote for State Board of Education members. Stand Up For Real Science has the skinny on the candidates , with proscience candidates: District 2 (Sue Gamble's old seat, KCK): Sue Storm (D, unchallenged) Mary Ca Ralstin (R, competitive race) District 4 (Bill Wagnon's old seat, Lawrence) Carolyn Campbell (D, unchallenged) Both Republicans are creationists. Meissner would probably have an easier time in the general, so a vote for Detrich is a vote for wacky fun. The danger is that Detrich might, possibly, win. District 6 (Kathy Martin's seat, Northeastern Kansas) Christopher Renner (D, unchallenged) Bill Pannbacker (R, competitive against creationist incumbent Kathy Martin) District 8 (Wichita, Carol Rupe's old seat): Walt Chappell (D, unchallenged) No Republican primary either, but Hedke's position is ambiguous. District 10 (southeastern Kansas, former creationist chairman Steve Abrams' old seat): David Dennis (R, competitive race, no incumbent) Paul Casanova (D, unchallenged) Abrams and Gamble are both running for state senate seats, and I hope the former loses and the latter wins. I'd dearly love to see Kathy Martin lose also. It's a shame to see so many good incumbents leaving at once, since it leaves the board with a lot less experience, and could make it easier to block real progressive change in Kansas schools. There's the very real danger of creationists picking up a seat or two, wh ...

Source: www.mcclatchydc.com --- 2 days ago
TOPEKA, Kan. _ Limiting the carbon emissions causing global warming won't be easy, but there's no reason it should cripple the economy. ...

Source: www.kwch.com --- 13 days ago
The visually impaired, registered to vote in Kansas, practice casting a ballot on their own. ...

Source: www.ksn.com --- 28 days ago
The world is watching and so are Kansans as many of our own begin competing in the 2008 Olympic Games. ...

Source: www.kwch.com --- 16 days ago
Kansans chime in as Obama prepares to announce his running mate. The Kansas governor is on the short list. ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 17 days ago
KANSAS CITY - Kansas has joined the ranks of states with an adult obesity rate higher than 25 percent, according to a new report released on Tuesday. According to the "F is for Fat" report issued by ... ...

Source: www.kwch.com --- 11 days ago
A look at how Kansans feel about the two men running for President - August 25th. ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 6 days ago
Kansas was one of only 10 states in the nation where the percentage of people without health insurance increased, according to newly released survey results by the U.S. Census Bureau. ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 8 days ago
Kansans are heading to Mississippi in the coming days to help officials there prepare for Hurricane Gustav. ...

Source: blogs.varsitykansas.com --- 9 days ago
by joanna How about our Kansans? I watched SportsCenter this morning while I ran and saw the highlights of Mike Pelfrey throwing his second complete game for the Mets. Pelfrey played at Heights and Wichita State. Then there was San Diego’s Darren Sproles scoring a touchdown and running for 100-plus yards. He played at Olathe North and Kansas [...] ...