Home Depot, huh?  That had to have made an even bigger splash than when 
they opened the Applebee's up north a few years ago.

Did anyone ever buy that dog racing track on Highway 69?

- Jim

Matthew Blatchley wrote:

>    Those departments are still like that :)  They still don't have a CS 
>dept though, only an BS Information Systems degree, even after they built a 
>huge Tech building on campus.    I went to Pitt State in 97 and just moved 
>back here after living in NH for number of years.  Quite different.  I also 
>got folks from Boston to come out here too, and it's always funny to hear 
>the locals reaction to a Bostonian in the Midwest.
>
>    I've been here for just under 2 years and I can't complain too much. 
>Very inexpensive.  A little out of the way.  But they did just get a Home 
>Depot here in town which is now across the street from Wal-mart.  Some 
>things never change.  :)
>
>Matt
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jim Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:37 AM
>Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Kansas Vote
>
>
>  
>
>>Never thought I'd see Pittsburg, KS mentioned on this list unless I
>>brought it up (I lived there for 8 years).
>>
>>Yes, Pittsburg is a bit more liberal, in that it is home to a
>>university, but it's not Lawrence by any stretch of the imagination.
>>The college film and theater departments were really out there when I
>>was at school at PSU - lots of experimental stuff and interpretive
>>pieces.  Hell, doesn't matter how liberal your town is, you'll stir up
>>something when you do Mamet's "Edmund".
>>
>>I will say that whole Southeast corner is very "Live-and-let-live",
>>though.  As much as I hated living there when I was younger (I moved
>>there from the Philly suburbs), I've lived in much worse places, both in
>>terms of quality of life, and in terms of general unfriendliness of the
>>population.
>>
>>- Jim
>>
>>Matthew Blatchley wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I also think more people in Kansas voted for this bill than in the 2004
>>>election. :)
>>>
>>>Yesterday I saw so many people pouring into the local American legions and
>>>churches to vote.  And I also got a few phone calls at the office 
>>>yesterday
>>>telling me to go vote.  Very conservative, and Pittsburg, KS or the SE
>>>corner is supposed to be more liberal than the rest, if that means 
>>>anything.
>>>
>>>Matt
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "S. Isaac Dealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:30 AM
>>>Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: Kansas Vote
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>Kansas passed their own constitutional amendment banning
>>>>>same-sex marriage last night. The measure passed with
>>>>>about 70% of the vote.  The Kansas law goes beyond many of
>>>>>the similar measures passed in other states in that it
>>>>>also bars civil unions, or any legally recognized union
>>>>>other than man and woman.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm not surprised by this, and don't have any real stake
>>>>>in it.....but I guess i'm surprised that it passed with
>>>>>such a majority. Over 375,000 of the nearly 500,000 votes
>>>>>cast were in favor of the measure.  I can't even chalk
>>>>>this up as another case of Old Conservative Kansas, as the
>>>>>same measure passed with the same margin in our
>>>>>comparatively liberal neighbor Missouri.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Kansas is now the 18th state to pass this type of
>>>>>legislation, with 3 states taking up votes on this issue
>>>>>in 2006, and 14 other states drafting similar legislations
>>>>>as we speak.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I guess the people have spoken...?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>I suspect that a greater percentage of the religious right actually go
>>>>to vote on these things than liberals... Not so much that liberals
>>>>don't consider it important, but that, much like the Passion of the
>>>>Christ grossing so much money, the religious right are CRAZED,
>>>>frothing at the mouth to have things their way.
>>>>
>>>>s. isaac dealey   954.522.6080
>>>>new epoch : isn't it time for a change?
>>>>
>>>>add features without fixtures with
>>>>the onTap open source framework
>>>>
>>>>http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/
>>>>http://www.sys-con.com/author/?id=4806
>>>>http://www.fusiontap.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>    
>>
>
>

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