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What I Like About Living in Kansas81

What I Like About Living in Kansas

  I have lived the majority of my life in Kansas and I’ve been asked to describe what I like about living here.  Kansas typically conjures bleak visions of endless farm land, but it is a far cry from the desolate images inspired by the opening...

46 comments    kansas lawrence james naismith
Barack Obama and Texas Presidential Election History74

Barack Obama and Texas Presidential Election History

Barack Obama failed to win Texas in 2008. How did he do compared to other democratic presidential candidates in Texas? This article is a brief overview of how Texas has voted in presidential elections since...

0 comments    politics history obama
How To Tell You're From Kansas...UPDATED69

How To Tell You're From Kansas...UPDATED

In a box from storage the other day I came across an old list of how to tell if you're from Kansas. Seeing the list again was a trip down Memory Lane, but it definitely needed updating. While doing that, I added a few personal observations on Life in the Sunflower State.

38 comments    how to humor satire
A Debt Of Gratitude To Senator Dole: Truth Counts68

A Debt Of Gratitude To Senator Dole: Truth Counts

Why is Senator Bob Dole's stance on truth important? What does it offer is individually, and our society?

2 comments    what is truth truth and lies
Donald Trump: Businessman turned poilitican, Got a bad feeling about this67

Donald Trump: Businessman turned poilitican, Got a bad feeling about this

One of the big things happening in this pre-election year is the spectacle of individuals beginning to jockey for position. Governors and former Governors and Senators and Congressman, all testing out the waters, forming "exploratory committees."...

1 comment    politics real estate society
Whitewater: A Tempest in a Teapot68

Whitewater: A Tempest in a Teapot

When the word "Whitewater" entered my vocabulary, I greeted it with incredulity. How could the Clintons, I wondered, be accused of wrongdoing connected with the Savings & Loan scandal? After all, the S&L debacle was a product of the Reagan Administration.

3 comments    video hubpages real estate
The Sad State of Republican Politics64

The Sad State of Republican Politics

I usually try staying out of political subjects, because they usually degenerate into namecalling and other such garbage. I have been a Republican since I was little, I guess. My grandfather was a senator, and I can remember as a small child working...

5 comments    politics america republican
Statistics Used to Decide Who Will Win an Election62

Statistics Used to Decide Who Will Win an Election

There are many sampling errors that can be found in claiming why someone won an election. Statistics can only be estimated when a sample of a population is used to figure out the statistic of given amount of events. A sampling error is created when...

2 comments    politics election debate
Use Caution in Changing the Legal System62

Use Caution in Changing the Legal System

Stella Liebeck's $2.7 million infamous damage award in her lawsuit againt McDonald's attracted great national attention. The award, involving the spilling of hot coffee, was later reduced to below $500,000 on appeal. I wonder how many people know, or care, about that!

13 comments    politics video hubpages
Congress: Give Back Our Country62

Congress: Give Back Our Country

In 1998 our country was in trouble -- not because of the manufactured attacks on President Clinton -- but because too many Americans were hoodwinked by right-wing extremists willing to discard the American way to regain the White House any way they could.

11 comments    politics video hubpages
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