Oh but it was what you wrote in it's place that made your statement so notable.

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

Buffalo made number one on a good list (we take 'em when we can get 'em).

WGRZ News - Magazine Hails Buffalo as #1 Arts Destination

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

get their kicks. Whom is at fault when this happens? I say parents whom should have the largest input in the lives of the children and to teach them values worthy of being members of our society

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Nice but you left out some very interesting fact your paper included. I have to include the good with the bad, right Chan? Again thanks for the addition. And as you have noticed I have put the bear facts to my city so this isn't in any way meant to be a make against your city.

Local 17 Members Arrested On Extortion & Racketeering

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Posted by: Claudine Ewing, Reporter

Created: 4/8/2008 5:56:16 PM
Updated: 4/9/2008 7:17:14 PM

WGRZ News - Local 17 Members Arrested On Extortion & Racketeering

A dozen members of Operating Engineers Local 17, based in Hamburg, are charged in a violent scheme to extort jobs. Mark Kirsch, 48, serves as President and Business Manager. He was among the 12 arrested.

According to the U.S. Attorney's office, union members tapped into the Department of Motor Vehicle's system to gain personal information.

Related Story: Feds Say Union Thugs Used Readily Available Personal Info to Intimidate Targets

The Federal Indictment alleges that the defendants threatened to commit and did commit acts of bodily harm, destruction of property and workplace sabotage.

And it seems this is what I want to see the situation in your city relating to the situation in my city. Not just in crime but mainly in the way the city is run and how the GOP & DNC affect it. That is why I started this thread to show th epower of th e2 parties in ways others never thought about....... Still hoping others join in with any relating news from their cities.
Teens Facing Felony Arson Charges

Posted by: Addie Bradshaw, News Reporter
Posted by: Matt Pitts, Producer

Created: 4/7/2008 10:28:55 PM
Updated: 4/9/2008 11:23:30 AM

And your selection home page as I left a lot out didn't I. lol

WGRZ News - Teens Facing Felony Arson Charges

Two teens have been charged with felony arson after police say they intentionally set fires at Walden Galleria Mall Monday evening.

And the number one top story of the day. Your paper made my News Folder.

Chris Collins: First 100 Days In Office

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Posted by: Lynne Dixon, Reporter

Created: 4/9/2008 5:44:01 PM
Updated: 4/9/2008 7:17:32 PM


Erie County Executive Chris Collins has now been in office 100 days. Two-On-Your-Side sat down with him to find out what he sees as his greatest accomplishments and disappointments. And we asked some tough questions on where he goes from here.

Collins says the most pleasant surprise has been the professionalism and dedication of county workers. He said the reason it surprised him is because of the benefits they get, he had a more negative perception of their work ethic.

The County Executive says his greatest disappointment so far are some battles he has had with the Erie County Legislature. Among them, the delay in the approval of Cheryl Green as county attorney, what he calls the AFSCME "six hundred dollar giveaway," and the battle over the apprenticeship law, which he opposes. "I would now call the Mark Kirsch Local 17 apprenticeship law," he said, referring to Local 17's President and Business Manager who is now behind bars on federal charges of violent threats to extort jobs. "It was Mark Kirsch who sat right where you're sitting and told me how good the apprenticeship program is."

Collins added that it will be interesting to see how county lawmakers defend the local apprenticeship law now. He said many of the lawmakers likely received campaign donations from Local 17 and/or Kirsch, and therefore the legislators have to be asked some pretty serious questions. If, he says, the union drove up costs, then he wants to know of lawmakers, "where do they really stand relative to what's best for the taxpayer."

Collins was asked if he has at times been too antagonistic when it comes to dealing with county workers and the unions. "Not at all," he said, adding that he is willing to negotiate, but that the unions have to start from scratch. He says he'd like to bring in a public accoutning firm to calculate how much money the county taxpayer could save if some of the benefits are cut. Still, Collins acknowledges the workers need "real raises." "And they'll get that by negotiating new contracts that deal with the public sector benefits that are unaffordable and unsustainable. And then we can give raises equal to or greater than the rate of inflation."

He says in the next one-hundred days he hopes to deal with the ECMC/Kaleida merger. But he questioned where the subsidy from SUNY is. He said if UB's Med School figures into the picture, then they should bring something to the table, too.

Collins says he's surprised at the level of interest in how he is doing. At the end of the day, he said he still feels like he is a private citizen.

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Here Chan on the left side pick a story to post back at me. CJOnline

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

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police do make a lot of drug bust along FED HWY 70 and I-335 from the south.

And they forgot to mention the fact they now can monitor travelers.

KDOT adds highway camera views to Web site
The Capital-Journal
Published Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 1:34 p.m. CDT
In addition to reading about road conditions, Kansas drivers are now able to see the weather conditions for various highways.

The Kansas Department of Transportation announced today that it has added camera views from eight highway locations to its road conditions Web page at 511.ksdot.org.

CJOnline - KDOT adds highway camera views to Web site

The locations are: US-75 highway at Topeka; Interstate 70 at Junction City; I-70 at Salina; I-70 at Walker, nine miles east of Hays; I-70 at Edson, nine miles east of Goodland; K-39 highway at Chanute; K-96 highway at Webb Road in Wichita; and US-50 highway at Garden City.

"The road views will give motorists an important piece of information for their travel plans before they get in their car or truck," Secretary of Transportation Deb Miller said.

"And the more information travelers have, especially in inclement weather, the better decisions they can make about when to leave and the route they choose."

KDOT also plans to add 25 more cameras along I-70 from Missouri to Colorado before the end of the year.

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

Prophet Muhammad - “Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”

The comments say more than Chief Miller... See this city is full of people who are starting to face city hall with the truth.

CJOnline - Crime declines in Topeka again

Crime declines in Topeka again
By Mike Hall
The Capital-Journal
Published Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 11:14 a.m. CDT
Crime decreased by 23 percent in the first three months of 2008 compared with the equivalent period in 2007.

Chief Ron Miller said it is the continuation of a downward trend in crime in recent years. Crime was down 9.8 percent in 2007 compared to 2006.

Miller credits community involvement and some new enforcement programs for the progress.

“Thanks to initiatives such as the Safest Capital City Campaign, citizens are beginning to realize that they can reduce crime in their neighborhoods,” he said.

In the first quarter, vehicle break-in reports decreased by 174 to 310 compared with the first quarter of 2007. Miller noted that vehicle break-ins are the crime the Safest Capital City team has been focusing on with the its “Lock It – Remove It – Or Lose It” campaign.

The biggest crime decrease was thefts. Those dropped by 342 reports to 1,024. Burglary reports dropped by 55 to 286. Auto thefts decreased by 42 to 142.

Robberies saw a decrease of 27, to stand at 56. Other crimes that were down are aggravated assaults, down eight reports to 56 and rapes which were down by three reports, to a total of 11.

The only area to see an increase was arson. There were no reports in the first quarter of 2007, but two this year.

“It is critical that we continue to work together as a community to decrease crime,” Miller said. “We encourage everyone to get involved — whether it’s taking items out of your vehicle, joining your neighborhood improvement association or attending a Safest Capital City Meeting, get involved and take a stand against crime.”

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-3 Rating Posted by: capitalreader at Apr 09, 2008 at 12:29:37 PM
Wow Im glad those scary gas drive offs have been curtailed.

+ 2 Rating Posted by: nnedsand at Apr 09, 2008 at 12:59:56 PM
Topeka police averaged ..... every single day in the first quarter.
Vehicle break-ins= 3.4
Thefts= 11.25
Burglary= 3.14
Auto Thefts= 1.56
Robberies= .62
Aggravated Assault= .62
Helicopter Crashes= 0

Any police department works better when the people take pride in their community.
Would be nice if CJ would post how our city ranks for crime against national averages.

-3 Rating Posted by: T-TownTracker at Apr 09, 2008 at 01:15:34 PM
It's because of the helicopter program. hehe

-2 Rating Posted by: steve4145 at Apr 09, 2008 at 01:20:06 PM
Only an idiot would commit a crime in Topeka. The police here will either tase you until you die, show up as off duty police officers and shoot you for not reason, or simply stand on you while they handcuff you and you suffocate.
(( the gun portion took place just up the street from me. A city police officer live just half way to the place the shooting took place and the guy living there went into his house and came out with his hand gun. A no no. One can't use a gun outside and say they were protecting themselfs, when they could go in the house and call police. But the 4 cops didn't ID themselfs or so the brother of the guy shot says. Seems to me as many times as the police were sent to the house they should have known every city cop))

+ 2 Rating Posted by: OLDCOP at Apr 09, 2008 at 01:27:27 PM
Since most everyone went to prepay or pay at the pump, maybe all the thieves are going somewhere else to steal their gasoline.

+ 1 Rating Posted by: kscorvette at Apr 09, 2008 at 02:06:12 PM
Don't like the police, ask a criminal to help. No, I didn't think you wanted to. Support our police officers!

+ 1 Rating Posted by: TopekaIsBoring at Apr 09, 2008 at 02:11:49 PM
I wonder if crime has actually decreased or if they've just changed the way that they calculate their statistics?

Posted by: butthead at Apr 09, 2008 at 02:33:26 PM
Police are who you call after the problem.

+ 1 Rating Posted by: T-TownTracker at Apr 09, 2008 at 02:33:47 PM
TIB,
The DID change the way the report violent crime about ten years ago. It was making Topeka look bad, but it was because they were reporting differently.
I do belive less property crims are reported because it's not worth the hassle when nothing will come of it. I had a prestine eldorado get hit and immediately told the police who I thought did it. They did nothing for two months until a new guy got put in charge of hit-and-runs. By that time he had his car fixed, but the cop told me he new it was the car. IT was just too late to do anything about it.

+ 2 Rating Posted by: hcp71 at Apr 09, 2008 at 03:59:47 PM
It is amazing how even when the police do a good job, you still have people who will criticize them. Give them a break folks! If you guys think you can do better, go take the test, I hear they are hiring!

Posted by: OLDCOP at Apr 09, 2008 at 04:22:09 PM
Actually the change to prepay or pay at the pump did make the largest impact on the theft statistics. If I recall correctly, gasoline thefts were about 10% of all reported thefts in Topeka if not more.

Posted by: amesmb at Apr 09, 2008 at 04:41:19 PM
nnedsand: Not a problem. Go here to compare cities to each other as well as the national average:
Crime Rate Comparison - Compare US City Crime Rates


Posted by: jaso0107 at Apr 09, 2008 at 05:36:23 PM
Get a police scanner and see how much crime doesn't on... Way over half of the crap that goes on NEVER gets in the paper........Yet, the "MAN" says decrease in crime....OH, PLEASSSSSSSSE, we do not live with our heads covered up...

+ 1 Rating Posted by: taylorparton at Apr 09, 2008 at 05:52:33 PM

I Love Topeka, and I enjoy Our Neighborhood Crimewatch Team. If People will Continue to Meet their Neighbors and Keep Homes and Yards Neat and Porch Lights On, Crime will Continue to Go Down... Lets Consider more Street Fairs and Neighbors Getting to Know Neighbors... We are Responsible for setting an Example for our Children...

+ 1 Rating Posted by: bobross031800 at Apr 09, 2008 at 06:25:57 PM
Good for Topeka, and for the police. As a community we need to take pride in victories like this and keep pressing towards an even safer community.

+ 1 Rating Posted by: reharkins at Apr 09, 2008 at 07:39:07 PM
I wonder if concealed carry had anything to do with it?

Posted by: bourbon08 at Apr 09, 2008 at 08:09:06 PM
I've been attending the TPD Citizen Academy and have a better understanding of what local law enforcement are up against. I recommend it for those who are interested in understanding officer training. Law enforcement is trained to be aggressive yet they are fathers, mothers, sons, brothers, like each of us.
Since the Sept, 11 Terrorism attacks on our Nation, now responders also have to plan and train for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear attacks, war-fare, of which no department in this country is really prepared to handle, save the military.
Please consider the enviornment these officers, fire fighters, medical technicians ect. are exposed to on a daily bases. If they seem hard-hearted could it be that they have been so over exposed to horrific crime and sick individuals that they've adjusted their own mentality to deal with it? How many mothers and children have you seen beaten, raped, murdered, senseless crimes, not to mention knowing for all your effort you are deemed almost criminal yourself when your only doing your job.
It is so sad to see some of these comments regarding those who serve us in this community. I wish the editor of this news publication would consider the harm this is doing by publishing comments that are not well-thought out on a consistant bases, it's really getting old. Please CJ refrain from over-kill on the negative and help us build a respected community and honor those who lay down their lives to serve us in numersous agencies in this county.

Posted by: abbsmom at Apr 09, 2008 at 09:15:56 PM
Can you spell propaganda? The police do a commendable job for the most part, but any rational person living in Topeka knows crime is not down. Theives are decimating parks, public and private property, stealing any thing not nailed down, and some things that are. Who pays for it?? You and I.

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

Prophet Muhammad - “Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”

Oh fun, now I get to display just how retarded the people in my community are.

Here is a letter to the editor on what can be an economic boom to our community. Several country music artists are considering building a huge project that would be called Country Crossing. Now, I hate country music and loathe the thought of it having even more of an influence down here, but who am I to stop it, right? Any who, the fundies (by fundies I mean crazy *** christian fundamentalists) have a problem with this idea because one part of the multi acre project would have video bingo, you know, the game they play in church (is there a smiley available that shows the face banging its head against a knife?). They say it is gambling and that the devil will walk on earth and Jebus will forsake us if we allow it to happen. Some douche from the Christian coalition even came down and tried to tell us, mind you that he is not from the state even, that we don't want "this kind" of economic growth in our community. Any how, here is the letter.

So basically this guy is saying that instead of allowing ****ING LEGAL businesses to succeed or fail based on revenue, that we should be able to, as a community, to vote on what aspects of certain businesses should be allowed. They want Country Crossing to come here, just without the Bingo. Damn I hate living with these people.

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Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars. ... I owe nothing to my brothers, nor do I gather debts from them. I ask no one to live for me, nor do I live for others. I covet no mans soul, nor is my soul theirs to covet.

Ayn Rand, Anthem.

Here is the letter to the editor that I sent. I hope they print it.

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Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars. ... I owe nothing to my brothers, nor do I gather debts from them. I ask no one to live for me, nor do I live for others. I covet no mans soul, nor is my soul theirs to covet.

Ayn Rand, Anthem.

LooooooooL I think that every community needs to come together and talk things over.

You might find some of these people have open minds and even disagree with the group.

But thanks much for your joining in and I hope your letter is placed in the the opinion page.

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

Prophet Muhammad - “Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”