go west, young man.

Just like nearly everyone else, I have been touched by this recession. My company has nearly 300,000 employees world-wide, and even before the market nose-dived last year they announced a plan to cut costs, slash jobs and increase share value.  I’m a stock-holder, and have been for longer than I’ve been an employee, so I [...]

our aviation history revealed

Wichita has been known as the “Air Capital” for decades now. But if you don’t fly a plane or work in the aircraft industry, much of what you know about aviation in Wichita comes from news stories about layoffs and government contracts.  But there’s so much more to this story.
The Kansas Aviation Museum, George Washington [...]

job security and other myths

Almost nine years ago, I quit a job as a radio dj to go to work for a large telecommunications company. I felt that I was trading the instability of the radio business for a stable, secure union job that would carry me into retirement many years down the road. Boy was I wrong!
This week, [...]

politics on the local level

The late Tip O’Neil once said “All politics is local.”  In the past few months, I’ve come to realize that is is a very true statement. Most of us have been swooped up in the Presidential primaries, party conventions and the hype around Vice-President choices.  All very important things to follow in the political scheme [...]

antique roadshow

The popular PBS series “Antiques Roadshow” made a stop in our hometown recently, and my wife, her parents and her best friend all got tickets.  Andy and I were left out.  Darn.  My wife was absolutely giddy with excitement in the weeks up to the show, and was certain that she had some great things [...]

wichita wingnuts baseball

Baseball is alive if not kickin’ in Wichita, Kansas, after the departure of the AA Wrangler’s last season. The Wichita Wingnuts are the newest member of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, taking up residence in Lawrence Dumont stadium. Former minor league player and coach Kash Beauchamp leads team in their debut season, which [...]

handed the keys to our city……

Local government always seems to attract the attention of the local media, if not the general public. The Wichita City Council has hired the fourth City Manager in six years. After firing two because they couldn’t control them, they hired a college professor in the interim to keep the ship from sinking while they looked [...]