Pork N Beings (April 8, 2009)

Pork N Beings

Written by Steve Britton Tuesday, 07 April 2009 13:08

Dear Readers of Pork and Beings,

 

Due to ongoing illness and the circumstances surrounding it, I must tell you I am currently unable to continue drawing the strip. It is my plan, however, to come back in about six months.

To those of you I have met face to face and to all who have laughed out loud or cut one out and put it on the frig door, you have made my world and I thank you. You may e-mail me at porknbeings@hotmail.com anytime!

See you soon!

 

Steve Britton

Let’s give thanks for the father of Bill of Rights

Opinion

Written by Doug Anstaett Tuesday, 13 December 2011 15:37

Last week, our nation marked the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and our nation’s entry into the Second World War.

That was a truly significant date, of course. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of Congress, calling Dec. 7, 1941 a “date which will live in infamy.” It certainly has.

But there’s another significant date in December that is even more important in the history of our nation, yet it often receives little fanfare. In fact, it has become such an accepted part of the nation’s cultural fabric that we often take it for granted.

Thursday marks the 220th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Bill of Rights.

Eleven score ago, on Dec. 15, 1791, our fledgling...

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Trying to tame that old pet peeve

View from the Hill

Written by Paul Penner Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:17

What do you feed a pet peeve? I’m not sure. Perhaps a pinch of self-righteous anger added with a bit of humble pie, mixed together with a dose of patience? Whatever it is, I am reasonably sure that everyone has at least one pet peeve hanging around the house or at work, and more often than not, has fed it from time to time.

What do you do when one pet peeve begets another? The short answer is, you deal with it as best you can.

My latest pet peeve has to do with the amount of space all airlines allow for passengers on small regional jets, more commonly known as “puddle jumpers.” In most cases, passengers traveling through the Wichita Intercontinental Airport will transport to larger airport hubs via these small jets. Exceptions...

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Do something to make a difference

Staff Soapbox

Written by Patty Decker Tuesday, 31 January 2012 13:57

Most people by the age of 18 years old or thereabouts learn that life no longer centers only around themselves. They know, whether instinctively or through family, that once they are adults, everyone needs to pitch in to make their communities a better place for everyone.

Some even branch out by making the world a better place.

What would have happened if a majority of scientists or medical people didn’t care about eradicating polio, and instead just went to work, came home, chatted with the family and went to bed?

The same is true about our communities. What would happen if no one came forward to give their time and talents to make life easier and better for themselves and others? I’ve seen examples of that recently right here in...

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