KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs selected cornerback Marcus Peters with the No. 18 pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, taking a chance on a player kicked off the team at Washington in an attempt to help their defense in the pass-happy AFC West.
The physical Peters was considered one of the top defensive backs in the draft, but he gave many teams pause after his dismissal last November.
Peters said at the annual scouting combine that it was “miscommunication, mostly on my behalf” with new Huskies coach Chris Petersen’s staff that led to the problems. Peters acknowledged that he “didn’t take the coaching transition too well.”
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — More than 300 people are expected to take part in the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ awareness walk.
The NAMI Kansas Walk will kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday. It will begin at the Gage Park amphitheater.
More than 80 similar events will take place across the country throughout the year to demonstrate support for individuals living with mental illness. It also raises awareness about mental illness and the need to provide resources for treatment.
NAMI is a national organization founded in 1979 that advocates for better treatment for those suffering from mental illnesses.
TOPEKA- Two Kansas teenagers were injured in an accident just after 9 p.m. on Thursday in Wabaunsee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Taylor E. Benteman, 17, Paxico, was eastbound in the driving lane on Interstate 70 sixteen miles west of Topeka.
Another vehicle slowed in front of the jeep causing the driver to swerve left to avoid a collision. The driver overcorrected to the right, left the roadway and overturned multiple times.
Benteman and a passenger in the vehicle Lauren E. Newell, 14, Maple Hill, were transported to Stormont Vail.
Benteman was not wearing a seat belt according to the KHP
The internet can be a wonderful vehicle for communication. It can also be used in negative ways to quickly send out propaganda for millions to read.
Dr. Ron Paul, former U.S. representative from Texas and the self-proclaimed leader of liberty, prosperity and peace, has recently made the rounds on internet to inform everyone that America is financially doomed. The next financial crisis, he predicts, will be worse than 1929 and 2008 combined. The Dow Jones will drop by 50%, businesses and friendships will be destroyed, and a dime won’t be worth a nickel any more, as Yogi Berra would say. (Dr. Paul actually refers to the U.S. dollar as being worthless). The list of financial tragedies goes on and on.
Many marketers are using these same scare tactics to attempt to create financial havoc in the nation, but in the end, their motives are all the same. Each one is promoting something. In Dr. Paul’s instance, it is a book written by Porter Stansberry of Stansberry and Associates.
Dr. Paul was in Congress for 22 years, which means he’s at least had a hand in creating an $18 trillion dollar debt in the nation. The latest interview available on internet and hosted by Stansberry and Associates, (which he just happens to represent), makes a big deal about the fact that he is DOCTOR Paul. This at first may sound impressive, until you realize that he was an obstetrician and gynecologist, and not a finance specialist. This simply means that if you want to get financial advice and have your first baby delivered in the same office, he’s the man.
Porter Stansberry writes a newsletter (he was sued by the SEC for false information) that creates information supporting the fact that the financial U.S.A is going down the tubes. In reading this information, it’s easy to be drawn in to predictions and concerns until you realize the sole motivation of the articles all leads back to one thing- buying his book. If you have subscribed to his newsletters in the past, you no doubt have seen just how inaccurate his predictions have been. And Ron Paul is following in his footsteps.
No doubt the government has not been successful in taking care of their fiscal responsibility to Americans. And this will probably not change as most representatives are more concerned with votes than creating a debt free America, or looking out for our financial best interest. The $4 trillion U.S. dollars printed and the doubling of our nation’s debt over the last 6 years should be some indication that an improvement is not in the near future. But to talk about the government taking over your 401(k), losing your lifetime savings in an hour, massive inflation, substantially increased taxes, and the complete financial downfall of America, in order to sell a book or push a product is unethical, in my view. This does nothing but create a worrisome society- which is exactly their motive.
In his latest interview with a script probably written by Porter Stansberry, Dr. Paul states how concerned he is for people in our nation. So after spending 59 minutes (supposedly in Washington D.C.) talking about the doom and gloom in America, he explains the solution in one minute- BUY THE BOOK! And not to give the entire theme away, but the book tells you to load up on gold and silver. It’s possible that some precious metals may be appropriate for a fraction of your own portfolio, but to use these tactics to promote it is simply not right.
Let’s say you purchase the gold bullion Dr. Paul recommends, because he is successful in scaring you to death. Understand you cannot take this gold bullion to the counter at Wal-Mart to pay for your goods. It will have to be converted back into this worthless dollar bill that Dr. Paul talks about. So now you’re right back where you started. Is there a solution to this? Probably not, but to find out for sure, you have to buy the book! Mission accomplished, Dr. Paul.
Tim Schumacher is a representative of Strategic Financial Partners in Hays. [email protected]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court plans to wait to take up a school funding lawsuit against the state.
The high court issued an order Thursday saying a three-judge panel in Shawnee County District Court must finish hearing the lawsuit first. The lower court has scheduled a May 7 hearing.
The lower-court panel ruled in December that the state must spend at least $548 million more a year on aid to public schools to provide a suitable education for every child. The state has appealed.
Lawmakers in March enacted a new school funding law promising additional aid for each of the next two school years, but far short of what the lower court specified.
The four school districts suing the state asked the lower-court panel to strike down the new law.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey report says April results suggest that slow economic growth remains ahead for nine Midwestern and Plains states.
The survey report issued Friday says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 52.7 from 51.4 in March.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says rising economic expectations from nonenergy firms, resulting from lower energy prices, “more than offset economic pessimism stemming from weakness in firms directly tied to energy.”
The survey results from supply managers are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests economic growth, while a score below that suggests decline.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who removed and loosened lug nuts on patrol cars at its Training Academy in Salina.
The patrol says all the lug nuts were loose or missing on all four tires of two vehicles on Friday. On a different vehicle, two lug nuts were removed from one tire and the other four were within a few turns of coming off.
The incidents are believed to have happened sometime between April 20 and Friday.
The patrol says there was no damage to any of the cars and nobody was injured.
The Salina Police Department is investigating the case.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Catholic bishops in Kansas want lawmakers to expand Medicaid they say would provide health coverage for 130,000 low-income residents who don’t have insurance.
The Wichita Eagle reports bishops released a statement Thursday in support of a Medicaid expansion. The bishops listed several reservations about the expansion, including that it would include money for contraception and the program needs fiscal reforms. Despite the concerns, the bishops say the expansion would bring important aid to the state’s most vulnerable citizens.
Democratic Sen. Laura Kelly said it was unlikely the bishops’ endorsement would sway opponents, while republican Rep. Scott Schwab said the bishops are entitled to their endorsement even though he believes Kansas cannot afford the long-term costs. Sen. Jeff Longbine, also a republican, said that even though he is not Catholic, he welcomes the endorsement.
When is the last time you and your spouse had a good laugh together?
Unite Marriage Ministry at Celebration Community Church will conduct a marriage seminar at 7 p.m. Friday based upon the concept that laughter is the best medicine for a marriage.
“We will explore a variety of subjects including the myth of a ‘soul mate,’ and the different ways men and women think,” said DeLynn Rice, director of family ministries at the church. “This is the first of many monthly gatherings of the church’s Unite Marriage Ministry aimed at strengthening marriages in our community.”
There is no charge for the event. Popcorn, pop and child care are provided. For more information, email [email protected].
