Germans grow tired of supporting Europe
Germany faces a dilemma. It is by far the richest country in Europe. Several years ago, it recognized its economic weaknesses and introduced major reforms. As a result, it avoided the economic malaise...
View ArticleUniversities already vie for black faculty members
To the Editor: Having spent most of my professional life in university higher education, I found the Mercury article on the paucity of African-American faculty at KSU very interesting, but requiring...
View ArticleSuccess of Grow Green reflects Flint Hills values
To the Editor On April 22, the Greater Manhattan Community Found-ation hosted an event called Grow Green for the benefit of 24 nonprofits that have endowed funds managed by the found-ation. This event...
View ArticleHow hypocritical can Brownback, legislators be?
To the Editor: Rank hypocrisy! Gov. Sam Brownback and most conserva-tive Kansas legislators have repeatedly inveigh against “big government” dictating how people should live. But then they turn around...
View ArticleLet’s require our leaders to have sound character
To the Editor: Growing up, I was warned by both my parents and grand-parents not to be misled by people of low character. I was taught that a person’s character was the basis of their future actions. ...
View ArticleNBAF well worth state investment
The unease that some conservative Kansas senators demonstrated Thursday about supporting $202 million in bonds to help fund NBAF isn’t surprising. That’s a lot of money, especially for legislators...
View ArticlePondering life, death
I’ve been thinking a lot about life and death recently. Let me start off by saying that existence is awesome. I can’t even imagine all the reasons I could not be existing. I drive every day, fly on a...
View ArticleCelebrate National Hamburger Month with these cookbooks
I had to laugh when I found out that May is National Hamburger Month. However, when you think about the role the hamburger has played in American culture and cuisine, maybe it should be recognized on...
View ArticleStory of woman’s rape illustrates prevalence of sex trafficking
Kristen Tebow was just beginning her freshman year as a piccolo player in the K-State Marching Band in August 2006. She was looking forward to starting college and making many friends. “I had never...
View ArticleMan’s release from mental facility gives him a fresh start
Pat is a likeable 34-year-old just released from a mental institution whose entire goal is to win back his wife, Nikki. But just as football plays don’t always go the way the X’s and O’s are drawn up,...
View ArticleIndians take 8th in boys’ golf
Cold and rainy conditions have become something of a theme for the Manhattan High boys’ golf team. With steady rain and two lightning delays, Friday’s trip to Hutchinson was much like the rest of the...
View ArticleIndians rout Wichita Heights, 6-1
So much for the Manhattan High girls’ soccer team not scoring goals. The Indians broke out against the Wichita Heights Falcons, winning 6-1 after taking a 2-0 lead to halftime and breaking open the...
View ArticleK-State tennis falls to Texas Tech in quarters
NORMAN, Okla. — Due to inclement weather, the Big 12 adjusted the schedule of the K-State and Texas Tech Big 12 Women’s Tennis Championships quarterfinal match on Friday, playing the singles matches...
View ArticleCats drop TCU, inch closer to first
Earlier in the day Saturday, Kansas State Wildcats fans were washed in offense as the football team racked up 79 points during its annual spring game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Later in the...
View ArticleBrown, Harper taken in NFL draft
The Baltimore Ravens headed into the offseason with one glaring hole to fill at linebacker. Ray Lewis was a 13-time pro bowl middle linebacker for the Ravens, who retired this offseason. On Friday, the...
View ArticleK-State’s defense still a work in progress
If there was anything aside from the quarterback battle to take away from Saturday’s spring game, it had to be Kansas State’s defense. While the defense might not have been the focus Saturday, figuring...
View ArticleSams, Waters dazzle in spring game
Bill Snyder needed a coin flip to decide his starting quarterback Saturday, handing the ball to junior college transfer Jake Waters for the Purple squad’s first series. And if Saturday’s showing is any...
View ArticleRock Creek student named US Presidential Scholars semifinalist
Dylan J. Meyer, a student at Rock Creek Jr.-Sr. High School, is among the six Kansas high school seniors named semifinalists in the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The program recognizes some...
View ArticleKathleen K. Kulp-Hill
Dr. Kathleen K. Kulp-Hill, 77, of Richmond, Ky., died Friday at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. ...
View ArticleMildred L. Gallup
Mildred L. Gallup, 85, of Blue Rapids died Friday at the Blue Valley Senior Living in Blue Rapids. ...
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