Kansas: Somalis learn to clean their apartments, landlords relieved

I can’t really complain about this since I have advocated on these pages that Somalis and other refugees need to be taught how we live in America.  My only question is who should pay for this?  Shouldn’t this have been taught during the first 3-6 months that the refugee was in the US and taught … Continue reading Kansas: Somalis learn to clean their apartments, landlords relieved

Khat in Kansas

This is one more in the continuing story of how beautiful diversity can be when it arrives in small town America, this time (again!) Garden City, KS.  This is the third story in two days that demonstrates the axiom ‘diversity is strength’ in Garden City.   The previous two posts are here and here.   Don’t you wonder … Continue reading Khat in Kansas

Tyson Foods bringing "ethnic empowerment network" to a town near you

This story from Garden City, Kansas makes me wonder—-who is deciding the future for your meatpacking town, the citizens, or Tyson Foods? I have a pretty large archive on Garden City which is one more heartland city that has been changed by the arrival of US State Department-planted third world refugee workers over the last … Continue reading Tyson Foods bringing "ethnic empowerment network" to a town near you

Diversity is strength alert! Tysons worker stabbed in the neck, dies

Update June 17th:  There is a little bit more yesterday on this case, here, but I must say the whole thing sounds really fishy.  They are hiding something? Update:  A few more details on the possible “accident” are here in the local paper. This story is just breaking so its unclear what is going on, … Continue reading Diversity is strength alert! Tysons worker stabbed in the neck, dies