Getting Back in the Swing of Things

My dad recently pointed out to me that my blog has suffered greatly since I came back to Kansas, and he is right. I’m not sure what will become of this space now that I am home again, but I promise to do my best to keep things updated. If anything, this will keep me [...]

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Bidding the District Adieu

It is hard to believe that my time in DC has come to an end, but as I write, my step dad is driving across the country to retrieve me and take me back home to Kansas just in time for Thanksgiving. By Tuesday, I will be cuddling with Max and Rocket (although the latter [...]

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Act Green: Kansas community rebuilds as “greenest town in rural America”

From LCV’s staff and member blog, Act Green. In May of 2007, Greensburg, KS was struck with tragedy. A colossal tornado ripped through the town of 900, killing 11 people and destroying 95 percent of the community. Left with nothing, the town made the decision to rebuild as the “greenest town in rural America.” But [...]

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Act Green: Murkowski Amendment Seems Oddly Familiar…

The following was originally posted on LCV’s staff and member blog, Act Green. The Senate is expected to vote on an amendment today [ed. note - soon. tomorrow?] that would take away the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to limit green house gas emissions from oil refineries, coal-burning power plants and other industry polluters. As reported [...]

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Inside the Beltway and Back in the Heartland

In an effort to catch up on my slight blog hiatus, I wanted to pass along new photos from Washington DC and my visit to Kansas. (My apologies for the insane amount of photos of my dog…) You can see my new album here, but I promise to some day updated my Flickr account. I [...]

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From Act Green: New analysis expects Kansas to be hit hardest by climate change

The following was originally posted on LCV’s staff and member blog, Act Green. As LCV’s resident expert on all things Kansas-related, I was a bit shocked to see Kansas named as the state expected to be hit hardest by climate change in a new analysis released by The Nature Conservancy. If carbon emissions remain at their [...]

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“Which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow?”

I’ve been stuck in a strategic planning retreat for the past two days so I have been neglecting this blog. Unfortunately, this brief absence came at a time when I had many things to discuss. I will try to delve deeper in some of this later, but for now, a laundry of list of things [...]

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Looking back on my first two months

As part of my requirements for getting internship credit for my time at LCV, I will write weekly summaries of my doings in DC to submit to my advisor. Since I don’t post a ton on here about my actual internship, I thought I’d share these for those interested in what I do here, besides [...]

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Civic Duty

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Kansas Beauties

I hope my friend Tyler doesn’t mind that I stole a couple of pictures he posted on twitter. I just wanted to share some of Kansas’ most beautiful scenes.

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