Kate BresslerMy name is Grand.Then you thought wrong.I thought wrong, too. I got curious after reading this story about adopted greyhounds in our sister paper. And I learned that, despite the fact that the greyhound racetrack in Kansas, the Woodlands, closed in August 2008, Kansas is still a large greyhound-breeding state. It's also home to the National Greyhound Association and the Greyhound Hall of Fame, both located in Abilene, Kansas, aka "The Greyhound Capital of the World."This week, Abile
Ms. PigletAbout a year and a half ago, I wrote about anti-porn crusaders going after the Lion's Den Adult Superstore ("Sex Police," October 24, 2007) in Abilene, Kansas. Now, the Lion's Den is suing the state of Kansas over a statute that would stop adult bookstore's from advertising on billboards near the state's highways. The Lion's Den has a history of winning these fights, like proving Ms. Piglet the inflatable love doll isn't obscene.
