This week: preventing violence through vagina appreciation, partying like (and for) an animal and queering conventional wisdom: a dollar in the bra of a drag queen is worth two in the coffers of AIDS Walk.
Road builder Bill Clarkson Jr. and a ring of mulch overlooking 69 Highway awaited Vice President Joe Biden when he got out of his big Cadillac in Overland Park yesterday afternoon. The v.p. was accompanied by former and current Kansas governors Kathleen Sebelius and Mark Parkinson, as well as Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The group surveyed the work being done on a section of U.S. 69 near 103rd Street. This $82 million project is receiving funds from the federal stimulus package.Biden was
​Yesterday, Kansas lawmakers pre-filed legislation to ban texting while driving for all drivers, regardless of age, and making jail time a potential penalty for violators, according to The Kansas City Star.At this early stage, the Kansas State Highway Patrol is throwing its support behind the proposed bill. According to Technical Trooper Edna Buttler, driver inattention is the No. 1 contributing factor to automobile crashes: It's a factor in 26.3 percent of accidents, which equates to more tha