Sports Writer, Junction City, KS

i covered something at KSU and because my then-editor at my ex-paper waited so long to decide if i was going, i had to get a room in Junction City instead of Manhattan. I liked Manhattan. I did not like Junction City...not much there there.

 

That's a disservice to Great Bend.

I've lived in Great Bend, spent plenty of time Junction City.

Junction City suuuucks.

 

I don't know, I don't really consider Junction City to be Eastern Kansas. But it's not that great a town.

 

Thing is, though, Kansas isn't that expensive to live in. You can probably live there on $20K. Obviously, those with a wife or family need not apply. But it wouldn't be that bad for someone fresh out of school.

 

for the love of piss. are you really going to sit here and try to defend $9.62 an hour?

 

I was so hoping this was for Junction City, Ore., when I saw the beginning of the thread title on the homepage. Probably would be the same pay, too.

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Are you really going to sit here and get that worked up about it?

 

I've been there. Manhattan and Ft. Riley, too. And even if town is shitty, that doesn't explain your comment about wives -- including mine.

What you said was despicable, offensive and hurtful. Absolutely inexcusable.

 

God.

This paper is a rag. Seriously, just awful.

Except, you know, Junction is about on par with Manhattan as far as I'm concerned. Neither place is really that great, and Manhattan carries this certain attitude -- like it's the best place on Earth because it has a college, a place with six or seven bars for the college kids to choose from and a mall.

Either way, you're still two fucking hours from an Olive Garden.

 

but still way closer to a gates than i am.

 

That's a blessing in most people's book.