Manhattan Free Press 1-31-19

‘Air Pelosi’ – What you don’t know about the lucrative travel our leaders enjoy on your dime Judicial Watch – When denied House Speaker Nancy Pelosi use of a military aircraft for a CODEL (congressional delegation trip) to Afghanistan recently, he called the public’s attention to wasteful taxpayer-funded congressional travel. In his letter to Pelosi Read More

Manhattan Free Press 1-24-2019

Will Blue Township be called East Manhattan or North St George? (Editor’s Note: Blue Township is Pottawatomie County just East of Manhattan. Builders and buyers have been going East for about the last10-years. Some say it is because of the City of Manhattan high taxes and building Codes. Whatever the reason the area has grown Read More

Manhattan Free Press 1-17-2019

“30”   By Jon Brake – In 1962, after getting out of the Army, I started in newspapers. Loved it, always have. At that time everything was still hot type, meaning news-papers were put out using Linotypes. At the end of each story the Linotype operator would put a line that just said “30”. That Read More

Manhattan Free Press 1-10-2019

In White House Speech President Calls Mexican Boarder A “Crisis” WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made a somber televised plea for border wall funding Tuesday night, seeking an edge in his shutdown battle with congressional Democrats as he declared there is “a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the Read More