The Wichita Business Journal (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
The Wichita City Council on Tuesday accepted an offer from Old Town developer Dave Burk to purchase the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame building.
The Wichita Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Wichita businessman Jack DeBoer, now the sole owner of the Wichita WaterWalk project, says he’s not into talking about the past.That means he won’t discuss the circumstances by which he came to be in control of one of the most criticized developments in Wichita. He says former WaterWalk partners Dave Burk and Dave Wells still are “very good friends.”But, says the national hotel...
The Wichita Business Journal (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... I felt like his program was exactly on track.”DeBoer recently bought out WaterWalk partners Dave Burk and Dave Wells to secure a majority stake in the 7-year-old development, which comes with a $40 million investment from the city of Wichita.Previously, WaterWalk developers had been trying to secure leases for tens of thousands of square feet of yet-to-be-built retail and entertainment...
Dispatches from the Culture Wars (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on quite possibly the dumbest teacher ever: A Geneva High School teacher is being accused of making anti-gay and racist comments in his classroom. Dave Burk, who teaches consumer education, is accused of making the comments by his students during an Oct. 5 lecture on tax money involving the National Endowment for the Arts. "How would you feel about...
The Wichita Business Journal (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Despite two higher offers, city staff has recommended the Wichita City Council on Tuesday approve a $1.425 million contract with Old Town developer Dave Burk for the purchase of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame building.
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Illinois Teacher To Students: How would you like your tax dollars going to pay "Black Fags": "Racism and homophobia are still alive and well in America:A Geneva High School teacher is being accused of making anti-gay and racist comments in his classroom.Dave Burk, who teaches consumer education, is accused of making the comments by his students during an Oct. 5 lecture...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Racism and homophobia are still alive and well in America : A Geneva High School teacher is being accused of making anti-gay and racist comments in his classroom. Dave Burk, who teaches consumer education, is accused of making the comments by his students during an Oct. 5 lecture on tax money involving the National Endowment for the Arts. "How would you feel about your tax dollars...
Drunk at idrunk.com (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Racism & homophobia are still alive & well in America: A Geneva High School teacher is being accused of making anti-gay & racist comments in his classroom. Dave Burk, who teaches consumer education, is accused of making a comments by his students during an Oct. 5 lecture on tax money involving a National Endowment for a Arts. “How [...]
GLBTQ (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Dave Burk, who teaches consumer education at Geneva High School, reportedly made the comments earlier this month during a talk about consumer tax. Student Jordan Hunter told the Chicago Sun-Times that Burk said: "How would you feel about your tax dollars going to pay some black fag in New York to take pictures of other black fags?" Hunter, who is gay, said: "If he...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Last night the Geneva School Board in suburban Chicago voted to only give high school teacher Dave Burk a warning for telling several classes, "How do you feel about your tax dollars being spent to fund black fags taking pictures of other black fags in New York?" The notice against teacher David Burk states that any further improprieties could result in dismissal. Geneva...
Slog (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
A high-school teacher in a suburban school outside Chicago said that to a class full of students—a class that included one openly-gay student, Jordan Hunter, who filed a complaint with the school board. The teacher, Dave Burk, got off with a slap on the wrist . [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
And this is your brain on Fox News : Hunter said during a lecture on tax dollars on Oct. 5, Geneva High consumer education teacher Dave Burk started talking about the National Endowment for the Arts, asking his students, "'How would you feel about your tax dollars going to pay some black fag in New York to take pictures of other black fags?'" Conservatives never liked the National...
About Gay Life (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
... hear it. Last night, a suburban Chicago school board warned—but did not fire—teacher Dave Burk for using a racist and anti-gay slur during lecture. "How would you feel about your tax dollars going to pay some black fag in New York to take pictures of other black fags?" Burk allegedly asked students. These two incidents, less than a week apart (and those...
OpenlineBlog.com (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
17 year old Geneva student Jordan Hunter complained that a comment by a history teacher was offensive and deserved termination. Consumer education teacher Dave Burk allegedly said in class: "How would you feel about your tax dollars going to pay for some black fag to pay some black flag." Freedom of expression or over-reaction?
WickedGayBlog.com (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
... instructor allegedly used anti-gay and racist language during a class. Consumer education teacher Dave Burk reportedly posed a question to his students regarding where tax dollars were allotted from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), allegedly outlining a scenario in which "your tax dollars [are] going to pay some black fag in New York to take pictures of other black...
