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If the average household has to pay a few dollars more a month to continue to enjoy the luxury of water piped into the house, so be it. The Equus Beds must be replenished for the inevitable droughts to come. Raise the rate.
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Why should we, as citizens, pay for the mistakes of our city officials? Can't they be creative enough to find a way to raise money other than by raising rates and taxes?
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What kind of business model does the Wichita water department use? Charging more because we use less is stupid. Start cutting staff and making sacrifices, like every other business.
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When George Bush was in office and he made an unpopular decision, the Republicans called it leadership. Now that President Obama is in office, when he makes an unpopular decision, the Republicans call it arrogance.
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In his State of the Union speech in January, President Obama repeatedly said he was going to fight for new jobs. Two months later, what is he doing? Fighting for health care. He is going to be shocked shortly to find out we don't believe what he says.
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If you think the government can cover 40 million more people with health care, most of whom can't pay anything, and that your premiums and taxes will go down, you've been smoking too much of the funny weed.
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Hello, Congress: The pollsters aren't talking to me. I'm 100 percent behind these reforms, and I do vote and I'll be watching how you vote.
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I would rather smell a little body odor than the perfume or cologne you bathed in. If you can smell it, you have put on too much.
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I went to a lot of rock concerts in the '80s. Since the arena opened, I've started going again. Some differences I've noticed: It now costs five times as much, there's no pot or cigarette smoke smell, the performers are putting on a better show, and everyone has cell phones they stare at instead of watching the concert.
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You have the right to listen to whatever you want to, as long as it doesn't affect my right not to listen to it.
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I rented the movie "The Hurt Locker," and after about 15 minutes I hit the eject button. It was about as interesting as watching a test pattern.
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Why stop with a soda tax? I want a sofa tax as well.
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This state is going to lose a lot of revenue after all of us smokers eventually quit. We will all get healthier, but all you nonsmokers will be responsible for lost income for Kansas.
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Whenever I see an American flag, I thank God I'm an American. We have problems, but God is with us. Faith is what we all need.
