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The best aircraft builder in the world should be the company that builds our new tankers. That's Boeing.
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I question whether 85 percent of Americans have health care coverage (March 15 Opinion Line). Even if that's correct, the other 15 percent present a crisis for our society. They receive health care, but who pays for it? You may believe our system is acceptable, but it borders on disaster. Universal health care is a better answer.
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President Obama's health care reform seems like a dictatorship — carry health insurance or pay a fine. This is not the way to get health insurance.
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Let's cut the number of members in half for the House and Senate, both in Topeka and in Washington, D.C. Half the people can do nothing as well as all of them. Lots of money saved.
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Rush Limbaugh later clarified that if Obamacare passes, he wouldn't move to Costa Rica but would get his health care there. But, hey, don't let facts get in the way of a good story.
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Wichita residents did their part to conserve water, but now will be punished with higher rates because the city messed up. How comfortable are the City Council members in their jobs?
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Kelly Parks is my Sedgwick County commissioner, and I think he's doing a very good job. But I'm dismayed he might be thinking of running for sheriff, because I like the sheriff we have.
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Why does road construction take years in Wichita? Because of the companies Wichita hires to do the work. When their work doesn't pass muster, they have to do it over.
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All this talk about texting in church got me to thinking. In a way, weren't the Ten Commandments the world's first text message?
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Congratulations to the KU Jayhawks for winning the Big 12 and going into the NCAA Tournament the No. 1 seed. If our state has anything that the nation pays attention to, it's the unrivaled tradition of KU basketball.
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How could Intrust Bank Arena sell tickets the day of the Bon Jovi concert for $10 to $15 after some people paid $95? A lot of unhappy people. I would rather spend my money in Kansas City next time.
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I don't know why everybody is talking about being cramped at the arena. The seats up in the suites are awesome.
