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Opinion Line (Jan. 10)

Jan. 10 at 6:07 a.m.

I think it is a bad idea to start making senior citizens buy hunting and fishing licenses. After buying a license for almost 50 years, we have paid our dues. Write your legislator and say to vote “no.”

Opinion Line Extra (Jan. 10)

Jan. 9 at 2:30 p.m.

How many times will our elected leaders be burned by major employers saying one thing and doing another? The answer, my friend, is Boeing in the wind.

Opinion Line (Jan. 9)

Jan. 6 at 5:37 p.m.

The Republicans are criticizing the president for his recess appointments. They should have checked to see who leads the field in recess appointments – their hero, Ronald Reagan.

Opinion Line Extra (Jan. 9)

Jan. 6 at 6:39 p.m.

I’m a pro-business guy, but it’s getting harder and harder to defend these corporations.

Opinion Line (Jan. 8)

Jan. 6 at 6:09 p.m.

How long is Wichita going to keep calling itself the Air Capital of the World? Ridiculous.

Opinion Line (Jan. 7)

Jan. 6 at 5:35 p.m.

President Obama did not put this country on a wrong path. The Republicans blocked his every move. We really don’t know what he could have accomplished, do we?

Opinion Line Extra (Jan. 6)

Jan. 5 at 1:36 p.m.

It’s no surprise Boeing is closing the Wichita plant. To Boeing corporate, we’ve always been the bastard child at the picnic – tolerated but not welcome.

Opinion Line (Jan. 6)

Jan. 5 at 6:39 p.m.

Seems like too many people have forgotten the Boeing/Spirit fiasco in 2005. Boeing is notorious for tearing up people’s lives. All you are at an aircraft company is a number. Your job is never secure. The city of Wichita is just silly for concentrating on one industry. In my opinion, this was a planned event.

Opinion Line Extra (Jan. 5)

Jan. 4 at 5:30 p.m.

Does anyone understand all the fuss over the Iowa caucus? After all, it’s only one of Obama’s 57 states.

Opinion Line (Jan. 5)

Jan. 4 at 7:06 p.m.

Boeing has more employees per state in Alabama, Arizona, California, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas and, of course, Washington than in Kansas. Only 2,100 of 171,000 employees are in the Wichita area. Anyone surprised that we got the dirty end of the stick just hasn’t been paying attention.

Opinion Line Extra (Jan. 4)

Jan. 3 at 4:39 p.m.

The key to economic prosperity is supporting businesses, big and small, not asking our government to snuff them out through higher taxes and crippling regulation. Businesses create jobs, not the government. All government jobs are dependent on private-sector jobs, as all their money comes from private-sector taxpayers and businesses.

Opinion Line (Jan. 4)

Jan. 3 at 6:29 p.m.

Facebook is destroying lives. People take things wrong. I have been bullied on Facebook because of what I believe in. People need to realize how much they can hurt others by their words, and by blocking and backstabbing them.

Opinion Line (Jan. 3)

Dec. 30 at 6:17 p.m.

That $3.25 million revenue gained in the Kansas Star Casino’s first eight days of operation would have been better spent supporting local businesses.

Opinion Line Extra (Jan. 3)

Dec. 30 at 7:46 p.m.

I have to take exception to Rep. Mike Pompeo’s reference to Boeing and Kansas being family (Dec. 21 Opinion). One of the early executive directives after the McDonnell merger took the term “Boeing family” out of the lexicon.

Opinion Line (Jan. 2)

Dec. 30 at 5:51 p.m.

Property owners and renters: Beware of Gov. Sam Brownback’s agenda to eliminate the state income tax and underfund education. This will then make it necessary for school districts to raise property taxes, thus also creating higher rents. He should be called the Kansas “defunder.” Next election he should be called “defunct.”

Opinion Line Extra (Jan. 2)

Dec. 30 at 7:21 p.m.

I got my first mobile phone in 1988 and have used them regularly for conducting business while driving, saving me countless hours in the office. Total number of accidents while talking on the phone or othewise – zero. If someone is not able to carry on a conversation with somebody while driving, he should not be driving in the first place.

More Best of Opinion Line 2011

Dec. 30 at 5:47 p.m.

Saying the smoking ban is the cause of lower lottery sales is like saying global warming is caused by gnat flatulence.

Best of Opinion Line 2011

Dec. 30 at 5:48 p.m.

Here’s a sampling of favorite Opinion Line comments from 2011:

Opinion Line (Dec. 31)

Dec. 31 at 7:41 a.m.

Funny how the price of my plane tickets didn’t go down $50 when separate baggage fees began. Airlines can’t blame the fees on rising fuel costs either, since multiple fuel surcharges were also levied.

Opinion Line Extra (Dec. 30)

Dec. 29 at 11:17 a.m.

I saw a friend of mine at the casino. He is a Baptist. He had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and was drinking a beer and gambling. He has finally seen the light, I think he is saved.

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