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April 26 at 6:54 p.m. The Wichita Public Library and USD 259 should consider swapping buildings. The library could use USD 259’s administration building and USD 259 could use the Central Library for administrators and technology programs. Regarding Southeast High: How many homeowners move because their home no longer is “up-to-date”?
April 25 at 5:42 p.m. I find it interesting that whenever there is going to be a budget cut, whether local or federal, it always involves police, fire or air traffic controllers, never research into the sex life of an amoeba or a crab.
April 25 at 5:43 p.m. So how is our drought situation looking?
April 24 at 5:40 p.m. Have you noticed that if you openly criticize Mayor Carl Brewer at a Wichita City Council meeting, you need to hang on tight to the lectern as he is going to get angry and chew you out?
April 24 at 5:41 p.m. I lived in China, where there are no guns. There is no gun violence there.
April 23 at 5:44 p.m. The future of military aircraft is using drones. They can fly for 24 hours or more without the need for refueling. Building a new fleet of refueling tankers is a waste of money. They’ll be obsolete in a decade.
April 23 at 5:45 p.m. It seems many Americans have forgotten that democracy requires compromise. In a democracy, no one gets everything he wants. That is the nature of the system. Only dictatorships work without compromise.
April 22 at 6:16 p.m. Is there any truth to the rumor that out of five remaining moderates in Kansas, three are in hiding and two will be part of a special exhibit at the Sedgwick County Zoo during the month of May?
April 22 at 6:17 p.m. If a president is forced to cut spending in a forest, by his own idea, but wants to increase revenue (more taxes), is it still deficit reduction?
April 19 at 6:10 p.m. Thanks to the U.S. Senate for defending the Constitution against our enemies both foreign and domestic.
April 19 at 8:23 p.m. If cutting taxes creates jobs, shouldn’t having no taxes at all mean full employment? So let’s eliminate all taxes so we can have zero percent unemployment.
April 19 at 6:45 p.m. Had President Obama attended Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, his critics would be complaining just the same, but about the cost of the trip and the time spent away from Washington.
April 19 at 8:21 p.m. Having to wait 70 seconds on a red light in Wichita just adds to the ozone problem.
April 19 at 6:10 p.m. Dear senators who voted against the expanded background checks for gun purchases: The NRA does not elect you. Yes, it gives you lots of money, but the voters put you in your job. I will never vote for you in the future.
April 19 at 8:22 p.m. No politician should comment on a tragedy until at least 24 hours have elapsed. Then again, politicians are always seeking publicity.
April 18 at 5:41 p.m. This is the wettest drought I’ve ever been in.
April 18 at 5:41 p.m. After the bomb blast, everyone blames the bomber. But after the shooting, everyone blames the gun. What am I missing?
April 17 at 6:45 p.m. Keep talking, Mr. President. Every time you and Joe Biden open your mouths, gun sales skyrocket.
April 17 at 6:46 p.m. Instead of passing more emotionally satisfying, totally ineffective and damagingly unconstitutional anti-gun laws, why don’t we pass more emotionally satisfying, totally ineffective and completely harmless laws against violent crime? Such laws would have almost universal support and, unlike anti-gun laws, wouldn’t increase our national debt.
April 16 at 5:16 p.m. It is the aim of terrorists to strike fear in our hearts and minds. What they do not realize is that we will never, ever fear cowards.