Opinion Line Extra (April 2)

No way is coach Gregg Marshall going to Alabama. (Yuck.) Mike Krzyzewski is 68 and Roy Williams is 64. When one of them retires, then Marshall will fly like a jet to a well-deserved promotion in a high-powered school in the region of the country he loves.

Why shouldn’t the coach at “Hillside High” get as much as coach Bill Self?

Yes, KU has 11 straight conference championships. How many would it have if it played in a real conference like the MVC?

I want to thank WSU fans for cheering for the black and gold. I’m sure that my alma mater, the University of Iowa, much appreciates your support. But if you want to cheer for WSU, you will all have to stick with the black and yellow (sunflower yellow, to be exact).

It’s hard to criticize Obama for doing his job, unless you really do enjoy making new friends at the IRS.

Please elect a Republican president. We need another major war to make the rich richer and to eliminate some of the poor through large-scale battles.

When I see comments beginning with “the American people want...,” I get my back up. Not all Americans think alike. Many Americans may not agree with you. I resent one person presuming to speak for all of us. You speak for yourself only.

I will vote for the candidate who promises to root out corruption in the federal government. Why doesn’t anyone talk about that?

I find it interesting how people of different races blame the white man. You can’t blame the white man for everything.

I used a popular online tax service. They walked me through it step by step. I e-filed on a Wednesday and got my state refund the following Monday and my federal refund two days later. It cost me $27.99. What’s all the fuss about the headaches of tax time?

Hasn’t Kansas had its fill of politicians named “Sam”? Vote for Jeff Longwell for mayor. The anti-“Sam.”

Sorry, Senate President Susan Wagle, but unions (group leverage) are still needed – maybe more now than ever. An individual has very little bargaining power on his own.

I’ve asked my daughter to move her family from Illinois to Kansas. But I’ve since told her to stay put. The primary school and university system she graduated from in the ’90s is on its way to being destroyed, so there’s no point in raising her kids here.

The Second Amendment does not call for a “well regulated militia.” It provides for people to keep and bear arms in case a militia needs to be called for.

Us Kansas rednecks may not be able to read or write, but that don’t stop us none from wearing guns all over our bodies.

This story was originally published April 1, 2015 at 7:03 PM with the headline "Opinion Line Extra (April 2)."