Opinion Line (Nov. 4)

The jail is not a babysitting service. People who are incarcerated are not checking into a care facility. Making sure inmates are in their cells, getting fed, meeting court dates – that is all these adults and their families should expect.

Has the city run out of money to treat the south-side waste treatment plant? It smells almost all the time now. The smell travels a long way.

I’m glad to hear my tax dollars are being spent on bike lanes, rather than on fixing the holes and cracks in the street. It makes for a lovely commute each day. Poor city spending.

I am an ice skater. I know two others who ice-skate. We would consider coming to Wichita and spending our money if there were designated “ice-skaters-only lanes” included in the downtown traffic movement choices.

The only thing Republicans like the Kochs hate about government picking winners and losers is when they aren’t the ones picking.

So the Republican candidates whine that the debate moderators were “unfair” asking hard questions. They don’t want to answer, so they blame it on the media. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the nursery, whiners. It will only get harder from here.

The opposite of the welfare state is the ill-fare state.

The person who said cutting taxes doesn’t help create jobs is dead wrong. I am a small-business owner, and the tax reduction for small businesses in Kansas has allowed me to hire three more employees. Take that tax break away from me and they will be gone.

I’m a 14-year-old in need of a vice president for when I run for office. Please call. Oh, wait – by the time I’m of age, our economy will be so bad that there will hardly be a functioning government to run for office in.

To our brave law enforcement officers: There is not a “tidal wave of anti-cop sentiment.” There is a tidal wave of GOP legislation promoting “everyone’s packing” laws and seeking new entitlements for rich and poor alike, and, sadly, “standing down” may become self-preservation. We love you. Keep the peace.

Universal background checks amount to universal gun registration, and Americans won’t put up with it.

I’m a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass; I eat cows.

Soon no one will volunteer to coach children’s sports because of bullying by parents. You can’t say a word to these kids or try to promote good sportsmanship.

Husker football: Meet Jayhawk football. You never know what you have until it’s gone.

This story was originally published November 3, 2015 at 6:03 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Nov. 4)."