Opinion Line (Dec. 3)

All city of Wichita employees, like the elected officials, should be able to vote themselves salary increases.

Did anyone really think that the City Council members would not get their raise?

I expect the headaches of the Kellogg/I-235 interchange upcoming road construction to take 10 years off of my life. That means I probably won’t live long enough to see the project’s completion.

I wish people would stop illegally driving in the left lane so that it would be easier for me to illegally speed by them.

The Koch brothers seem to like Wichita. Let’s sell it to them.

Perhaps Kansas voters would better understand Brownback’s refusal to move toward a more fair and less destructive tax policy if they knew how many Koch Industries subsidiaries are LLCs and therefore exempt from state income tax.

Dear Gov. Santa Brownback: Could we use some of the money from all the budget cuts to paint the highway lines so when we travel to family gatherings we’re a little safer knowing where to drive? Without the lines, it makes the trip more dangerous than necessary. Thanks, Virginia.

Nazism and communism are based on science and man’s reason, and they sure didn’t prevent any wars. If everyone practiced the teachings of Jesus, “Love thy neighbor,” there would be no more wars.

I see another radical Christianist terrorist is charged with attacking an abortion clinic. Let’s send in ground troops to snuff out this evil.

It’s time for Donald Trump to fade. A man who has a mouth far larger than his brain should only be in the White House as a member of a tourist group.

If Trump was in any of our public schools he would be either expelled or suspended for bullying. Someone needs to tell him that it is OK for rich people to have manners.

I know that Ben Carson is no “community organizer,” but he is an intelligent person who cares for the country and would have the right people around him.

The only foreign policy Ted Cruz requires is directions back to Canada.

Watching a parent waste away with dementia brought into focus the need of our state and nation to readdress the treatments and options legally available for those facing end-of-life decisions.

This story was originally published December 2, 2015 at 6:04 PM with the headline "Opinion Line (Dec. 3)."