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Opinion Line (May 18)

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Can Donald Trump fix the problems the U.S. is facing? He will just stir things up. Then we go down the toilet. Discipline and responsibility are virtues.


Imagine you are on an airliner and the panic that sets in when the captain, an ardent Trump supporter, announces to the passengers that his desire to make a safe landing is only a “suggestion.”


The only new agency Trump would implement is the Department of Common Sense, and that should not cost taxpayers.


People like Hillary Clinton don’t want to be president to be leader of the greatest country on the planet. They want to be president so they can fundamentally change it to something true Americans don’t want.


Make a list of all the scandals Clinton allegedly has been involved in. Now make a list of all those where she has been found guilty of anything. Right. Not one. So, quit saying she lies all the time and she’s going to jail. For what?


If all you want to do this election is “stop Trump,” then the simple solution is to nominate Bernie Sanders. He crushes Trump in every poll. But that won’t make for media coverage as exciting as an uncertain race between Clinton and Trump.


Do all of these garden centers that keep bankers’ hours on Sunday, if they are even open at all, realize how much business they are losing? I don’t have time to work around your church schedule. I take my business to the big chain stores.


If our police officers would ticket drivers who drive without lights during rainstorms (state law), they would have enough money to build the new training center.


I was driving back to town and it began to sprinkle and I had to engage my intermittent wipers. To comply with Kansas laws, I began to turn my headlights on. And off. On. And off. On....


We have an amazing photographer in our midst. Anytime I see an outstanding photograph in The Eagle, before I look to see who captured it, I just know it’s Travis Heying and, sure enough, it always is. I want to thank him for loving what he does. It shows.


Cindy Klose has been a beautiful addition to the Wichita roster of newscasters. She is always ladylike and yet very professional in demeanor and appearance. She handles even technical difficulties with dignity, poise and grace. We will miss her.

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This story was originally published May 18, 2016 at 12:03 AM with the headline "Opinion Line (May 18)."

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