Opinion Line (Aug. 22)

“Trump digs coal,” the signs say. That means he digs arsenic and mercury poisoning, greenhouse gases, blowing and flowing ash piles, and mountaintop removal.

Your choice in the next presidential election is either “politically incorrect” or “politically corrupt” – Trump or Clinton.

Wikipedia has enlightening articles about narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder and egocentrism as different mental conditions. Even so, it is difficult to place the Republican presidential candidate in only one of those categories.

So Sen. Pat Roberts is to advise Trump on agricultural issues. Already Trump’s economic plan is more of Brownback’s discredited trickle-down nonsense. Maybe he should look to states that are thriving for his advice, but then Trump actually listens to no one.

No matter what Hillary does, she will never be called out for it. Look at all the scandals she has weathered and the liberal media have swept under the rug. When it all goes down the drain, everyone who voted for her will be to blame.

I hear the median price of a house in San Francisco is a little over $1 million. Attention, San Franciscans: I’ll sell you my house for half that. You’ll have to relocate. Is that a problem? OK, I’ll knock off another 100 grand.

Government must stop handing out money to people who refuse to do meaningful work. The current Kansas Legislature and governor need to turn in their badges.

In the book “1984,” people only received news that was “approved” by the power in control. If Fox News sells out, we are screwed.

The little book about how a boy wanted to someday win a gold medal for his mother has to be one of the most touching things I have seen. She kept the book; he won the gold. The best examples of how sports enrich lives don’t come from overpaid athletes.

I wish the only major concern of my life was fretting over people shooting grass clippings into the gutter with their lawn mowers. Get a life.

I saw a remarkable sight while shopping in Wichita: a woman without a visible tattoo.

This story was originally published August 22, 2016 at 5:02 AM with the headline "Opinion Line (Aug. 22)."