Opinion

Former House speaker has vital message for America
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
November 7, 2009
Whether or not an individual would vote for former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich as a GOP candidate for the U.S. presidency, like and admire him or not, it is important for all Americans to hear his message.
Kansas assets
J-W Editorials
November 7, 2009
University researchers, like those honored this week, play a vital role in the future of Kansas.
U.S. must send clear message to Karzai
By Trudy Rubin - Philadelphia Inquirer
November 7, 2009
The re-election of President Hamid Karzai creates new headaches for the Obama administration. But it also presents opportunities to be seized.
Tactical terrorism at work
By Joel Brinkley McClatchy - Tribune News Service
November 7, 2009
The election was two days away, and pollsters were calling it a deadlock between two candidates clearly representing the nation’s left and right wings.
Reminders that life isn’t fair
By Garrison Keillor
November 6, 2009
It costs $722 to fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Bismarck, N.D., and you can fly from St. Paul/Minneapolis to Paris for $754. Life is unfair; we all know this. Big prizes go to mediocrities while you struggle on, unappreciated.
Media earn public mistrust
By Cal Thomas - Tribune Media Services
November 6, 2009
On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was pulled down to the consternation of leftists, who still had faith socialism could work with the right leaders, and to the delight of conservatives, who believed that socialism and communism guaranteed mutually shared poverty.
A rush job
Members of Congress are preparing to vote on major health care legislation before fully examining its impact on the nation.
J-W Editorials
November 6, 2009
Democratic members of Congress, with the urging and arm-twisting of President Obama, are pushing for a rare Saturday vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to approve the House version of a new national health care policy.
There’s no democracy without the women
By Ellen Goodman - Washington Post Writers Group
November 6, 2009
It’s been 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman.
Obama’s political coattails are history
By Charles Krauthammer - Washington Post Writers Group
November 6, 2009
Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates for 2010. But the most important effect of Tuesday’s elections is historical.
College students need lessons in failure
By Justin Pope - Associated Press Writer
November 6, 2009
Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics? What’s next? The former head of Lehman Brothers on financial risk management?
Truman could offer Obama a lesson on biased media
By Dick Polman - The Philadelphia Inquirer
November 5, 2009
Harry Truman could’ve taught Barack Obama a thing or two about how to deal with a hostile press — basically, by ignoring it.
State subsistence
There’s nothing wrong with cutting government fat, but the Kansas budget can only take so much.
J-W Editorials
November 5, 2009
It’s hard to imagine that any Kansan doesn’t share Gov. Mark Parkinson’s “hope … to present a budget that doesn’t include any tax increases” for the coming fiscal year. The only problem, as Parkinson noted, is “we need some help on the revenue side,” and that help doesn’t seem to be coming.
Afghan government fails legitimacy test
By George Will - Washington Post Writers Group
November 5, 2009
Actress Cate Blanchett, who has played Queen Elizabeth I, is performing here, portraying someone less than regal — anxious Blanche DuBois, in Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
High jobless rate plagues Democrats
By David Broder - Washington Post Writers Group
November 5, 2009
A year after Barack Obama’s election stirred broad hopes for change among American voters, persistent high unemployment and the spectacle of continued gridlock in Washington threaten Democratic dominance of the political landscape.
Ford success
J-W Editorials
November 4, 2009
Ford CEO Alan Mulally once again has posted the financial numbers to back up his optimistic outlook.

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