- It takes time
- Tackling big issues is fine, but the state needs to take time to find the right answers for Kansas.
- February 12, 2012
- Change is hard, and the sheer volume of change being thrown at Kansans this year is bound to make us uncomfortable. What would help, however, would be for Kansans to be confident that the elected and appointed public officials who are pushing these changes have a full understanding of their consequences.
- Alabama case could criminalize politics
- February 12, 2012
- All elected officials, and those who help finance elections in the expectation that certain promises will be kept — and everyone who cares about the rule of law — should hope the Supreme Court agrees to hear Don Siegelman’s appeal of his conviction. Until the court clarifies what constitutes quid pro quo political corruption, Americans engage in politics at their peril because prosecutors have dangerous discretion to criminalize politics.
- Public financing is a must
- February 12, 2012
- In 2008, candidate Obama broke a promise to use public campaign financing, thereby gaining a tactical advantage at the expense of betraying his professed principles. Of course, politics is hell on principles, so one can hardly be surprised at his decision now to embrace a super PAC set up on his behalf. Disappointed, but not surprised.
- Politics drives retreat on insurance issue
- February 11, 2012
- At the National Prayer Breakfast last week, seeking theological underpinning for his drive to raise taxes on the rich, President Obama invoked the highest possible authority. His policy, he testified “as a Christian,” “coincides with Jesus’ teaching that ‘for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.’”
- Aging secretary responds on KanCare
- February 11, 2012
- Last week in Lawrence, an advocacy group presented several inaccuracies about KanCare, the Medicaid reform plan proposed by Gov. Sam Brownback. I would also like to take this opportunity to respond to an editorial questioning the inclusion of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) within KanCare.
- Shared burden
- Using federal money to subsidize individual higher-education savings accounts is a plan worth considering.
- February 10, 2012
- With federal and state aid to colleges and universities declining each year and the schools passing some of their financial burden to students and families in the form of higher tuition, attention needs to be focused on ways to keep higher education affordable.
- U.S. should foster Egypt democracy
- February 10, 2012
- What kind of democratic revolution in Egypt is it that brings charges against 19 American NGO workers who have been advocating democracy? The answer is that it’s a confused revolution, looking for people to blame for its troubles.
- ‘Hawk’ card won’t work for GOP
- February 9, 2012
- Through 11 presidential elections, beginning with the Democrats’ nomination of George McGovern in 1972, Republicans have enjoyed a presumption of superiority regarding national security. This year, however, events and their rhetoric are dissipating their advantage.
- Public faith vs. private faith
- February 9, 2012
- Really? Seriously? In the history of pro sports, men have done all sorts of things to commemorate their feats on the field or the court. They have flopped like seals, walked like gorillas, head-butted like bighorn sheep. They have high-fived, low-fived, dog-piled, chest-bumped, wept, kissed their own biceps. They have break-danced, river-danced, jitterbugged and otherwise tripped the light fantastic.
- Medicaid push
- Kansas officials should listen to those voicing concerns about Medicaid changes and take the time to make the necessary revisions to their plan.
- February 9, 2012
- Gov. Sam Brownback and his administration have come up with a plan they say will improve care and reduce costs for Medicaid recipients in the state. That’s a good goal, but questions being raised about the plan indicate that the state needs to iron out more of the details before rushing ahead with a plan that will affect about 380,000 vulnerable Kansans.
- Local talent?
- A strong understanding of Lawrence may be more important than traditional chamber of commerce credentials in hiring a new executive for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
- February 8, 2012
- As the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce apparently heads into the home stretch of its search for a new chief executive officer, wanting to have the new hired leader in place yet this quarter, let’s hope there’s a new perspective about a fundamental qualification for the job. Instead of playing another round of musical chairs within the ranks of professional chamber of commerce execs, maybe it’s time to recognize that what’s needed for Lawrence is someone who understands Lawrence and can function effectively in our community, with all its idiosyncrasies.
- Why Israeli strike should worry U.S.
- February 8, 2012
- Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is refreshingly frank, sometimes stunningly so. He outdid himself on a trip to Europe last week, making headlines on two sensitive topics.
- Turf battle
- The city needs to get control of artificial turf installations on both commercial and residential property.
- February 7, 2012
- City officials need to regain control of their turf.
- Iran-Latin America ties draw U.S. focus
- February 7, 2012
- Latin America rarely comes up as a major issue in U.S. presidential races, but this time it will: There are growing signs that Iran’s rising presence in the region will become a contentious election topic.
- Oread parking
- A parking permit system for the Oread neighborhood is at least worth a look.
- February 6, 2012
- Lawrence city commissioners certainly have had no shortage of discussion about the Oread neighborhood east of the Kansas University campus.
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