Opinion

China borrowing U.S. recipe for success
November 22, 2009
Barack Obama is back from Asia and his bow to the Japanese, his handshake with the tyrant from Myanmar and his difficult sessions with the Chinese.
Financial claims on health bill not credible
November 22, 2009
It’s simply not true that America is ambivalent about everything when it comes to the Obama health plan.
Strong message needed on Afghanistan
November 22, 2009
The residents of the Afghan capital, both native and foreign, are waiting for President Obama — to make up his mind.
Trial could help restore American pride, honor
November 22, 2009
“We (should) wrap him in bacon and deep fry him at a state fair while Lee Greenwood stabs him in the face.” — Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” on confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
Tax priorities
November 22, 2009
How can state legislators consider new taxes for a transportation plan while millions of dollars are being cut from Kansas education budgets?
It takes two
A tuition/budget compromise could help Kansas students, but it only works if both sides play along.
November 21, 2009
With college tuition continuing to rise, a strategy being pursued by Missouri officials might be worth a look in Kansas and elsewhere.
Where but in Lawrence?
It would be nice to give a local entrepreneur the chance to try out his rickshaw venture.
November 21, 2009
A pedal-driven rickshaw service could be a fun addition to downtown Lawrence. Doing it in a way that won’t create a traffic hazard could be tricky, but the city should try to give this would-be entrepreneur a chance to try it out.
Palin stirs feminist ambivalence
November 21, 2009
You have to hand it to Sarah Palin. I don’t mean you have to hand her the 2012 nomination. Nor do you have to hand her the $24.64 I overpaid for “Going Rogue.”
GOP should give Palin some competition
November 21, 2009
For Sarah Palin, with her personality and history, to tell Rush Limbaugh that Republicans should welcome primary fights within their own ranks is hardly surprising.
Nation has right to ask ‘why?’
November 21, 2009
It was a cold, cloudy day at the Dole Institute on Nov. 10, the time when Marines from the Lawrence area came together to celebrate the 234th birthday of the Corps.
Leaders offer tips for chancellor’s successful tenure
November 21, 2009
Last week, this column focused on the challenges facing Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little as she nears her 100th day as KU’s 17th chancellor.
Setting 9/11 trial in New York is absurd
November 20, 2009
For late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 — not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular and telegenic.
Shades of Patton
November 20, 2009
College football isn’t war, but the situation now facing KU’s football coach is reminiscent of the trials of a famous World War II general.
A sad story
It’s unlikely KU coach Mark Mangino’s reported actions would be drawing as much attention if he and his team hadn’t just lost five games.
November 19, 2009
The current firestorm surrounding Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino is a sad development: sad for Coach Mangino, sad for the university, sad for Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and sad for members of the football team.
Forced insurance raises constitutional issue
November 19, 2009
In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea.

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