Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home

How did Kobach feel about this April article in the Kansas City Star?

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/01/...

Newman was unapologetic for the tactics, saying that they were legal and that they would continue. But Burkhart and other abortion-rights supporters say they go too far. Burkhart said that she had been stalked and that demeaning fliers containing her picture and address had been distributed in her neighborhood.

Protesters have demonstrated outside Burkhart’s house, and a pastor recently put a sign in her yard depicting an aborted fetus and the words, “Where’s your church?”

“I took it as meaning, ‘We’re going to get a gunman and track you down at your church,’ ” similar to what Roeder did to Tiller, she said.

June 17, 2013 at 6:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Redskins mascot can’t be justified

I'm going to spend the next month greeting and referring to pirates I interact with as Buccaneers.

You spend the next month greeting and referring to Native Americans you interact with as Redskins.

I bet my month goes better than yours.

June 16, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Regents, Legislature going in opposite directions on higher education funding

In Kansas, legislators complain about tuition and respond by slashing funding.

In Iowa and Nebraska, complaints about tuition led to increased funding and a tuition freeze.

Just another example of the Kansas "grand experiment" being led by Brownback.

June 9, 2013 at 10:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kansas governor's chief spokeswoman taking lottery job

Will she be getting a big $10,000 going-away bonus like she did when she left Melvin Neufeld's staff?

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/may...

June 7, 2013 at 2:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Budget cuts to higher education lead to request for higher tuition

Speaker Merrick -- "keeping a close eye on expenditures should be a priority for every entity receiving taxpayer funding..."

This from a man who just wasted almost half a million dollars on a 99 day legislative session.

Speaker Merrick -- "like state government as a whole, the Regents can scrutinize spending and find ways to be more efficient..."

Well, not state government as a whole. The Legislature is exempted from finding ways to be more efficient and instead will spend almost $500,000 more than they were allotted.

June 7, 2013 at 7:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

NBAF at center of budget fight between Obama and House Republicans

The legislature just appropriated $15 million a year in your state tax dollars to pay for this, money that apparently isn't needed by, for example, higher education.

You would think they'd be raising a stink as well. That Kansas money could certainly be better spent elsewhere.

June 4, 2013 at 1:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Budget advances with 'devastating' cuts to KU

Perhaps Governor Brownback will take another tour of Regents campuses, this time to apologize for lying to them a month ago.

Maybe he can sign his tax increase bill while he's on campus, too.

June 2, 2013 at 8:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Republicans approve tax, appropriations bills to conclude legislative session

Do not forget -- last year's tax shift bill also raised taxes on low and middle income Kansans.

In the past two years, Brownback and the GOP have raised taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars in order to cut taxes solely for high-income Kansans.

Yes, it is a tax cut, but only for 10-20% of Kansans. For everybody else, it is an immediate tax increase and a guarantee of future tax increases.

June 2, 2013 at 8:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Simons' Saturday Column: Interim dean pushed KU engineering school forward

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/oct...

The Journal-World also endorses Sam Brownback for governor. As governor, Brownback, who is stepping down as a U.S. senator, can also play a part in opposing the dangerous policies of the Obama administration.

June 1, 2013 at 9:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Simons' Saturday Column: KU’s legislative lobbying effort lacks clout, continuity

K-State's excellent serviceshave resulted in a devastating cut to K-State extension http://www.k-state.edu/today/announce...

I don't see that in this column. Weird.

K-State's biggest legislative "victories" the past few sessions -- expanded engineering funding and commitment to animal health -- were both only possible because of KU's engineering initiative and KU's quest for NCI designation. In both cases, K-State found itself begging for "me too!" funding..

I don't see that in this column, either. Double weird.

Perhaps Dolph would prefer a lobbyist who has been too busy running in circles. It would certainly fit in with his weekly rants.

May 25, 2013 at 9:32 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )