House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years

And concentrating all power in a single office.

May 22, 2013 at 11:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years

"Bad business climate" must equate to "insufficient corporate welfare." If a business will come here for a bribe it will just as quickly leave for a bigger bribe.

May 22, 2013 at 11:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say

They're cutting taxes, but only for the "right people."

May 22, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Judicial joust

Brownback has decided to emulate FDR's effort to pack the supreme court. I hope al his right wing buddies appreciate his adoption of a New Deal tactic and his endgame of becoming an all-powerful czar.

May 22, 2013 at 9:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Faith Forum: Who is your favorite lesser-known Bible character and why?

One could just as easily argue that mice are taller than trees. One would, however, be wrong.

May 21, 2013 at 4:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama

Well, he's at least a reliable indicator of the wrong position, i.e., that of the plutocracy.

May 21, 2013 at 10:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Police needs

True enough, if we're talking about a response requiring only a single patrol car. Anything substantial, though, would require travel time from wherever the bulk of on-duty personnel were congregated at the time – like maybe clear across town.

May 21, 2013 at 9:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Police needs

Not sure I'm buying the claimed impracticality of multiple locations – certainly not on the subjective recommendations of architects who ordinarily have a vested interest in "more and bigger." Wouldn't multiple locations better support the concept of community policing?

How much would it cost for plumbing & electric work to restore existing JLEC space to adequate status, and what's the objective definition of "deficient," anyway?

Where would the department find 13.1 acres available? That would be almost twice the size of Liberty Memorial Central Middle School. If they'd have to find room for a unified police operation on the edge of town wouldn't that seriously increase response time to reach an emergency at the farthest point?

I don't have the answers but I'd be reluctant to add to the regressive sales tax burden when there may be practical alternatives south of $42 mil. Do we really need to satisfy an edifice complex?

May 20, 2013 at 8:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Knology changes its name to WOW!; lifts usage caps on Internet service

The so-called "optimized for video" and "unlimited" service allocates a limited amount of capacity collectively to all users on this plan. The result is that the capacity is often insufficient to stream purchased video. Funny how the company never tells you about that when it hypes the service.

And if they change the "sunflower" part of my email address they will have negated my last reason to continue as a customer. Just saying.

May 14, 2013 at 11:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

As city prepares to bid recreation center, officials still waiting to receive cost numbers from Fritzel on infrastructure

This is the opposite of "spread the wealth." It's taking tax revenues from everyone and giving those revenues to a single beneficiary; that's called "concentrate the wealth," and it seems to be government's primary function.

May 14, 2013 at 10:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )