Simons' Saturday Column: Democratic presidential race is already under way

It is not totally true that the losers don't get a second chance. In my lifetime there have been three that came back. In fact one of them became a disgraced President, The other two were Thomas Dewey in 1944 and 1948 and Adlai Stevenson in 1952 and 1956. The latter two were pobably pretty much considered to be sacrficial lambs.

January 26, 2013 at 12:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

25 years ago: Dole autobiography places senator at wrong university

If you look back in history you will find that "Kansas State University" was used on occasion for Kansas University. This was prior to Kansas State College being renamed as Kansas State University. Where the Alma Mater now has "hail to old KU" it had earlier "hail to KSU". Prior to the renaming of Kansas State College, KU was the only state university of Kansas. I don't know if this figured in to the biographical "error" or not but it could have.

January 25, 2013 at 8:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Letter: Buckle up

Ice is not always obvious. I think that it was our first classmate (LMHS, class of 1953) who lost her life because of that. Her life might have been saved if seat belts had been available then.

Ron Holzwarth: aisle, not isle.

January 12, 2013 at 9:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

What was the best thing that happened to you in 2012?

Celebrating our 50th Anniversary with a 7 week trip to Central Europe, seeing some new sights, including some places that we were not allowed visit the last time we were there--East Germany, the Czech and Slovak Republics.

January 1, 2013 at midnight ( permalink | suggest removal )

In new year expect more dueling over health care

There are some people that you can't say anything nice about. If you say nothing, you are aiding there cause.

December 30, 2012 at 8:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Hutch CC place-kicker Michael Mesh, left, and offensive lineman Colby Hamel have announced they will

I assume that you mean the 2013 season--it is a little late for the 2012 season.

December 27, 2012 at 9:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Letter: Turkey abuse

The same could be said about chickens, hogs, cattle and other animals we use for food. It has been more than fifty years since I spent time on a farm, but at that time the chickens and cattle on that farm were not tortured before they were killed. That is the problem with the actions of the fraternity. If they had bought the turkey to eat and had put it quickly to death without the torture they would not have been condemned.

December 27, 2012 at 8:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kansas University structural engineer Stan Rolfe, left, and KU architectural engineer Warren Corman

Are they ever going to get the capitol restored? This appears to be a project without end.

December 26, 2012 at 1:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Letter: Vengeful God

Disappointing as it may be we will not see. Our "soul" which is supposed to go to heaven or hell is nothing more than electrical impulses in our brain. As one of the final components of death these electrical impulses stop and our soul no longer exists. The religions of this earth were developed over time to try to answer questions about things that we could not understand. So, in fact, there is probably neither a vengeful god nor a loving god.

God was created as a supernatural being to solve what we did not understand. Should such a god exist, what created it. We are just pushing our lack of knowledge back one level by creating such a supernatural being.

December 26, 2012 at 1:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Chief justice defends selection system

Sam and his followers don't like competition.

December 15, 2012 at 11:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )