May 6
Speed up delivery of benefits to veterans
Veterans need the benefits to pay bills and get the medical help they deserve for serving the nation.
May 6
Colleges, Johnson County held hostage by Brownback
Sam Brownback has fooled some Johnson Countians into thinking he cares about higher education. But this is the same governor who last year was roaming the halls of the Capitol successfully arguing for massive income tax cuts that will hurt higher education in the future.
May 5
A KCI good for travelers and the environment
Despite the widespread popularity of the current three-terminal design, Aviation Department officials have brought forth some responsible reasons for at least pursuing the single terminal.
May 5
Police Chief Darryl Forté: ‘It’s everybody giving back from where you sit’
Fifty years ago in April, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote “A Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” explaining why nonviolent direct action had to happen to end discrimination against blacks. On Aug. 28 1963, King in his famous “I Have A Dream” speech spoke of the “urgency of now.” From April through August, in this column series, African American executives will recount the civil rights advances of the last 50 years and share their vision for the next half century.
May 5
The predicament of parents, policy and Plan B
The dominant question is legitimate: Even if we would prefer that girls not be sexually active so early in life, wouldn’t we rather they block a pregnancy before it happens than wait and face the worse prospect of abortion?
May 6
Leave law should reflect real life
U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins of Kansas writes that Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, which she co-sponsors would help private-sector workers by giving them the same rights that public-sector workers enjoy by giving them the option of taking paid time off or “comp time” in exchange for working overtime.
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