Opinions

The wrap-up or veto session is complete. Passing a budget was at the top of the list, and the conference committee members between the House and Senate worked to deliver a solution. Many budgets have not been increased in several years.

According to the May 3, 1872, Wichita City Eagle, two men “were on a spree” in one of Wellington’s saloons. The paper reported that their names were Lynch and Hopkins. The inevitable argument ensued.

Almost 20 years ago, Sharon Montague and I left our jobs at the Salina Journal to publish our first edition of the Ellsworth County Independent. Not everyone applauded the decision.

Dear Editor, A recent letter to the I-R stated that “the need for amino acids is only supplied from animal meats.” This will be news to hundreds of millions of Hindus and Jains. They are vegetarians, as were their ancestors for thousands of years.

The modern definition of a political villain goes something like this: Someone who is smart, articulate, independent, probably a Democrat and definitely female. Don’t believe that last part?

A hallmark of life on the plains is weather that is predictably unpredictable. Certainly, weather patterns can be projected. Forecasts can be turned out, but even the most proficient meteorologist will admit that the weather on the plains can turn violent with very little warning.

“A Computer in a Phone Booth Is Not a Library” That book was in the library last year because I checked it out and returned it. Now that I need to go back and check a few sentences I want to quote — it isn’t there anymore. It is not checked out to another professor or student.

Thank you, first responders On May 1 of last year I had a catastrophic accident which crushed one of my legs below the knee pinning me under a heavy piece of equipment. The Ellsworth Fire and Rescue arrived in a very short time. Their expertise freed me from the crushing weight.

The Dane G. Hansen Foundation’s Betsy Wearing presented some impressive numbers at the recent annual meeting of the Smoky Hill Development Corporation.

By the time William Horseman was appointed city marshal of Caldwell, Kan., on April 12, 1880, the town had already seen eight seasons of Texas trail cattle along the famous Chisholm Trail. 1880 would be the ninth.