"GIVING MONEY AND POWER TO GOVERNMENT IS LIKE GIVING WHISKEY AND CAR KEYS TO TEENAGE BOYS." P.J. O'Rourke Open up the Wichita Eagle and the story jumps out at me that the new Governor and others are suddenly conscious about the diversion of KDOT Highway monies to fund...
"THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO AVOID CRITICISM: DO NOTHING, SAY NOTHING, AND BE NOTHING." Unknown No matter how much we want to see our government actually be good stewards of our tax dollars, there are always vast bureaucracies and politicians who have to do something that makes...
"IF OPPORTUNITY DOESN'T KNOCK, BUILD A DOOR." Milton Berle I have been talking a lot about the rural economy and how it is up to our rural towns and counties to look outside the box and create opportunities for themselves. So here is a challenge that I am...
"SOMETIMES ONE HAS TO TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WEREN'T THOSE ONE IMAGINED." Carlos Puigdemont Do you own land? Is there an old homestead on it? Are you aware of any old abandoned wells on it? There is a serious responsibility that you have if you do. You must...
"SOMETIMES BIG PROBLEMS ARE BEST SOLVED WITH LOTS OF SMALL AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS." Ricardo Salinas Pliego Do you really care about the loss of population and opportunities in your rural communities? Are you better at setting and bemoaning the drain of people and resources than seeking answers to...
"THE SUPREME ART OF WAR IS TO SUBDUE THE ENEMY WITHOUT FIGHTING." Sun Tzu There had been talk about the failing of the rural areas and how a purely scholastic point of view is for the failing rural areas to shut down and everyone move to the...
"IF YOU KNOW THE ENEMY AND KNOW YOURSELF YOU NEED NOT FEAR THE RESULTS OF A HUNDRED BATTLES." Sun Tzu Well the time of year has arrived once again and it is the most dangerous time we know. The Legislature is back in session. There have been meetings...
"HONESTY IS THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THE BOOK OF WISDOM." Thomas Jefferson Yes the truth can be ugly, but the denial of truth is even uglier. There are things that we do not want to admit about ourselves and yet many are so fast to seek out...
"IT IS EASIER TO IDENTIFY WITH LOSS THAN LOVE, BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE WITH IT." Roger Ebert How did you get through the holidays? As I am writing this it is New Years Eve day and I watched one of the many run downs,...