The reaction to Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy saying that he supports traditional marriages “tells you everything you need to know about certain liberals who believe every sort of speech, activity and expression should be protected, except the speech, activity and expression of evangelical Christians,” columnist Cal Thomas wrote. He argued that the controversy and calls by some to boycott Chick-fil-A are more than an economic battle. “It is a First Amendment issue,” he wrote. “Freedom of speech is guaranteed by the Constitution. Cathy has a right to his opinion.”
Leaders in the cities of Derby and Eastborough, two of Wichita’s largest customers for water, have passed unanimous resolutions endorsing water fluoridation in Wichita. Nearly 500 local dentists, physicians and other health providers and about 50 state and local organizations support the campaigns by Wichitans for Healthy Teeth and the Kansas Health Foundation seeking to boost the city water’s natural fluoride level of 0.33 parts per million to the optimum 0.7 parts per million. A recent SurveyUSA poll, sponsored by KWCH, Channel 12, found that 54 percent of Wichitans surveyed support adding fluoride to the city’s water. Yet Mayor Carl Brewer has said fluoridation isn’t “that big on anyone’s radar at this point” and other City Council members seem similarly uninterested in addressing it anytime soon. But 12 years into the 21st century, shouldn’t Wichita’s leaders see some urgency in the city’s failure to get in on one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century?
How big would the tax increase be if the Bush tax cuts expire on Jan. 1, 2013? “The increased tax payments of all the families in Kansas’ 4th District put together totals a staggering $1 billion, $4.2 billion from all Kansans, and $494 billion nationwide,” wrote Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Wichita. “The tax increase would target Kansas families, low-income workers and retirees – and it would be the largest tax hike our state has ever had to endure.”
The reaction to Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy saying that he supports traditional marriages “tells you everything you need to know about certain liberals who believe every sort of speech, activity and expression should be protected, except the speech, activity and expression of evangelical Christians,” columnist Cal Thomas wrote. He argued that the controversy and calls by some to boycott Chick-fil-A are more than an economic battle. “It is a First Amendment issue,” he wrote. “Freedom of speech is guaranteed by the Constitution. Cathy has a right to his opinion.”
