A healthy state encourages many voices - and lots of listening. |
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the commemorative coin sets today will be used to help children who are victims of Hurricane Katrina. There are thousands of kids who have been affected by the hurricane, and as we welcome some of them to Kansas, we want to let all of them know they are in our hearts and prayers, |
Although black and white Americans live, work, and learn together now, there is still injustice in America. |
But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care. |
But wishing our Kansas soldiers 'God speed' is not enough. We need to comfort, care for, and protect their families. And we should ease the financial burdens that these families often face. |
Gordon, welcome to the front row, |
I believe we all agree that, for the health of Kansas, nothing is more important than education. |
If we're going to continue to bring high-tech jobs to Kansas and move our state forward, we need to strengthen science standards, not weaken them, ... Stronger public schools ought to be the mission of the Board of Education, and it's time they got down to the real business of strengthening Kansas schools. |
If your voices are not heard, you can be sure that many others will be - in particular those who are paid to present a point of view, and often do it most effectively. |
Imagine. You're rushed into the emergency room. Your chest is tight. Your breathing, labored. Your pulse is faint. A cardiologist appears at your side. Immediate surgery is your only hope. The surgeon's hand reaches toward the instrument tray. At that moment, does it matter whether the hand that holds the scalpel is black, white, or brown? |
It is encouraging to see major companies like DHL expand and invest in Kansas, ... With this new investment in our state, our community will benefit by the creation of new jobs and increased revenue to the tax base. |
It takes a community-wide effort, and that's what we've seen in both of these communities. Businesses working with schools, volunteers working with local leaders; these are the partnerships that make our communities stronger and healthier, |
just the latest in a series of troubling decisions by the Board of Education. |
Let's think of new opportunities, not past constraints, as we visualize the future of the state that we call home. |
Policyholders can rest assured knowing that the insurance industry in the United States is a $1 trillion industry with assets of more than $3 trillion, ... Therefore, preliminary loss estimates of $20 billion represent only 2 percent of the premiums written in 2000. |