Saturday Column

Democrats work hard to push Obama health care plan
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
August 15, 2009
The annual August recess for members of the U.S. House and Senate served as the starter’s gun for a large number of Democratic legislators to spread across the country to sell the Obama health care package.
Parkinson term may have positive impact on Kansas
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
August 8, 2009
History may show that one of the best things to happen for the future of Kansas was former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius accepting an invitation from President Obama to become secretary of Health and Human Services.
New KU chancellor will face challenges, opportunities
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
August 1, 2009
In a few days, Bernadette Gray-Little will be arriving in Lawrence to assume the chancellorship of Kansas University.
Changes at KU Hospital a bright spot in U.S. health care
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
July 25, 2009
Health care has captured most of the nation’s headlines for many weeks as President Obama attempts to jam his version of health care reform down the throats of Americans.
Increased government control poses threat to America
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
July 4, 2009
Where or when is it going to stop?
Regents need to tighten oversight of state universities
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
June 27, 2009
All of a sudden, there is much discussion about the need for the Kansas Board of Regents to require exit audits for universities under its jurisdiction when there is a change in chancellors or presidents.
New chancellor should seek academic-athletic balance
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
June 20, 2009
Incoming Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little is a newcomer to Kansas. As such, she is sure to be using every means to learn as much as she can about Lawrence and the state and the university’s relationship and history with the other Kansas Board of Regents institutions, alumni and friends, political bodies, the Lawrence community and the many other groups and individuals who have deep interests or involvement in KU.
Changing retail climate poses challenges for Lawrence
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
June 13, 2009
Times change, and nowhere could this be more evident than in Lawrence’s retail business sector, particularly in downtown Lawrence. City and Chamber of Commerce officials express concern about the loss of retail sales (and the accompanying sales tax revenue) to nearby shopping areas in Kansas City and Topeka. Civic boosters do not like the image of empty storefronts lining the main streets.
Saturday column: Regents should review hiring policy for university leaders
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
June 6, 2009
Pittsburg State University has a new president, Steven Scott; Kansas State University has a new president, Kirk Schulz; and Kansas University has a new chancellor, Bernadette Gray-Little. It’s likely Wichita State University and Fort Hays State University will be looking for new presidents within the next few years, and Emporia State University also will be looking for a new leader at some point.
New chancellor could mark start of resurgence for KU
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
May 30, 2009
Hopefully, Friday’s announcement by the Kansas Board of Regents that Bernadette Gray-Little, provost at the University of North Carolina, will become Kansas University’s 17th chancellor could mark a resurgence of the school’s goal of becoming one of the nation’s truly outstanding state-aided universities.
Obama’s changes may not be what voters bargained for
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
May 23, 2009
During the past few months, there have been an abundance of distractions in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere that have diverted the public’s attention away from many far more serious events taking place in our nation’s capital.
2009 marks time of change for graduates — and KU
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
May 16, 2009
Commencements, whether at a high school, college, university, military academy or any other educational institution, are special events in so many ways. They mark the successful completion of a rigorous academic exercise and, at the same time, the beginning of new opportunities and new responsibilities.
Will athletic issues handicap KU’s chancellor search?
By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.
May 2, 2009
The task of finding a truly top-flight individual to serve as Kansas University’s next chancellor becomes more difficult with each new disclosure about the almost obscene bonuses and contracts awarded to KU Athletics Director Lew Perkins.

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