Letters from readers: Wichita City Council’s too liberal, separate bathrooms — at home

Save stone bridge

It saddened me to learn that the Cowley County commissioners plan to replace the Esch’s Spur Bridge; especially since it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Cowley County itself was designated the Stone Bridge Capital of Kansas by the Kansas State Legislature.

The county has 18 stone arch bridges, of which the Esch’s Spur Bridge is the only remaining triple arch bridge.

It is part of our heritage, part of who we are, part of what we will leave our children. It seems a better solution would be to build a new bridge adjacent to the historical one.

In that way people could still enjoy the original.

Marsha Phillippi, Winfield

Typical liberals

When the Democrats took over the Wichita City Council, one wondered why, since we had a majority of Republicans on it for decades.

Well, because were they all really Republican? Most lean left on social issues. Even one of our mayoral candidates that’s now a City Council member showed his true colors.

The city council has done what typical liberals do; raise taxes, spending without cuts, put on mask mandates. Then the biggest blow to small business owners, that you will be punished if you don’t facilitate LGBT celebrations.

That one stuck because even mayoral candidate and self-proclaimed conservative Bryan Frye voted for that ordinance.

So what do we have? We have for the mayor contest, as I mentioned, Bryan Frye calling himself a conservative, but his religious intolerance against small business owners makes me distance myself from him. The other candidates all lean left as well.

Then for District 4, we have Dalton Glasscock. Glasscock is best known for helping Democratic Sedgwick County Commission member Sara Lopez win by helping the current Democratic Mayor Brandon Whipple attack then Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O’Donnell.

Glasscock’s opponent is District 4 City Council member Jeff Blubaugh’s nephew, Bentley Blubaugh. I had high hopes for this kid because he worked for now-Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, but then he told the Eagle he gave up his conservative values and became liberal. By the way, Uncle Jeff endorsed Glasscock, not his nephew.

It seems Wichita doesn’t offer conservatives to vote for anymore. Or have they really ever?

Franklin Strum, Wichita

Solar project

I am a strong proponent of the Chisholm Trail Solar Project being proposed near Maize and Colwich.

Chisholm Trail will be an economic asset for Sedgwick County for decades to come and generate significant tax revenue for Sedgwick County taxing districts, including the Maize and Colwich school systems.

Additionally, Sedgwick County will see an economic boost during the project’s construction when several hundred construction jobs are created.

The Chisholm Trail Solar Project, proposed by Invenergy, is an opportunity our community cannot miss.

I urge our officials at the local and county level to back this project to ensure a prosperous future for Sedgwick County residents.

Janice Arbuckle, Wichita

Two-bath homes

The subject of Kansas’ fixation on who uses what public bathroom has been confusing everyone who is or was a parent, who has or has not had an emergency near an existing bathroom, or is determined to control basic urges.

I suggest that every home or apartment in Kansas be outfitted with two bathrooms clearly marked for possible occupancy, depending on the physical equipment of the current owners.

This function, practiced at home, would lessen or eliminate public embarrassment such as featured in this article (“Wichita library staff hassles mom for taking autistic son into the women’s room,” The Eagle, May 24) and family values would be upheld.

Cathryn Hay, Wichita