Month: June 2009
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Video message can’t rehabilitate Wichita’s reputation
The Wichita organization ROKICT.com has produced a video that attempts to rehabilitate Wichita’s reputation in light of the events of yesterday. Introduced as “About wichita — a reaction from the arts community to the kansas stigma after the murder of dr. tiller” it’s been viewed over 750 times on YouTube.
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Winston Brooks a bully in Albuquerque, too
Albuquerque blogger Ched MacQuigg has discovered what many Wichitans have known for a long time. His post Winston Brooks mad dogged me! tells the story.
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Kansas school spending lawsuit possible
According to press reports, Schools for Fair Funding — the Montoy school lawsuit finance districts — is examining the possibility of re-opening the school finance lawsuit because of the cuts to education that were made by the 2009 legislature.
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Kansas campaign press release archive started
Kansas campaign press release archive started
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Update on 2009 Kansas legislature
Here’s a summary of the 2009 Kansas legislative session prepared for Sedgwick County Commissioners by the county’s lobbyist.
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Sedgwick County keeps lease agreement secret
A few months ago in March, SMG, the company that is managing the Intrust Bank Arena (formerly known as the downtown Wichita arena) signed a lease with the Wichita Thunder Hockey team. Details of that lease weren’t made available to the public. Not to Sedgwick County Commissioners, either. So the public and even elected government…
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Politics impossible to ignore in Tiller murder
About 500 people gathered in Wichita’s Old Town Square last night in a vigil to remember the life of murdered Wichita doctor George Tiller. Tiller was notable as one of the few doctors in the United States who performed late-term abortions. One speaker at the vigil said that Tiller was the victim of a hate…