Voice For Liberty

Month: July 2009

  • Global warming to be examined in Wichita

    At this Friday’s meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club, Wichita geophysicist Dennis Hedke will present important information about the topics of global warming and climate change. His presentation includes information about the science behind these matters, and also about the politics. That’s important, as it appears now that the driving force behind the Obama administration’s…

  • Wichita tea party highlights

    Here’s some video from the Wichita tea party held on Independence Day in 2009. Joseph Ashby is the speaker. Update: See more of Joseph’s speech by clicking on his YouTube channel.

  • In Obama administration, transparency and science take backseat to politics

    President Barack Obama has promised to make transparency the standard for his administration. He also pledged to base decisions such as our nation’s energy policy on science. As reported on this site, the Competitive Enterprise Institute uncovered a series of email messages within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that raise questions as to how seriously…

  • Wichita July 4 tea party coverage

    There’s some coverage of the Wichita, Kansas tea party on television. Click on Wichita tea party coverage on KSN TV to view coverage from KSN Television. Susan Estes, Western Kansas Field Director for AFP-Kansas does a great job explaining the spirit behind the tea parties.

  • When the water wall in Wichita is news in Los Angeles …

    When the water wall in Wichita is news in Los Angeles … it must be a slow news day in California. Especially when the subject of the story is a fountain in Wichita. Here’s the story: At Wichita’s Water Wall, frolicking without a net.

  • Ballotpedia and Judgepedia move to new home

    The Lucy Burns Institute is delighted to announce that effective July 1, 2009, it became the official sponsor of Ballotpedia and Judgepedia.

  • Who will watch for Kansas minimum wage victims?

    Today, the new Kansas minimum wage law takes effect. It’s likely that as employers are required to pay their workers more, some will lose their job. So now minimum wage supporters have a duty to perform. They need to watch for people who may lose their job and for companies that may close due to…

  • Wichita parks system is not a jobs program

    The city has a responsibility to its citizens to operate as efficiently as possible. If it is possible to have work such as park maintenance done less expensively, the city should do so. It should have done so long ago.