Month: October 2009
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AFP Defending the American Dream summit draws thousands to Washington
Last Friday and Saturday over two thousand defenders of free markets and capitalism traveled to the Washington area to meet at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Defending the American Dream summit. It was an action-packed two days, so I’ll report on just a few personal highlights.
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Sedgwick County Commission asked to make more meeting information available
Today citizen Susan Morse of Bentley addressed the Sedgwick County Commission, asking that additional information about commission meetings be made available on the county’s website.
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John A. Allison: The current problem, and what to do
Last Thursday, John A. Allison visited Wichita to address the annual economic outlook conference produced by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) at Wichita State University. Allison is chairman and former CEO of BB&T Corporation, the nation’s 10th largest financial-holding company. Its headquarters are in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His talk first diagnosed…
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Physician to speak on health care reform in Wichita
The Wichita Pachyderm Club at the Petroleum Club of Wichita presents Dr. George Watson, D.O. The topic will be “We Need Change in Health Care, and the Correct Diagnosis!”
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‘Battle for the World Economy’ to be presented in Wichita
AFP — Kansas presents a new luncheon video series: “Commanding Heights: the Battle for the World Economy.” The video will be shown, and there there is time for discussion.
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Star Parker to deliver message of freedom in Wichita
Tonight author and columnist Star Parker will deliver a lecture titled “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: From Entitlement to Empowerment.” I spoke by telephone with Parker and asked her to give Wichitans a preview of the topics she’ll address tonight. One topic she said she’ll cover is the notion that people do not have the…
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AFP Defending the American Dream Summit
Here’s a photo of the general session of the Americans for Prosperity Defending the American Dream Summit, October 3, 2009.
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Causes of global finance crisis explained in Wichita
Today, an audience of 600 business and civic leaders attended the 30th annual Economic Outlook Conference at Century II, sponsored by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) at Wichita State University. The featured speaker was John A. Allison, chairman and former CEO of BB&T Corporation, the nation’s 10th largest financial-holding company. Its…