Month: June 2010
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Big 12 conference more than sports
Hmm. I thought it was just about the sports. But Joe Aistrup, a political science professor at Kansas State University and co-author of Kansas Politics and Government: The Clash of Political Cultures, explains that college conferences are more than sports leagues.
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‘This Week in Kansas’ new to KAKE Television
At the end of May, a Kansas broadcasting institution came to an end: Kansas Week, produced by KPTS public television in Wichita. KAKE Television (channel 10) in Wichita immediately started a similar show titled This Week in Kansas, with the same Tim Brown as host.
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Wichita open records intent not what it seems
At Tuesday’s meeting Wichita City Council, the city may take action that appears to advance the goal of making more information about government available to citizens. The proposed action, however, simply acknowledges intent to comply with one provision of the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA). The city still avoids full compliance with this law.
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The left flunks economics 101
Who might you guess is better informed on issues of economics: liberals who promote government intervention in the economy, or conservatives and libertarians who oppose that?
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More Stossel video to be shown in Wichita
This Tuesday the Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity is sponsoring an event titled “Stossel in the Classroom.” The event will feature a DVD video presentation by John Stossel, followed by group discussion. This is a follow-on to a similar event held last month.
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Downtown Wichita planning events scheduled
Last October the City of Wichita selected the Boston firm Goody Clancy to develop a plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita. Now the draft master plan is ready, and will be presented to Wichitans on Monday June 14.
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Kansas fourth district Congressional candidates to debate
On Wednesday June 16th the candidates for the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas will debate.
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Hartman, candidate for Congress from Kansas, recently voted in Florida
Wink Hartman, a Wichita businessman and candidate for the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, has recently voted in Florida, records indicate.
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For Payne, good news means opportunity delayed
A candidate for the Republican party nomination for the Kansas House of Representatives from the 87th district is withdrawing from the race. But it’s really good news for Eric Payne and his family, as his wife is expecting triplets sometime in the fall.
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Holland / Kultala ticket pairs two Kansas Senate liberals
Today Kansas senator and gubernatorial candidate Tom Holland chose fellow senator Kelly Kultala of Kansas City as his lieutenant governor running mate.
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Wichita Bowllagio hearing produces only delay
Yesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council featured a lengthy public hearing for a proposed west-side entertainment development known as Bowllagio. Bowllagio is planned to have a bowling and entertainment center, a boutique hotel, and a restaurant owned by a celebrity television chef.
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Global warming to be topic at Wichita presentation
This Friday (June 11) the Wichita Pachyderm Club features Michael R. Smith, C.C.M. of WeatherData Services, Inc. as its guest presenter. Smith’s topic will be “An Atmospheric Scientist Looks at Global Warming.”