Author: Bob Weeks
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Wichita/Sedgwick County Community Investment Plan survey
A survey created for the Wichita/Sedgwick County Community Investment Plan has numerous problems and seems designed to satisfy the goals of government officials and planners instead of citizens.
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Koch articles draw critics, but few factual
Two large articles in the Wichita Eagle regarding Charles and David Koch of Wichita-based Koch Industries have attracted many comments, and many are not based on facts.
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Duration of unemployment isn’t improving
Although the unemployment rate has declined, there are still problems in the labor market that don’t appear to be improving. The duration of unemployment is an example.
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Are Super PACs good for democracy?
Far from being the death knell for democracy, Super PACs have been a positive development.
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Pachyderm speaker lineup announced
The Wichita Pachyderm Club has announced its speaker lineup for the next four weeks.
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Another Kansas school efficiency task force
One might think that the mission of the Kansas Association of School Boards is to help school districts maximize the educational impact of spending. Judging by a task force formed by KASB, this may not have been the case.
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Kerr’s attacks on Pompeo’s energy policies fall short
An op-ed written in favor of the wind production tax credit shows just how difficult it is to replace cronyism with economic freedom.
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Kansas school efficiency task force
A Kansas school efficiency task force is criticized for lack of educators in its membership.
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Regarding Kansas schools, power is not with parents
Information and options allow parents to make the best decisions for their children regarding schools. But in Kansas, parents have little power to make good decisions for their children, relative to the other states.
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The Lux in Wichita: Taxpayer funding of lifestyle choices
The Wichita City Council decides that taxpayers should pay for the lifestyle choices of a relative few.