Quick takes

Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday October 10, 2010

Countryman back on air: Gene Countryman, host of a long-running radio show that went off the air earlier this year, returns to the airwaves tonight with the Gene Countryman Show. The new show airs Sunday evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on KNSS Radio 1330 AM. Koch article criticism: Andrew Ferguson, media critic for Commentary, provides a critical look at the left-wing hysteria over Jane Mayer's New Yorker Magazine "exposé" of Charles Koch, David Koch, and Koch Industries. Best quote: "The only support in Mayer’s article for this extravagant charge comes from second-hand assertions, usually in quotes from the…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Saturday October 9, 2010

This Week in Kansas: Tomorrow on KAKE Television's "This Week in Kansas" Kansas Policy Institute President Dave Trabert will be a guest speaking about economic development in Kansas. This is an important topic as Kansas is in "whack-a-mole" mode as we -- case by case -- defend our industry from poaching by other states. This Week in Kansas airs at 9:00 am on KAKE channel 10. The Winfield Daily Courier has other notes on this upcoming episode. Sue Schlapp: Wichita Eagle Opinion Line Extra today: "At a past Wichita City Council meeting, council member Sue Schlapp got on her soapbox…
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