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Mine safety regulations: do they work?
Read more: Mine safety regulations: do they work?The mainstream media attack on Charles Koch, David Koch, and Koch Industries has reached the state of West Virginia. This time a newspaper criticizes the Charles G. Koch Foundation for supporting a “conservative Morgantown think tank and several positions at the West Virginia University economics department.” A specific target of criticism is West Virginia University…
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‘Fire Pelosi’ bus in Wichita
Read more: ‘Fire Pelosi’ bus in WichitaYesterday the Fire Pelosi Bus Tour stopped in Wichita, primarily to support the candidacy of Republican Mike Pompeo in the race for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas.
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Texting bans haven’t worked
Read more: Texting bans haven’t workedIn an attempt to increase highway safety, many states have passed bans on texting while driving. But the bans haven’t worked, and some states have experienced an increase in crashes.
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Rasmussen: Tea party is grassroots, not Astroturf
Read more: Rasmussen: Tea party is grassroots, not AstroturfA new book by national pollsters Scott Rasmussen and Douglas Schoen explains that the Tea Party movement is a genuine grassroots movement, not a corporate-led Astroturf falsehood as critics allege.
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Kansas needs citizen-powered democracy
Read more: Kansas needs citizen-powered democracyFollowing is an op-ed by Paul Jacob that recently appeared in the Wichita Eagle, although this is the version he sent to me. Jacob is president of Citizens in Charge Foundation, a national organization that promotes the rights of initiative and referendum. The citizens of Kansas enjoy neither of these.
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Wichita City Council subsidizes pizza and doughnuts for Planeview
Read more: Wichita City Council subsidizes pizza and doughnuts for PlaneviewAt the September 14th Wichita City Council meeting the public was treated to tales of the helpless nature of Wichita’s Planeview residents. It sounded as if residents are being held in an open-air prison, victims of society, greedy QuikTrip stores, and price-gouging cab companies, unable to obtain the necessities of life without trekking an entire…
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Sedgwick County Commission candidates to appear
Read more: Sedgwick County Commission candidates to appearOn Friday October 1, 2010 at the Wichita Pachyderm Club, Republican candidates for the Sedgwick County Commission will speak.
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Violinist to perform in Wichita, Pretty Prairie
Read more: Violinist to perform in Wichita, Pretty PrairieThis weekend Kansans have two chances to hear violinist Dr. Maurice Sklar at two free events.
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Fire Pelosi bus to roll through Wichita
Read more: Fire Pelosi bus to roll through WichitaThis Monday (September 27) the “Fire Pelosi 2010 Bus Tour” will roll through Wichita. This nationwide effort is sponsored by the Republican National Committee as a way to attract attention to the policies of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic Party leaders.
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School choice solution to Kansas school funding
Read more: School choice solution to Kansas school fundingIn its search to find a solution to the problem of funding its government schools, Kansas is overlooking a sure solution: widespread school choice.
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New York Times’ criticism of Koch Industries
Read more: New York Times’ criticism of Koch IndustriesThe anti-human agenda of the New York Times is on full display in its criticism of Charles Koch, David Koch, and Koch Industries regarding a contribution to the campaign against the AB32 ballot measure in California.