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City council members on downtown Wichita revitalization
Read more: City council members on downtown Wichita revitalizationAt the meeting of the Wichita City Council last week, several city council members gave their resons for supporting the planning for the revitalization of downtown Wichita. It’s worthwhile to take a look at two members and their remarks.
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Wichita city manager to address Pachyderms
Read more: Wichita city manager to address PachydermsThis Friday, the Wichita Pachyderm Club presents Wichita city manager Bob Layton as guest speaker.
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for October 19, 2009.
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Downtown Wichita revitalization on Kansas Week
Read more: Downtown Wichita revitalization on Kansas WeekThe planning for the revitalization of downtown Wichita is the topic of a segment on the KPTS Television public affairs show Kansas Week on October 16, 2009. Tim Brown is the host. Bob Weeks and Randy Brown are the guests.
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In Wichita, public school teacher working conditions are an issue
Read more: In Wichita, public school teacher working conditions are an issueLarry Landwehr, president of United Teachers of Wichita, the union for Wichita public school teachers, recently addressed the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, regarding teacher morale and working conditions. Now that the district and the teachers union have reached an agreement on a contract, Landwehr said it’s time to look at…
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Leonard Pitts vs. Fox News
Read more: Leonard Pitts vs. Fox NewsI was reading Leonard Pitts’ editorial attack on Fox News while I was watching a news report about the feds Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) October 5 while eating breakfast. Pitts’ assault on Fox News made me reach for my flipper and check the two high rated broadcast news programs in the morning on NBC…
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Chemical security bill passes committee
Read more: Chemical security bill passes committeeOn Tuesday, the United States House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee passed H.R.2868, the “Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009.” This bill contains provisions for Inherently Safer Technology (IST). These regulations seek to force companies to replace existing methods and raw materials with those deemed to be safer. But the legislation may…
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‘Not Evil Just Wrong’ a powerful refutation of Al Gore, environmental extremism
Read more: ‘Not Evil Just Wrong’ a powerful refutation of Al Gore, environmental extremismThe new documentary film Not Evil Just Wrong will cause viewers to wonder why we pay global warming alarmists, particularly former vice-president Al Gore, any attention at all? The answer, of course, is that many people believe the nonsense that Gore and others spread about the threat of climate change. They’re working hard to pass…
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Low NBA attendance in Wichita danger sign for Intrust Bank Arena
Read more: Low NBA attendance in Wichita danger sign for Intrust Bank ArenaThe Intrust Bank Arena management firm SMG must be wondering what it bit off in Wichita. Last night NBA professional basketball players put sneaker to floor in Wichita for the first time in 14 years, and only an estimated 8,000 fans showed up.
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John Stossel urges reliance on freedom, not government, in Wichita
Read more: John Stossel urges reliance on freedom, not government, in WichitaSpeaking at Wichita State University on Monday, former ABC News Journalist John Stossel told a large crowd that free markets and limited government, not government, are the best way to increase our wealth and prosperity.
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Wichita planning puts freedom, prosperity at risk
Read more: Wichita planning puts freedom, prosperity at riskMr. Mayor, members of the council, I’m here today to ask this council to put aside consideration of this proposal. My reasons are not particular to this proposal or planning firm, but rather I am concerned that we believe we have the ability to successfully plan at all.
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Downtown Wichita parking plan at odds with revitalization goals
Read more: Downtown Wichita parking plan at odds with revitalization goalsCurrently, Wichita is struggling to find enough parking spots downtown to meet the demand expected to be created by the new Intrust Bank Arena. It’s been a contentious issue, with many Wichitans skeptical of the city’s ability to supply enough parking at prices that people are willing to pay for. But did you know that…