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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…
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Wichita’s Waterwalk failure breeds skepticism
Read more: Wichita’s Waterwalk failure breeds skepticismA recent Wichita Eagle editorial starts with this: “Seven years into a project that was supposed to give Wichita a grand gathering place full of shops, restaurants and night spots as well as offices and condos, some City Council members and citizens remain skeptical at best about WaterWalk’s ability to deliver on its big promises.…
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Planning downtown Wichita revitalization: an impossible task?
Read more: Planning downtown Wichita revitalization: an impossible task?At tomorrow’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, consideration of a plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita is on the agenda. Before the city goes down this path, we ought to become aware of some of the difficulties with this type of planning. Randal O’Toole, in his book The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning…
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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from around Kansas for October 12, 2009.
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Kansas protects its gambling interests
Read more: Kansas protects its gambling interestsAt one time states like Kansas prohibited its citizens from gambling because it was thought to be immoral. That attitude started to change when Kansas allowed a lottery. Now that the state actually owns casinos — that’s right, in Kansas the state owns the casinos that aren’t Indian casinos — thoughts of morality have been…
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Reaction to Star Parker shows intolerance of left
Read more: Reaction to Star Parker shows intolerance of leftBefore author and columnist Star Parker spoke at Wichita State University earlier this week, attacks were already launched, providing illustration of the rampant political correctness and speech codes in effect on the modern college campus.
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Welshimer files for re-election to Sedgwick County Commission
Read more: Welshimer files for re-election to Sedgwick County CommissionToday, Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer filed for re-election to her position as a member of the commission. Her statement is below. Welshimer, a Democrat, is so far the only candidate in that party. There are three Republicans who have either filed or are considering filing.
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Wichita sales tax likely to be proposed
Read more: Wichita sales tax likely to be proposedTwo recent events have led me to suspect that as part of the plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita, we’re going to see a sales tax proposed.
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KPERS report sparks backlash from Wichita SEIU
Read more: KPERS report sparks backlash from Wichita SEIURecently Kansas University professor Art Hall, along with a co-author, published a study explaining the funding crisis in KPERS, the Kansas Public Employee Retirement system. In summary, the report states: “The key finding of the study is that the KPERS system will not be in actuarial balance over the thirty year amortization period set in…