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AFP Defending the American Dream Summit
Read more: AFP Defending the American Dream SummitHere’s a photo of the general session of the Americans for Prosperity Defending the American Dream Summit, October 3, 2009.
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Causes of global finance crisis explained in Wichita
Read more: Causes of global finance crisis explained in WichitaToday, an audience of 600 business and civic leaders attended the 30th annual Economic Outlook Conference at Century II, sponsored by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) at Wichita State University. The featured speaker was John A. Allison, chairman and former CEO of BB&T Corporation, the nation’s 10th largest financial-holding company. Its…
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Kansas is at the undemocratic extreme in judicial selection
Read more: Kansas is at the undemocratic extreme in judicial selectionKansas University law professor Stephen J. Ware has extensively researched and written on the method of judicial selection in the United States. His recent paper The Bar’s Extraordinarily Powerful Role in Selecting the Kansas Supreme Court again lets us know that in Kansas, a select group of lawyers has tremendous control over the nominating process.…
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‘State of the State Kansas’ covers state with video
Read more: ‘State of the State Kansas’ covers state with videoJust a few weeks ago Kansas gained a new news-oriented website. State of the State Kansas is different from most news sites, as it focuses on providing long-format video coverage of issues and candidates. Rebecca Zepick founded State of the State Kansas. I visited with her last week and asked some questions about the site.
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Kansas should not repeat Europe’s mistakes
Read more: Kansas should not repeat Europe’s mistakesNot for the first time, the prosperity of thousands of Kansans rests in the hands of politicians more than 1,000 miles removed in Washington, D.C. In the next few weeks politicians will decide whether to embrace the hype about manmade “climate change” and impose a costly global warming tax to address it. Some Americans believe…
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Wichita downtown arena parking promises not fulfilled
Read more: Wichita downtown arena parking promises not fulfilledIn 2004, as residents of Sedgwick County were considering whether to vote for a sales tax to fund the downtown Wichita arena (now known as the Intrust Bank Arena and nearly ready to open), people wondered about parking. So on a campaign literature piece, the arena supporters made this claim: “With the proposed garage structures,…
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Goody Clancy proposal for Downtown Wichita revitalization master plan
Read more: Goody Clancy proposal for Downtown Wichita revitalization master planLast Friday a selection committee selected one company from four finalists to lead the planning effort for the revitalization of downtown Wichita. If some city leaders had their way, citizens of Wichita wouldn’t be able to see this document until after the city council makes a decision to follow — or not — the recommendation…
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‘Not Evil Just Wrong’ filmmaker tells of harms of radical environmentalists
Read more: ‘Not Evil Just Wrong’ filmmaker tells of harms of radical environmentalistsWatching the film she made, I became angry. After talking with her, I feel better, but I’m still angry. She’s Ann McElhinney. The film she made is Not Evil Just Wrong. It’s a very powerful antidote to former vice president Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth and the extremism it has generated.
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Betty Arnold’s Sedgwick County Commission race: running uphill
Read more: Betty Arnold’s Sedgwick County Commission race: running uphillLast week Betty Arnold, a member of the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district declared her intent to be a candidate for the Sedgwick County Commission. She’ll be running for the spot currently held by Dave Unruh, who has already filed for re-election.
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Wichita press release mislabels Wichita Downtown Development Corporation
Read more: Wichita press release mislabels Wichita Downtown Development CorporationAfter selecting a firm to assist with the planning for the revitalization of downtown Wichita, the city issued a press release that contains a mischaracterization of a Wichita institution.
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Wichita planning firm hopefuls make pitch
Read more: Wichita planning firm hopefuls make pitchThis past Tuesday and Wednesday, the four planning firms that were selected as finalists for the master plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita made their public presentations.
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Lutz, Hanson, Fahnestock owe Wichita an apology
Read more: Lutz, Hanson, Fahnestock owe Wichita an apologyIn the campaign for the sales tax to build the downtown Wichita arena (Intrust Bank Arena), the idea of hosting NCAA men’s basketball games was promoted as something that would happen if voters approved the arena.