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AFP Defending the American Dream summit draws thousands to Washington
Read more: AFP Defending the American Dream summit draws thousands to WashingtonLast Friday and Saturday over two thousand defenders of free markets and capitalism traveled to the Washington area to meet at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Defending the American Dream summit. It was an action-packed two days, so I’ll report on just a few personal highlights.
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Sedgwick County Commission asked to make more meeting information available
Read more: Sedgwick County Commission asked to make more meeting information availableToday citizen Susan Morse of Bentley addressed the Sedgwick County Commission, asking that additional information about commission meetings be made available on the county’s website.
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John A. Allison: The current problem, and what to do
Read more: John A. Allison: The current problem, and what to doLast Thursday, John A. Allison visited Wichita to address the annual economic outlook conference produced by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) at Wichita State University. Allison is chairman and former CEO of BB&T Corporation, the nation’s 10th largest financial-holding company. Its headquarters are in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His talk first diagnosed…
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Physician to speak on health care reform in Wichita
Read more: Physician to speak on health care reform in WichitaThe Wichita Pachyderm Club at the Petroleum Club of Wichita presents Dr. George Watson, D.O. The topic will be “We Need Change in Health Care, and the Correct Diagnosis!”
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‘Battle for the World Economy’ to be presented in Wichita
Read more: ‘Battle for the World Economy’ to be presented in WichitaAFP — Kansas presents a new luncheon video series: “Commanding Heights: the Battle for the World Economy.” The video will be shown, and there there is time for discussion.
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Star Parker to deliver message of freedom in Wichita
Read more: Star Parker to deliver message of freedom in WichitaTonight author and columnist Star Parker will deliver a lecture titled “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: From Entitlement to Empowerment.” I spoke by telephone with Parker and asked her to give Wichitans a preview of the topics she’ll address tonight. One topic she said she’ll cover is the notion that people do not have the…
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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…