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Tea party and fine weather tonight in Wichita
Read more: Tea party and fine weather tonight in WichitaTonight, at 6:00 pm at the Sedgwick County Park, Kansans For Liberty hosts “An American Tea Party.” It looks to be a great event, with many speakers and exhibitors.
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Uninsured count needs explanation
Read more: Uninsured count needs explanationOne of the problems in the health care debate today is lack of facts — at least facts that all sides of the debate can agree on. Without such agreement, without a basic set of facts and data to reason from, we’re not likely to make any progress. One example of a fact often used…
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Tiahrt endorsed by popular conservative figure
Read more: Tiahrt endorsed by popular conservative figureYesterday, former Secretary of Education and Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Bill Bennett endorsed Todd Tiahrt’s campaign for the United States Senate in a Wichita appearance.
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John Stossel to speak in Wichita
Read more: John Stossel to speak in WichitaABC television journalist and author John Stossel will be in Wichita on October 12 to deliver a lecture as part of Wichita State University’s Elliott School of Communications 20th anniversary celebration.
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Stop spending our future
Read more: Stop spending our futureIt’s hard to comprehend the spending by the federal government over the last year. The numbers are so large, the spending programs announced so quickly, one after another, that sometimes we need to step back and take a look at the big picture. When we do, it’s quite terrifying, especially when we realize that the…
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The good thing Senator Ted Kennedy did
Read more: The good thing Senator Ted Kennedy didJohn Berlau reminds us of the legacy of Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy.
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Swiss system could be best of the big-government reform alternatives
Read more: Swiss system could be best of the big-government reform alternativesAt a recent forum on health care in Wichita, the system of health care in Switzerland was mentioned as a system that we could learn from.
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Wichita Eagle reporting, headlining discussed by commissioners
Read more: Wichita Eagle reporting, headlining discussed by commissionersIn today’s meeting of the Sedgwick County Commission, Wichita Eagle reporting and editorializing was the subject of an off-agenda item. Commissioner Gwen Welshimer used this opportunity to read into the record part of a press release she issued yesterday. The entire press release is at the end of this article.
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American Liberty Tour to be in Kansas
Read more: American Liberty Tour to be in KansasTo be precise, it will be Kansas City, Missouri, but that’s close enough. This event — American Liberty Tour — is an opportunity to hear some great speakers, get some training, and make new friends. The Kansas City stop is on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009.
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Health care talk gives alternative to big-government reform
Read more: Health care talk gives alternative to big-government reformAt a recent forum sponsored by the South Central Kansas 9.12 Group, Dr. George Watson of Park City, Kansas laid out a conservative case for health care reform. His messages was different than that of most reformers: instead of more government involvement, we need less government. “Yes, we need change,” he said. He also said…
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Wichita school expulsions: the numbers
Read more: Wichita school expulsions: the numbersRecently a comment was left on this blog claiming that children in the Catholic school system who are problems are kicked out and end up in the public school systems. The writer didn’t make any claim as to the magnitude of the number of students, but readers are led to conclude that it’s enough to…
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Kansas judicial selection needs examination, reform
Read more: Kansas judicial selection needs examination, reformThe upcoming retention election for Kansas Supreme Court Justice Carol Beier provides an opportunity to examine the judicial selection process in Kansas.