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Waxman-Markey costly, ineffective
Read more: Waxman-Markey costly, ineffectiveThe Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation that is working its way through Congress is ineffective in its stated goal, and will harm the American economy. The goal of this bill is to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, thereby reducing the threat of global warming. The amount of temperature reduction Waxman-Markey might produce…
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Lawrence Journal-World headline doesn’t deliver
Read more: Lawrence Journal-World headline doesn’t deliverYesterday’s edition of the Lawrence Journal-World has the headline ‘Buried treasure’ claims debunked. The headline and article refer to a report issued by the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy and covered in my post Kansas funds have large, unneeded balances. The dictionary says that “debunk” means “to expose the sham or falseness of.” The…
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Wichita city managers travel
Read more: Wichita city managers travelAt the same time that the City of Wichita is struggling with its budget, including making layoffs, senior managers still travel.
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Wichita Eagle building says something
Read more: Wichita Eagle building says somethingIn a series of four tiles facing Douglas Avenue, it appears that the history of mass communications is described. But I’m not sure of the precise meaning of each diagram. Can someone help?
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Wichita teachers union sends conflicting message
Read more: Wichita teachers union sends conflicting messageWichita public school teachers want to be treated as professionals. Their union, however, sends a different message. The background to the following excerpt from a recent Wichita Eagle story is how teachers portray themselves as heroic public servants, working many hours of overtime each day in order to teach Wichita’s schoolchildren.
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The bridges of Sedgwick County are well marked
Read more: The bridges of Sedgwick County are well markedEven though they’re large and, in some cases bright bronze, you might not notice them as you drive by. Slow down a little, and you’ll see that bridges in Sedgwick County boast handsome commemorative plaques. These plaques serve a useful purpose. They display essential information such as the name of the bridge, the year of…
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Not all health care administrative costs are wasteful
Read more: Not all health care administrative costs are wastefulOne of the issues discussed in the health care debate today is the allegedly wasteful administrative and overhead costs of private health insurance, compared to — again allegedly — efficient government processes. The article Comparing Public and Private Health Insurance: Would A Single-Payer System Save Enough to Cover the Uninsured? makes some useful points.
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At Wichita city council, special pleading of selfish interests
Read more: At Wichita city council, special pleading of selfish interestsAt yesterday’s meeting of the the Wichita City Council, a matter was presented to the council that provided an illustration of basic economic principles that are foreign to the council.
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I’m not proud of Wichita’s airfare subsidy
Read more: I’m not proud of Wichita’s airfare subsidyIn today’s Wichita Eagle, editorialist Rhonda Holman gives Wichita a big pat on the back for its subsidy given to a low-cost air carrier. She goes so far as to mention a recent New York Times article that tells how Wichita was one of the first cities to do thi
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Wichita school district policy is misguided
Read more: Wichita school district policy is misguidedJohn Merrow’s education blog has an interesting interview with Eric Hanushek, a leading education researcher. This interview shows just how misguided are the current current path and goals of USD 259, the Wichita public school district.
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Free speech shouldn’t be victim of health care reform
Read more: Free speech shouldn’t be victim of health care reformAt a public forum on health care in Wichita held last Sunday, Dr. Douglas Bradham, DrPH, professor and chair of the Department of Preventive medicine and Public Health at the KU Medical School-Wichita, said this: “Direct-to-patient advertising for procedures and for pharmaceuticals, in my mind, should be eliminated.”
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Clarifications to Kansas unencumbered fund balances report
Read more: Clarifications to Kansas unencumbered fund balances reportLast week the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy released a groundbreaking research report detailing the several billion dollars hidden away in Kansas state government funds. My reporting on this, along with links to the study document, is at Kansas funds have large, unneeded balances. There’s been a bit of pushback. Some officials have said…