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Nancy Armstrong memorial radio call-in show
Read more: Nancy Armstrong memorial radio call-in showTomorrow there will be a radio show in Nancy’s honor.
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Someone in California understands TIF
Read more: Someone in California understands TIFIn California, they’re called redevelopment districts. In Kansas, we call them tax increment financing or TIF districts. By either name, they provide a way to channel money to politically favored developers.
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Wichita needs a bargain on parks maintenance
Read more: Wichita needs a bargain on parks maintenanceAs the City of Wichita struggles to make its budget work, one proposal is to reduce the number of parks workers, replacing them with contract workers. The city believes it could save $1 million per year. Parks workers and the union officials that represent them are opposed to this plan. Taxpayers, however, should be relieved…
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Profit motive in health care is essential
Read more: Profit motive in health care is essentialI wonder: who has the greater incentive to avoid wasting money on useless overhead? The government, or a private company who can keep the money saved as profits?
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John Stossel covers Canadian health care
Read more: John Stossel covers Canadian health careJohn Stossel covers health care, particularly health care in Canada, on the ABC television new show 20/20. Why anyone would want to bring this to the United States is a mystery. Click on Health Care: Does Canada Do It Better? to view the video. Reaction from viewers is at Reaction To Healthcare Segment.
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How will government run our health care?
Read more: How will government run our health care?Other than the source of its premiums, Medicare is no different, economically, than a regular health-insurance company. But unlike, say, UnitedHealthcare, it is a bureaucracy-beclotted nightmare, riven with waste and fraud. Last year the Government Accountability Office estimated that no less than one-third of all Medicare disbursements for durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and…
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Wichita’s economic development is expensive, risky
Read more: Wichita’s economic development is expensive, riskySunday’s Wichita Eagle carried an op-ed piece written by Doug Stanley, vice chairman of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition. As we might expect, he calls for more government involvement and management of economic development.
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Sedgwick County seeks Kansas Coliseum developer
Read more: Sedgwick County seeks Kansas Coliseum developerSedgwick County is looking to unload itself of responsibility for running the Kansas Coliseum and surrounding facilities such as the pavilions. It has issued a Request for Proposal to that effect.
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South Central Kansas 9-12 group works for government accountability
Read more: South Central Kansas 9-12 group works for government accountabilityI’ve not attended any of their meetings, but I’ve seen some of these folks in action, so I know the members of the South Central Kansas 9-12 group are a dedicated bunch. If you’re looking for a group where you can be involved in working for freedom as defined in the United States Constitution, this…
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In Anaheim, I am the press
Read more: In Anaheim, I am the pressIn Kansas, alternative media outlets like this blog can’t get the same level of access that traditional media has in the Kansas statehouse. My post Kansas alternative media shut out of legislative access gives details.
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Nancy Armstrong, advocate for liberty
Read more: Nancy Armstrong, advocate for libertyToday I learned that Nancy Armstrong died yesterday. Nancy was an activist who organized the first tea party in Wichita at the end of February. Those who knew her admired her passion and energy.