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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.
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Jean Schodorf’s education credentials
Read more: Jean Schodorf’s education credentialsKansas state senator Jean Schodorf, a Republican from northwest Wichita, is testing the waters in the race for the Republican nomination for Kansas’ fourth congressional district. It appears that she’ll use her public education experience and advocacy as a selling point.
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Jean Schodorf a candidate for Congress?
Read more: Jean Schodorf a candidate for Congress?I just received a tweet from Jean Schodorf, a Republican member of the Kansas Senate from northwest Wichita: “JeanSchodorf Special announcement regarding 4th Congressional District, 2day from 12-1 @ the Midtown Resource Center. 1150 N. Broadway. Lunch Provided”
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Howard Dean lies about Sarah Palin
Read more: Howard Dean lies about Sarah PalinToday, while watching the former governor of Vermont on MSNBC television, I heard Dean said this about Sarah Palin: “…and I don’t think she can see Russia from her house.” But Palin never said such a thing. Tine Fey, acting as Palin, did.
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Face to face with the Wichita board of education
Read more: Face to face with the Wichita board of educationMembers of the Wichita (USD 259) Board of Education and a handful of district employees attended a “Face to Face” forum luncheon Thursday hosted by the Wichita Independent Business Association. The forums are intended as an informal opportunity for local business owners to meet and interact with government officials. “The purpose is twofold; for them…
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Audit report reveals important questions
Read more: Audit report reveals important questionsDo some school districts spend your dollars more efficiently than others, and if so, how can the others catch up? An auditing office in Kansas state government started to look at these questions. But what it did not ask — and in some cases, was not allowed to ask-is just as interesting, if not troubling.