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Wichita tea party highlights
Read more: Wichita tea party highlightsHere’s some video from the Wichita tea party held on Independence Day in 2009. Joseph Ashby is the speaker. Update: See more of Joseph’s speech by clicking on his YouTube channel.
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Wichita July 4 tea party coverage
Read more: Wichita July 4 tea party coverageThere’s some coverage of the Wichita, Kansas tea party on television. Click on Wichita tea party coverage on KSN TV to view coverage from KSN Television. Susan Estes, Western Kansas Field Director for AFP-Kansas does a great job explaining the spirit behind the tea parties.
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When the water wall in Wichita is news in Los Angeles …
Read more: When the water wall in Wichita is news in Los Angeles …When the water wall in Wichita is news in Los Angeles … it must be a slow news day in California. Especially when the subject of the story is a fountain in Wichita. Here’s the story: At Wichita’s Water Wall, frolicking without a net.
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Ballotpedia and Judgepedia move to new home
Read more: Ballotpedia and Judgepedia move to new homeThe Lucy Burns Institute is delighted to announce that effective July 1, 2009, it became the official sponsor of Ballotpedia and Judgepedia.
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Who will watch for Kansas minimum wage victims?
Read more: Who will watch for Kansas minimum wage victims?Today, the new Kansas minimum wage law takes effect. It’s likely that as employers are required to pay their workers more, some will lose their job. So now minimum wage supporters have a duty to perform. They need to watch for people who may lose their job and for companies that may close due to…
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Wichita parks system is not a jobs program
Read more: Wichita parks system is not a jobs programThe city has a responsibility to its citizens to operate as efficiently as possible. If it is possible to have work such as park maintenance done less expensively, the city should do so. It should have done so long ago.
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Inherently Safer Technology (IST) not always that
Read more: Inherently Safer Technology (IST) not always thatThe problem is that chemical manufacturing and processing is a complicated matter, and mandates that force the use of one chemical instead of another can have consequences that lead to less safety.
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Decisions made through politics leads to conflict
Read more: Decisions made through politics leads to conflictA column by economist Walter E. Williams (Why we’re a divided nation) strongly makes the case for more decision-making by free markets rather than by the government through the political process.
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Wichita Eagle’s school cheerleading isn’t helpful
Read more: Wichita Eagle’s school cheerleading isn’t helpfulNow that Mark McCormick is no longer with the Wichita Eagle, I think we can say that Rhonda Holman has taken over the role of chief cheerleader for USD 259, the Wichita public school district. Not that she needed much of a push in that direction. But claims made in a recent opinion piece of…
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Open records in Kansas not always so
Read more: Open records in Kansas not always soOpen records and meetings in Kansas are in the news.
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Kansas’ tax system is broken, according to spending advocates
Read more: Kansas’ tax system is broken, according to spending advocatesAccording to Gary Brunk, executive director of Kansas Action for Children, the Kansas tax system is broken. It’s the same message you hear from other organizations that depend on state funding, such as the public school spending lobby. In their eyes, the problem that needs fixing is that Kansans aren’t taxed enough to support their…