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Environmental myths of the Left
Read more: Environmental myths of the LeftOne of the powerful stories radical environmentalists — or any environmentalists for that matter — tell is how the river in Cleveland caught on fire. Water burning: that’s a real environmental disaster. Government must step in a do something! Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute tells the true story. It turns out that it was not…
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It’s time to audit the Federal Reserve Bank
Read more: It’s time to audit the Federal Reserve BankThe secretive FR [Federal Reserve] is a monetary oligarchy and an unelected monopoly that has control of credit, interest, volume and value of our currency. Until the people regain control of their money, bankers and not the government, will control the situation and our property,” says Al Terwelp, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of…
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School choice would save, not cost, Kansas
Read more: School choice would save, not cost, KansasAs reported in my post Moving Kansas schools from monopoly to free choice, the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy has recently reported how school choice programs could give Kansas a better return on its education dollar. Here’s some additional evidence that Kansas is missing out on an opportunity.
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Faust-Goudeau’s concern selective
Read more: Faust-Goudeau’s concern selectiveIn today’s Wichita Eagle, Oletha Faust-Goudeau, a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate representing parts of north-central and northeast Wichita, writes this in a letter to the editor: I would like to commend Mayor Carl Brewer and the Wichita City Council for having the courage to vote down a rate increase for water and sewer…
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Moving Kansas schools from monopoly to free choice
Read more: Moving Kansas schools from monopoly to free choicePaul Soutar of the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy has released a report that tells how Kansas could get better value for the money the state spends on K-12 education. Charter schools and school choice programs could — if not for opposition from the existing public school lobby and teachers unions — provide flexibility…
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Journalism’s obituary, in advance
Read more: Journalism’s obituary, in advanceReferring to an article on the Drudge Report, a local Wichita blogger writes “According to this report on June 24th 2009 the ‘Free Press’ died without a whimper. It rushed head long into suicide.”
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I lost some data
Read more: I lost some dataYesterday afternoon my web hosting company, which I am satisfied with, suffered a mishap and some data was lost. This site was unavailable for some time, too.
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Sedgwick County solid waste fee criticized
Read more: Sedgwick County solid waste fee criticizedToday’s by Rhonda Holman is a two-fer. Two issues for the price of one column, and two issues she’s wrong on. She criticizes Commissioner Karl Peterjohn and Board Chairman Kelly Parks for the opposition of a solid waste management fee that would add a relatively small amount to property tax bills.
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Sedgwick County transparency effort delayed
Read more: Sedgwick County transparency effort delayedThis week Sedgwick County was scheduled to debut its financial transparency website. Based on the preview I briefly saw, this system will allow citizens to explore county revenue and spending in detail. Evidently, the system presents too much detail. The rollout was delayed due to an issue brought up by the Sheriff, having to do…
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Wichita water economics
Read more: Wichita water economicsThis week the Wichita City Council declined to raise the fixed portion of customers water bills by $2.00 per month. Today, Wichita Eagle editorial writer Rhonda Holman praises the council for avoiding an illogical water-rate increase. Is she and the city council right on this matter?