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Americans love government. Why?
Read more: Americans love government. Why?In his article Americans Love Government, Walter E. Williams wonders why we rely on something that we have so little faith in.
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Chemical security act would harm business, farmers
Read more: Chemical security act would harm business, farmersThe Kansas Meadowlark contributes coverage about a chemical security law that promises to overburden an important American industry. Even the family farm is at risk. That’s the operative word — risk. As has been reported, Congressional testimony found that the legislation could actually increase risk to the businesses that the bill intends to protect. To…
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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestKansas liberal Republicans, student rights, greenwashing, historic preservation, Sotamayor.
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Are Kansas school test scores believable?
Read more: Are Kansas school test scores believable?Kansas public school officials are proud of the achievement of Kansas schoolchildren on state tests. We need to ask, however, whether this accomplishment means that Kansas children are really learning. In the document Kansas Education Summary: A Snapshot of Kansas by the Numbers from January 200, Alexa Posny, Ph.D.. the Kansas Commissioner of Education, wrote…
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Oklahoma tinkers with petition law; Kansas has none
Read more: Oklahoma tinkers with petition law; Kansas has noneSometimes we in Kansas like to poke fun at our neighbors to the south in Oklahoma. I’m sure they do the same to us. But one way in which Oklahoma has Kansas beat is in Oklahoma citizens’ ability to petition their government through the process of initiative and referendum. It’s not possible to do this…
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The Threat of Big Brother in Green Clothing
Read more: The Threat of Big Brother in Green ClothingFrom the Competitive Enterprise Institute. This organization, particularly its site GlobalWarming.org, is a great place to look for information about the true nature of global warming and climate change. The following announces the release of a video message that spotlights the real threat of global warming fear mongering.
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Government health care rations by making patients wait
Read more: Government health care rations by making patients waitDavid Gratzer, a physician born and raised in Canada, gives us in the United States a preview of what government health care is all about: the waiting. He ends up asking “Why are [Americans] rushing into a system of government-dominated health care when the very countries that have experienced it for so long are backing…
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When informed, attitudes toward public school spending change
Read more: When informed, attitudes toward public school spending changeOne of the problems with forming public policy is the lack of information possessed by the general public, and, sometimes, even by elected officials. A recent research report published by the Hoover Institution titled Educating the Public measures the problem. Importantly, this report shows the changes in people’s attitudes when they receive correct information.
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‘Story of Stuff’ video attempts to shame us into depression
Read more: ‘Story of Stuff’ video attempts to shame us into depressionA video claiming that American-style capitalism is ruining the earth is making its way into our nation’s schools as “a sleeper hit in classrooms across the nation,” according to a story on the front page of the New York Times in May. It’s produced by one Annie Leonard, described in the Times as “a former…
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Democracy thrives as Ballotpedia surpasses the 10 million page views milestone
Read more: Democracy thrives as Ballotpedia surpasses the 10 million page views milestoneWhen Americans went to the polls in November and continued casting ballots during the 2009 off-year elections, they turned to Ballotpedia (www.ballotpedia.org) to get objective information about candidates and ballot initiatives. The California pages pertaining to Proposition 8 and the more recent ballot measures alone garnered more than 1.3 million page views. That is why…
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Kansas teacher may face firing for political views
Read more: Kansas teacher may face firing for political viewsIn Lawrence, a Kansas high school teacher may be fired for his political views. The Kansas Meadowlark reports in his post “Save Mr. Latham,” Lawrence High School History and Government Teacher.
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Kansas school spending lobby pot calls kettle black
Read more: Kansas school spending lobby pot calls kettle blackAfter the 2009 Kansas Legislature ended its session in May (notwithstanding the formal closing in June), the Kansas National Education Association (KNEA, the teachers union) produced a document wrapping up the session and setting the stage for the future. Kansans need to be aware of the agenda of this organization and its allied school spending…