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Another Evangelical’s view of creation
Read more: Another Evangelical’s view of creationWichita Geophysicist Dennis Hedke explains the problems with the beliefs held by radical environmentalist Rev. Richard Cizik. This is the unabridged version of a letter that appeared in the Wichita Eagle.
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Government-run health care focus of June 6 demonstration
Read more: Government-run health care focus of June 6 demonstrationThis Saturday, Wichita-area citizens will have an opportunity to let their fellow citizens and the Obama administration know of the dangers of government control of health care. The event will be on Saturday, June 6, 2009, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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Video message can’t rehabilitate Wichita’s reputation
Read more: Video message can’t rehabilitate Wichita’s reputationThe Wichita organization ROKICT.com has produced a video that attempts to rehabilitate Wichita’s reputation in light of the events of yesterday. Introduced as “About wichita — a reaction from the arts community to the kansas stigma after the murder of dr. tiller” it’s been viewed over 750 times on YouTube.
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Winston Brooks a bully in Albuquerque, too
Read more: Winston Brooks a bully in Albuquerque, tooAlbuquerque blogger Ched MacQuigg has discovered what many Wichitans have known for a long time. His post Winston Brooks mad dogged me! tells the story.
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Kansas school spending lawsuit possible
Read more: Kansas school spending lawsuit possibleAccording to press reports, Schools for Fair Funding — the Montoy school lawsuit finance districts — is examining the possibility of re-opening the school finance lawsuit because of the cuts to education that were made by the 2009 legislature.
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Kansas campaign press release archive started
Read more: Kansas campaign press release archive startedKansas campaign press release archive started
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Update on 2009 Kansas legislature
Read more: Update on 2009 Kansas legislatureHere’s a summary of the 2009 Kansas legislative session prepared for Sedgwick County Commissioners by the county’s lobbyist.
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Sedgwick County keeps lease agreement secret
Read more: Sedgwick County keeps lease agreement secretA few months ago in March, SMG, the company that is managing the Intrust Bank Arena (formerly known as the downtown Wichita arena) signed a lease with the Wichita Thunder Hockey team. Details of that lease weren’t made available to the public. Not to Sedgwick County Commissioners, either. So the public and even elected government…
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Politics impossible to ignore in Tiller murder
Read more: Politics impossible to ignore in Tiller murderAbout 500 people gathered in Wichita’s Old Town Square last night in a vigil to remember the life of murdered Wichita doctor George Tiller. Tiller was notable as one of the few doctors in the United States who performed late-term abortions. One speaker at the vigil said that Tiller was the victim of a hate…
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Kansas open records, not quite
Read more: Kansas open records, not quiteThe Flint Hills Center for Public Policy has produced another important investigative report, this time looking at the difficulty citizens and journalists can encounter when requesting records covered under the Kansas Open Records Act. “What started out as research into property valuations in Kansas has turned into a frustrating protracted battle over differing perspectives on…
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Watkins addresses Kansas budget, Republicans, schools
Read more: Watkins addresses Kansas budget, Republicans, schoolsSpeaking at at the regular weekly meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club on May 22, 2009, Kansas House of Representatives member Jason Watkins addressed the Kansas budget, Kansas Republicans, and school spending. Regarding the budget during the past legislative session, which ended in May: Watkins felt there was an opportunity for reform that the legislature…