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Wichita arts funding: not all are happy
Read more: Wichita arts funding: not all are happyNot everyone is happy with the way the City of Wichita funds the arts and culture. Mayor Carl Brewer is quoted as saying “Each year, somebody is not going to get some money, and then it is a personal issue.” I have to tell the mayor that when citizens pay taxes to support institutions that…
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Geophysicist to testify before EPA
Read more: Geophysicist to testify before EPAToday Wichita Geophysicist Dennis Hedke is in Arlington, Virginia to testify before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the science of global warming, or climate change.
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Government-run health care focus of May 24 demonstration
Read more: Government-run health care focus of May 24 demonstrationNext Sunday, 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.
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Global warming fundamentals available
Read more: Global warming fundamentals availableWichita Geophysicist Dennis Hedke delivered a lecture on the science underlying global warming. He also covered the severe economic impact that the ill-considered war on carbon dioxide emissions will have. You can read my coverage and notes by clicking on Wichita Geophysicist explains climate science data. Now Dennis has made some of his charts and…
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Kansas, once home to education equality, now lags in freedom
Read more: Kansas, once home to education equality, now lags in freedomAt one time Kansas played a leading role in education equality, as Topeka was home to the school that produced the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision by the United States Supreme Court. Today, however, Kansas lags in educational freedom and choice. The public school lobby in Kansas does everything it can to stomp…
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Regulation can backfire, benefit wrong parties
Read more: Regulation can backfire, benefit wrong partiesRegulators — no matter how well-intentioned, no matter how noble their cause — usually fail to achieve their goals. Here’s a look behind the scenes of how things can work.
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Sedgwick County industrial park requires scrutiny
Read more: Sedgwick County industrial park requires scrutinyAt Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners, a seemingly innocent item appeared on the meeting agenda. Titled simply “LAND PURCHASE CONTRACT — Presented by Chris Chronis, CFO” and accompanied by a recommendation to approve the contract, this item might have slipped public notice if not for Dion Lefler’s Wichita Eagle story the…
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In Kansas, government grows while private sector contracts
Read more: In Kansas, government grows while private sector contractsThe Flint Hills Center for Public Policy has released research titled Government Growth Adds to Private Sector Burden. It doesn’t hold good news for Kansas. “Economic research has consistently shown that the larger the government is relative to the economy, the slower the economy grows,” said Dr. Art Hall, Executive Director of the Center for…
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Is it greed when someone else pays?
Read more: Is it greed when someone else pays?A letter to the editor in today’s Wichita Eagle under the title “Greed rules” states, in part: “There is no reason that the United States remains the only civilized nation in the world not to have a single-payer health system except that greed rules our country.” I wonder: Is it greed to want someone else…
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Beef checkoff a tax by another name
Read more: Beef checkoff a tax by another nameJen Rezak of Americans For Prosperity — Kansas explains the Beef Checkoff Program, part of the 1985 farm bill.
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Kansas wind energy boon deserves examination
Read more: Kansas wind energy boon deserves examinationAn op-ed in today’s Wichita Eagle (Energy standard a boon for Kansas) points to a coming boon for Kansas as the result of a wind turbine manufacturing plant locating in Hutchinson. This article, however, should be read carefully and critically before we congratulate that city and the state of Kansas.
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New audio version of “I, Pencil” makes case for freedom, not government planning
Read more: New audio version of “I, Pencil” makes case for freedom, not government planningThe Foundation for Economic Education has released a new audio version of the booklet I, Pencil. Written by FEE’s founder Leonard E. Read and first published in 1958, its message proclaiming the importance of freedom has not diminished with the passage of time. This audio recording, which you can listen to on your computer or…