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I am now part of the system
Read more: I am now part of the systemAt yesterday’s meeting of the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners, my nomination to become a member of the county board of zoning appeals was approved. I received a handsome certificate and some recognition for my blogging and activism.
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Here’s what the Wichita Chamber of Commerce could do
Read more: Here’s what the Wichita Chamber of Commerce could doToday’s Wichita Eagle has a story wondering if economic conditions have affected local chambers of commerce. (Has economy affected area chambers?) The context of this, besides the current economic conditions, is the shift of the local chamber of commerce away from promoting free markets, limited government, and capitalism.
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Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission Rebuked
Read more: Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission RebukedIn a victory for free political speech, Kristian Van Meteren has prevailed over the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. Reporting by Tim Carpenter of the Topeka Capital-Journal is State ethics fine reversed. The Kansas Meadowlark has reporting, including the Kansas Attorney General’s opinion, in Attorney General Says Kansas Ethics Confidentiality Rules are Unconstitutional. Kansas Liberty coverage…
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Activist training to be held in Wichita
Read more: Activist training to be held in WichitaNext Monday (May 18, 2009), American Majority will be holding activist training in Wichita. This group does a great job teaching activists and candidates how to be effective.
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Sedgwick County land purchase raises questions
Read more: Sedgwick County land purchase raises questionsWichita Eagle newspaper stories from summer 2003 tell of the City of Bel Aire’s plans for an industrial park. Today Sedgwick County may purchase this land from the small city. This item, described on the agenda — at least I think this is the item — simply as “Land purchase contract” has assumed a sense…
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Today I may become part of the system
Read more: Today I may become part of the systemAt today’s meeting of the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners, my nomination to become a member of the Sedgwick County Board of Zoning Appeals is on the agenda.
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Education reformer to speak in Wichita
Read more: Education reformer to speak in WichitaNoted education activist and reformer John Taylor Gatto will be appearing in Wichita on May 22. Gatto will present an insider’s perspective on problems within public schools. He is the author of The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling.
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Future of the tea party protests
Read more: Future of the tea party protestsThe Washington Times ponders the future of the tea party protest movement in Anti-tax crusade to storm Capitol. One promising sign: “In some areas we’ve noticed tea party activists are getting involved in local government in school boards [and] town councils.”
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Former Wichita Eagle editor addresses journalism, democracy
Read more: Former Wichita Eagle editor addresses journalism, democracyOn Friday, former Wichita Eagle editor W. Davis “Buzz” Merritt Jr. spoke to members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. He retired as editor of the Eagle in 1999. He is the author of the book Knightfall: Knight Ridder and How the Erosion of Newspaper Journalism Is Putting Democracy at Risk. Merritt said there…
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School finance attorney criticizes budget cuts
Read more: School finance attorney criticizes budget cutsYou had to see this one coming. The Kansas school spending lobby has been wondering out loud if cuts to school funding would prompt a renewal of the Kansas school funding lawsuit.
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Kansas legislative roundup
Read more: Kansas legislative roundupHighlights of session summarized (Tim Carpenter, Topeka Capital-Journal)
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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestWichita school funding, Wichita city property, Kansas campaigns, Great Depression, No Child Left Behind.