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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…
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Wichita Geophysicist explains climate science data
Read more: Wichita Geophysicist explains climate science dataSpeaking at a recent meeting of Libertarians of South Central Kansas, Wichita Geophysicist Dennis Hedke provided much useful information about the scientific basis of climate change science. The presentation included a lot of data, with many charts and illustrations. This is important, as the global warming alarmists — I’ll call them “warmists” — base their…
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Opinion line makes me wonder again
Read more: Opinion line makes me wonder againSometimes the Wichita Eagle Opinion Line makes me wonder. Here’s something from today’s collection: “Wanda Sykes should be given a $400 million contract and radio airtime opposite Rush Limbaugh. Let the free market and capitalism work, and we’ll see which one America really supports.”
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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.