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Kansas City charter school succeeds in urban environment
Read more: Kansas City charter school succeeds in urban environmentUSD 259, the Wichita public school district, doesn’t want them. The Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) — the teachers union — doesn’t want them either. But where they’re able to exist, charter schools usually do a good job. They often excel. And where they don’t do a good job, they usually go out of business.
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Wichita geophysicist to speak on climate change, politics
Read more: Wichita geophysicist to speak on climate change, politicsDennis Hedke is a professional geophysicist who will offer some insight into the Earth’s climate change and its relation to the political climate. This will be a Powerpoint presentation and should be very informative. Dennis is wading into the fray on the issue of climate change in an attempt to inform the public as to…
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I’ll help you with technology
Read more: I’ll help you with technologyI hate to see activists struggle with technology. Whether it’s creating and managing a blog, using Facebook or Twitter, or just using computers and the Internet effectively, I’d like to help.
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Rebranding the green message
Read more: Rebranding the green messageThe New York Times wrote a story about it, but it doesn’t seem to be gaining much traction. The article, published last Saturday, is titled Seeking to Save the Planet, With a Thesaurus. It tells of a memo accidentally sent to news media. Written by ecoAmerica, an “environmental marketing and messaging firm,” the memo describes…
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Final budget legislation still fails to provide long-term budget solutions for Kansas
Read more: Final budget legislation still fails to provide long-term budget solutions for KansasHere’s a message from Americans For Prosperity — Kansas that, I believe, accurately assesses the current legislative session — now nearly over — and also the past few sessions. AFP State Director Derrick Sontag doesn’t mention the inflow of federal stimulus funds which took a lot of pressure off the legislature. That stimulus money isn’t…
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Neodymium illustrates a consequence
Read more: Neodymium illustrates a consequenceOur technology and economy is so complex and interdependent that it’s often impossible to predict the effect of one thing on another. Sometimes things done with the best of intentions — driving hybrid cars and building wind turbines, for example — have unintended consequences.
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KNEA call for action overstates case, misleads Kansans
Read more: KNEA call for action overstates case, misleads KansansToday’s edition of Under the Dome Today contains a call for action. This newsletter is the update of legislative action provided by KNEA, the Kansas National Education Association. For those of you who might think that an organization with such a lofty name is dedicated to the betterment of the education of Kansas schoolchildren, I…
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At Wichita city council, citizens are frustrated
Read more: At Wichita city council, citizens are frustratedYesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council provided a lesson in how frustrating it can be for citizens to interact with city government. You might even have to endure a slight insult from our mayor.
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For Kansas senate leadership, state jobs most important
Read more: For Kansas senate leadership, state jobs most importantOver the past year, private sector employment in Kansas declined by 1.9%. At the same time, public sector employment — these are government employees at all levels — increased by 1.9%. (Indicators of the Kansas Economy) That’s not a wise move for Kansas — increasing the size of government at the expense of business.
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Going green can cost too much green
Read more: Going green can cost too much green“For two years, the city of Durango, Colo., bought electricity for all its government buildings from wind farms. The City Council ended that program this year, reverting to electricity derived from coal-burning plants and saving the cash-strapped city about $45,000.” It’s becoming evident that all across the world, people are beginning to realize that “green”…
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Sonia Sotomayor: We don’t make law (hee hee)
Read more: Sonia Sotomayor: We don’t make law (hee hee)One of the names that’s surfacing as a potential Supreme Court justice is Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Those who believe that judges should interpret the law and not create new law from the bench should be alarmed that this person’s name is in consideration.
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Wichita facade improvement loan program: questions to answer
Read more: Wichita facade improvement loan program: questions to answerSchemes like this lead to the broader question: Will any project in downtown Wichita ever be accomplished without the taxpayer being involved? That’s what people — at least me — are criticizing. I’m not against downtown development, Mr. Mayor. I’m against the taxpayer being dragged into deals like this that may or may not work.…