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Wichita tea party planning session
Read more: Wichita tea party planning sessionWichita tea party planning for April 15, originally uploaded by Bob Weeks. We’re having a tea party in Wichita on tax day, April 15. Here’s the planning group hard — hardly, I should say — at work. For more information about the tea party, click on Wichita Tea Party planned for April 15.
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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestJournalism, crime alerts, war on drugs, minimum wage, stimulus and education.
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Pew Internet and American Life Project Redesign
Read more: Pew Internet and American Life Project RedesignThe Pew Internet & American Life Project has redesigned their website. This organization has been a valuable source of information about the Internet and how people are using it. As an example, here are some of their recent research reports: Twitter and status updating: “As of December 2008, 11% of online American adults said they…
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Physics for future presidents is for all of us
Read more: Physics for future presidents is for all of usIn the most unlikely of all cities, at the most unlikely of all universities, Richard A. Muller tries to a inject a dose of sanity into science, especially the debate over climate change. “Surrounded by tree-hugging academics at UC Berkeley, he dares to argue that coal and nuclear fission are good sources of energy.”
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Wichita Tea Party Planned for Tax Day, April 15
Read more: Wichita Tea Party Planned for Tax Day, April 15Bailouts, stimulus, pork. It’s never enough. It’s never over. There’s no end in sight. Tell Washington that enough is enough! We’ll be protesting near the main Wichita post office on West Harry Street, north of the airport. There will be food and drinks, with a small donation requested. The time is from 4:15 pm to…
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YMCA – Wichita conflict of interest
Read more: YMCA – Wichita conflict of interestA local non-profit organization, held in high esteem, seeks to purchase property owned by the City of Wichita. So what’s the problem?
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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestAmerican exceptionalism, longer school days, landfill violations, Kansas vs. Missouri, open government.
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Kansas blogger prone to exaggeration
Read more: Kansas blogger prone to exaggerationJason Croucher, writing in the Kansas Jackass blog, says that we’re spending trillions on the Iraq war and little domestically. Is this really the case?
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Academic Study Challenges Projections of Green Jobs
Read more: Academic Study Challenges Projections of Green JobsGlobal warming alarmists often argue that transforming our economy to reliance on “green” sources of energy is good because millions of jobs will be created. These new green jobs, it is claimed, will drive our economy forward and create wealth.
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How does Kansas fare in freedom, compared to other states?
Read more: How does Kansas fare in freedom, compared to other states?The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has just published a fascinating paper that ranks the states in several areas regarding freedom. According to the authors, “This paper presents the first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres.”
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Wichita Eagle letter: coal and recycling
Read more: Wichita Eagle letter: coal and recyclingA letter in the Wichita Eagle by a Mr. Steve Otto of Wichita (March 16, 2009) makes a few claims that require critical examination. The letter claims that “the rest of the nation is staying away from coal-burning plants.” Actual figures present a different story.
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Kansas minimum wage: wrong questions
Read more: Kansas minimum wage: wrong questionsA recent letter in the Wichita Eagle asks these questions: “Who would work for $2.65 an hour? State legislators don’t get paid much, that is true. But would they work for $2.65 an hour? Would they send their sons or daughters to a job that paid that little?” These questions are intended to stir up…