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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestCharity, Kansas legal intrigue, Kansas infant mortality rate rises under Sebelius, taxing it all, bailouts not wanted, cap-and-trade costs, school choice saves.
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Increased number think global warming is “exaggerated”
Read more: Increased number think global warming is “exaggerated”A new Gallup poll shows that the trend in thinking among Americans over the past few years is that the news about global warming is exaggerated. “This represents the highest level of public skepticism about mainstream reporting on global warming seen in more than a decade of Gallup polling on the subject.”
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Wichita homeless schoolchildren count exaggerated
Read more: Wichita homeless schoolchildren count exaggeratedWhen an institution needlessly exaggerates the severity of a situation, it diminishes the plight of the true problem. That’s the case with USD 259, the Wichita public school district, when it reports that 1,200 Wichita schoolchildren are homeless.
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We really don’t know what Kansas taxes should be — except lower
Read more: We really don’t know what Kansas taxes should be — except lowerToday’s edition of the Kansas Jackass blog has a post written by Jason Croucher that criticizes Americans For Prosperity because the group doesn’t like taxes. That’s not quite accurate, as Croucher himself says he doesn’t like paying taxes. Instead, the post seems to argue that we have to pay taxes because they’re there, and we…
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More support for Proposition K in Kansas
Read more: More support for Proposition K in KansasAbout the only people who don’t like Proposition K are people dependent on government for their revenues. Here, a press release from the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy tells of two organizations who have endorsed Proposition K. There may be some who note that these two organizations, being involved in the real estate business,…
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Kansas Fed-Up with High Taxes
Read more: Kansas Fed-Up with High TaxesHere’s a press release from the Kansas chapter of Americans For Prosperity reporting on the results of a poll about taxes and spending in Kansas. Interestingly, the poll found that a majority of lower-income Kansans are opposed to higher taxes on high income earners. This goes against the theme of some authors, including Thomas Frank,…
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New York Times covers climate change conference before the event
Read more: New York Times covers climate change conference before the eventThe New York Times reports on the International Conference on Climate Change before the event starts, and declares that “global warming’s skeptics are showing signs of internal rifts and weakening support.”
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Some Wichita school district promises aren’t important, it seems
Read more: Some Wichita school district promises aren’t important, it seemsA Wichita Eagle Editorial Blog post doesn’t consider the obvious solution to a problem. At issue is the state of Kansas’ “promise” to help local school districts pay for school bonds.
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AFP Day at the Capitol, 2009 edition
Read more: AFP Day at the Capitol, 2009 editionYesterday about 125 citizen activists gathered in Topeka for Americans For Prosperity Day in Topeka. About 45 left from Wichita on a bus at 6:00 am. The morning and early afternoon sessions included speakers such as Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Earl Watkins, President & CEO of Sunflower Electric Power, Ray Merrick, Kansas House Majority Leader, Dr.…
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For Wichita school contracts, it helps to pay
Read more: For Wichita school contracts, it helps to payUSD 259, the Wichita public school district, has recently decided on some architects to award contracts to for work funded by the 2008 bond issue. Citizens might have wondered why so many architectural and construction firms had such a high degree of interest in public schools. But these firms know that if you want to…
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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestAmerican Capitalism, Kansas budget, Phill Kline, corn.
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Kathy Cook of Kansas Families for Education: ‘Do as I say, please’
Read more: Kathy Cook of Kansas Families for Education: ‘Do as I say, please’At the federal level, we’ve seen a few examples of big-taxing Democrats who don’t pay their own taxes. Some of this might be explained by the complexity of the federal tax code. But local property taxes are pretty easy to handle. There’s no return to file. The county sends you a bill, and you pay.…