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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestBudget woes linked to how justices are chosen (Kris W. Kobach in the Wichita Eagle). Explains how with a better method of selecting Kansas state Supreme Court justices, the Kansas budget might not be in such a mess. “The Montoy decision represented a court determined to advance judicial power and the liberal policy of limitless…
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AFP Kansas Statehouse Rally
Read more: AFP Kansas Statehouse RallyHere’s a message from Derrick Sontag of Americans For Prosperity – Kansas, regarding a rally in Topeka next Monday. There’s a free bus from Wichita to this event. It leaves Lawrence Dumont Stadium parking lot at 6:00 am, and will return to Wichita around 7:00 pm. Contact John Todd, john@johntodd.net or (316) 312-7335 or Susan…
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Wichita election watch parties
Read more: Wichita election watch partiesThere isn’t a whole lot of interest in today’s primary elections in Wichita. None of the school board races had enough candidates to require a primary. Two of the three city council races did, but probably the only district where’s there’s any doubt as to the outcome (at least as far as who will advance…
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Kathleen Sebelius Goes to Washington
Read more: Kathleen Sebelius Goes to Washington“The most demonstrative pro-abortion governor in the history of the United States has been selected by President Obama to become the Health and Human Services Secretary. Even though I am excited to have our Governor ‘out of Dodge’ due to her horrible tax and spend policies as well as liberal thoughts on energy, I have…
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Political influence possible at Kansas SRS
Read more: Political influence possible at Kansas SRSLate last year, as most other programs for people with disabilities were bracing for likely state budget cuts, the head of the state welfare department quietly approved $712,000 in ‘extraordinary’ funding for a Lenexa-based program that specializes in caring for people with severe disabilities.
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Wichita Eagle’s GWEDC board membership in perspective
Read more: Wichita Eagle’s GWEDC board membership in perspectiveWhat is the role in public affairs of a newspaper like the Wichita Eagle? Can it wear more than one hat — making news as well as covering it? This is not a hypothetical question.
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Should the Wichita school superintendent live in the district?
Read more: Should the Wichita school superintendent live in the district?The Wichita Eagle reported that USD 259, the Wichita public school district, superintendent candidate Denise Wren doesn’t live in the boundaries of the district she presently works for and seeks to lead. (School board likely to decide on superintendent Monday) A few thoughts come to mind: 1. This isn’t the most important issue. But it…
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American Majority Activist Training a Success
Read more: American Majority Activist Training a SuccessOn a Saturday morning, about 35 citizen activists and want-to-be activists met at the offices of Americans For Prosperity in Wichita for training provided by American Majority. The training covered traditional topics and factors in political activism such as coalitions, holding events, the structure of government in Kansas, and holding elected officials accountable. Then the…
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Seeding Bobby Jindal attacks, for later harvest
Read more: Seeding Bobby Jindal attacks, for later harvestThe Left builds a “paper trail” of false information about Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Should he become a contender for national office, these false attacks will be dug up and presented as authoritative.
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Mark Parkinson, Potential Kansas Governor
Read more: Mark Parkinson, Potential Kansas GovernorA few items, present and past, about Mark Parkinson, who may be the governor of Kansas before long:
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Kansas City Star covers tea party — sort of
Read more: Kansas City Star covers tea party — sort ofThe Kansas City Star covers yesterday’s tea party protest in the story Protesters gather at Sen. Claire McCaskill?s office in Westport. But, the phrase “tea party” isn’t mentioned. I don’t know why. See more coverage of the event by clicking on Kansas City Tea Party Protest Photos.