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Purpose
Read more: PurposeI received this fine article from Al Terwelp of Overbrook, Kansas, and he agreed to let me publish it here. Our nation is in crisis. It has become very difficult to see the right direction out of our predicament. We are overwhelmed with opinions, viewpoints, and expressions of good intention regarding solutions. I caution placing…
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Stimulus job creation in Kansas: wow
Read more: Stimulus job creation in Kansas: wowSometimes you have to wonder about the magic numbers that proponents of government spending (or economic development) come up with. The Kansas Meadowlark explores a little arithmetic in his post 10,000 New Highway Jobs in Kansas? Brian Wilson Crunches the Numbers.
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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of InterestKansas Senate scraps higher fines for speeders along perilous roads (Jeanine Koranda, Wichita Eagle). In a defeat for Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer, the Kansas senate decides to skip his plan for higher traffic fines along Wichita’s main east-west highway. Perhaps he’ll do better with entertainment zones. Upside-Down Economics (Michael Kinsley, Washington Post). In this column,…
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Sedgwick County Courthouse Message
Read more: Sedgwick County Courthouse MessageThe people of Sedgwick County may drive by or enter their courthouse without seeing and contemplating the message above its doors. Here’s a photograph I took. The message reads: “Free and independent courts for a free and independent people.”
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More coverage of Kansas Pork Protest
Read more: More coverage of Kansas Pork ProtestThey’re the same photos that the Kansas Meadowlark took, but some different narrative. See Kansas Anti-Pork Revolt Draws 750 American Citizens!
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Protest Pork in Kansas: Report and Photos
Read more: Protest Pork in Kansas: Report and PhotosThe Kansas Meadowlark has a report with photographs of today’s protest at Representative Dennis Moore‘s office in Overland Park. Click on 500 in Overland Park brave cold, wind to protest stimulus, pork (photo essay) to see.
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Wichita Schools Thrive With Wichita School Castoffs
Read more: Wichita Schools Thrive With Wichita School CastoffsA big part of the bond issue in 2000 for USD 259, the Wichita public school district, was the elimination of portable classrooms. This desire played a part in the 2008 bond issue, too. So when I was driving by the Annoor Islamic School in northeast Wichita and I spotted some portable classrooms, I immediately…
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A Share of McClatchy, or a Copy of the Daily Newpaper
Read more: A Share of McClatchy, or a Copy of the Daily NewpaperYesterday the price of a share of The McClatchy Company, the parent company of the Wichita Eagle, closed at 50 cents. That happens to be the newsstand price of a copy of the Eagle, although to buy a copy of the paper, you’ll have to add sales tax.
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Kansas Wind Power Economic Benefit in Perspective
Read more: Kansas Wind Power Economic Benefit in PerspectiveAn editorial in the Wichita Eagle that promotes wind power as an economic benefit for for Kansas contains some reasoning that deserves examination before we commit to the author’s cause.
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Protest Pork in Kansas
Read more: Protest Pork in KansasUpdate: Report and photos of the event are here. ?A protest has been scheduled for ep. Dennis Moore?s office (D-KS) in Overland Park, KS on Sat. the 21st at 10 am in response to his support of the Stimulus Package.? Not many more details are available, but the post is from Michelle Malkin at Calling…
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Articles of Interest
Read more: Articles of Interest25 random things about covering a capital murder trial. Wichita Eagle reporter Ron Sylvester offers surprising insights into covering a capital murder trial in a small Kansas city. The Misdirection of Resources and the Current Recession. From a talk given by Mario J. Rizzo. “I believe that recent experience supports the claim that the economist…
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The “Watchful Eye” Fallacy
Read more: The “Watchful Eye” Fallacy“In his inaugural address on January 20, 2009, Barack Obama said: ‘Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control.’…