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Drinkwine editorial on Kansas carbon emissions overlooks evidence
Read more: Drinkwine editorial on Kansas carbon emissions overlooks evidenceFrank Drinkwine of the Kansas Sierra Club has an editorial in today’s Wichita Eagle that ignores some important facts.
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Todd Tiahrt to Speak at Wichita Pachyderm Club
Read more: Todd Tiahrt to Speak at Wichita Pachyderm ClubOn Friday February 6, 2009, United States Congressman for the fourth district of Kansas Todd Tiahrt will speak at a meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Rep. Tiahrt is a candidate for the United States Senate. His congressional district includes Wichita and most of south-central Kansas. The club meets at the Whiskey Creek Steakhouse in…
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Wichita Center City South TIF Changes Slip Through
Read more: Wichita Center City South TIF Changes Slip ThroughAt the December 16, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, a major revision to the development plan of a downtown Wichita TIF district was made. This TIF district is a project of Real Development, whose principals Michael Elzufon and David Lundberg are commonly known as the “Minnesota Guys.” The changes to this plan were…
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Proposition K Website Now Open
Read more: Proposition K Website Now OpenProposition K is a measure designed to reform property tax appraisals in Kansas. There’s now a website with supporting information. The site allows readers to leave comments, and some comment writers make good points. The link to the website is Proposition K.
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An Austrian Recommendation for President Obama
Read more: An Austrian Recommendation for President ObamaRobert P. Murphy, author of the fine book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism lays out what President Obama and Congress can do to really fix our economy. In this article, Murphy addresses the critics of those who oppose the proposed stimulus plan. That’s important, because many critics of the stimulus say that the government…
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Please Back Up Your Data
Read more: Please Back Up Your DataYou really need to back up your computer data. It’s as simple as that. There is no form of computer storage that isn’t vulnerable to data loss. Sooner or later, a loss is certain to happen. The consequences can be tragic. There are several ways to perform this vital task of safeguarding your data. One…
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The Google May Shut Off Data
Read more: The Google May Shut Off DataOne of the fascinating things about having a website is analyzing how people happen to visit your site. For many sites, referrals from a search engine like Google or Yahoo are a big source of visitors. This means that someone used Google to search for something, your site appeared in the results, someone clicked on…
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Downtown Wichita Arena Spire. Wow.
Read more: Downtown Wichita Arena Spire. Wow.Here’s a photograph I took of the spire on the Intrust Bank Arena now under construction in downtown Wichita. You may be excused for confusing it with a non-functional flagpole. There was actually a ceremony surrounding the raising of this pole. Here’s what one Wichita Eagle letter-writer thought of the spire and Sedgwick County Commissioners.…
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At Wichita City Council, why are some doors open, and others closed?
Read more: At Wichita City Council, why are some doors open, and others closed?Steve Compton, owner of the Eaton Steakhouse in downtown Wichita, spoke to the Wichita city council on the public agenda at its February 3, 2009 meeting. Mr. Compton said he chose a bad time to start a business a year and a half ago. His business is just as important as others, he said, and…
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Ask What Questions About Downtown Wichita YMCA Deal?
Read more: Ask What Questions About Downtown Wichita YMCA Deal?Remarks to be delivered to the February 3, 2009 meeting of the Wichita city council. When considering the sale of city-owned land, the city has an obligation to get the best deal possible for the actual owners of the land, which are the citizens of Wichita. But it seems, according to the agenda report, that…
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From Kevass Harding to Lavonta Williams
Read more: From Kevass Harding to Lavonta WilliamsOne of the unusual sightings on the campaign finance report filed last month by Lavonta Williams, current Wichita city council member and candidate for re-election, is two contributions totaling $1,000 from Kevass Harding and his wife. These contributions represent the maximum it was possible for two people to give at the time.
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Why Was Al Gore There?
Read more: Why Was Al Gore There?“The lawmakers gazed in awe at the figure before them. The Goracle had seen the future, and he had come to tell them about it.” That’s how Dana Milbank starts a report on a recent appearance by Al Gore before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The story is With Al Due Respect, We’re Doomed. Read…