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Derby Reporter Gives Up
Read more: Derby Reporter Gives UpThe Wichita Business Journal reports that the Derby Reporter is going out of business. (Derby newspaper shutting down) The cause of this is attributed to Sedgwick County’s recent decision to print its legal notices in the Wichita Eagle instead of the Derby newspaper. This quaint practice of publishing legal notices in newspapers is mandated by…
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Dick Kelsey to Announce
Read more: Dick Kelsey to AnnounceKansas State Senator Dick Kelsey will make an announcement today “about running for the congressional seat being given up by Todd Tiahrt,” as he wrote in an email message to me. I don’t know what he’ll say, but at Kansas Days he passed out “Dick Kelsey for Congress” pens. The announcement will be at 2:00…
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Bob Novak’s Final ENPR Edition
Read more: Bob Novak’s Final ENPR EditionA sad email appeared in my inbox yesterday. Its title — ENPR: FINAL EDITION — gave me cause to think the worst had happened. Fortunately it hasn’t, but the news is sad nonetheless. ENPR is the Evans-Novak Political Report, a fascinating report compiled since 1967. Last year, Bob Novak (Rowland Evans died in 2001) was…
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AFP Works to Oppose Stimulus
Read more: AFP Works to Oppose StimulusHere’s a message from Tim Phillips, President of Americans For Prosperity. I listened in to the telephone town hall meeting he mentions. Despite a few technical glitches, these meetings are becoming popular, and serve as an effective way to communicate with a large number of people. Wait — don’t we have the Internet for that?…
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Arena Seating Upgrade Illustrates Problem
Read more: Arena Seating Upgrade Illustrates ProblemOnce we’ve started down this road, it’s hard to turn back. I’m referring to the $1.7 million that the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners approved for upgrades to the seating in the downtown Wichita arena. Evidently there’s a new type of raised seating that makes for a better audience experience for those seated on the…
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Jerry Moran Clarifies Attitude Towards Obama Administration
Read more: Jerry Moran Clarifies Attitude Towards Obama AdministrationAt the general meeting at Kansas Days on January 31, Kansas first district congressman Jerry Moran sought to clarify or recast the impression a news story left in the minds of attendees. A Wichita Eagle news story headlined Moran: Obama easier to work with than Bush starts with the sentence “The day after filing to…
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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…