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Sedgwick County Legislative Delegation Public Hearing
Read more: Sedgwick County Legislative Delegation Public HearingAt 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, the Sedgwick County legislative delegation will host a public hearing and inviting public input in the Jury Room of the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, Wichita, Kansas. This is your opportunity to address your concerns to area legislators prior to the convening of the 2009 legislative…
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The U.S. Taxpayer — AKA second, third or even fourth class citizen
Read more: The U.S. Taxpayer — AKA second, third or even fourth class citizenHere’s a note I received from someone who isn’t appreciative of the tax collector. This reminds me of the Internal Revenue Service’s effort to improve “customer service.” That’s funny. It reminds me of David Henderson, who wrote “calling taxpayers customers of the IRS is like calling chickens customers of the egg farmer.” I received a…
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s Message to Wichitans
Read more: Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s Message to WichitansHere’s a message someone sent to me. It’s from Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer. It describes some of the ways that government grew in Wichita during 2008. It also promotes the mayor’s plan for greater centralized planning and control over Wichita’s future. All this government expansion leads to less prosperity, making the mayor’s wish for a…
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Jonah Goldberg to Speak at Kansas Summit
Read more: Jonah Goldberg to Speak at Kansas SummitHere’s a message from Alan Cobb of Americans For Prosperity. I?m pleased to announce that Jonah Goldberg, syndicated columnist of National Review Online and best selling author of Liberal Fascism will be joining us on January 10th in Wichita. Register today for Kansas? second Defending the American Dream Summit, America?s foremost free-market voices, top experts…
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Wichita school bond contributors: self-interest gone wild
Read more: Wichita school bond contributors: self-interest gone wildThe campaign finance report filed by Citizens Alliance for Responsible Education (CARE), reporting on the campaign in favor of the bond issue to benefit USD 259, the Wichita public school district, contains information that should be of interest to Wichitans.
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A reasoned look at wind power
Read more: A reasoned look at wind powerThe Texas Public Policy Foundation has released a report titled Texas Wind Energy: Past, Present, and Future. It doesn’t have a catchy title, but the report is full of useful information about wind energy.
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Attitudes towards global warming are changing
Read more: Attitudes towards global warming are changingGlobal warming alarmists — in this article Christopher Booker refers to them simply as “warmists” — have become “even shriller and more frantic” in light of evidence that climate change may not be proceeding they way they’ve been predicting.
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Wichita school bond finance report omits a big contribution
Read more: Wichita school bond finance report omits a big contributionYesterday, Citizens Alliance for Responsible Education (CARE) filed their campaign finance report. This group was in favor of the bond issue to benefit USD 259, the Wichita public school district. There are some interesting details in this report, but there’s one glaring omission: there’s no mention of the campaign contribution made by the taxpayers of…
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Why don’t we have these in Wichita?
Read more: Why don’t we have these in Wichita?Just 12 years later, economically disadvantaged students — defined as those eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches — in secondary charter schools are twice as likely to score at advanced or proficient levels on math and reading tests as their peers in traditional public schools, based on federally mandated national tests. Wow. That sounds…
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Global warming rope-a-dope
Read more: Global warming rope-a-dopeWalter Williams reports that the science behind global warming is not as solid as alarmists and zealots present it to be.
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In public schools, incentives matter
Read more: In public schools, incentives matterLast week (Wichita Public School District’s Path: Not Fruitful) I wrote about an article by Malcolm Gladwell. This article describes a method for evaluating and paying teachers. It’s not based on what public schools do now, which is to reward teachers solely on the basis of longevity and education credentials earned. That’s because we’ve found…
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Still Oklahoma’s most wanted
Read more: Still Oklahoma’s most wantedA Wall Street Journal editorial explains the recent development in the case of Paul Jacob and two others in Oklahoma. This case is of interest for a few reasons. First, I know and like Paul Jacob. He’s been at the forefront of the fight for term limits. The Oklahoma case stems from his advocacy of…