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Records requests are not always easy
Read more: Records requests are not always easyIt seems that citizens all over the country have trouble with public school districts and records requests. Sometime you have to battle not only the school district, but also third parties such as teachers unions.
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What is the Future of News Distribution?
Read more: What is the Future of News Distribution?This week I attended an open house event held by the Wichita Eagle. As part of the event, I took a quick tour of their plant. This photo shows rolls of newsprint in the basement of the building, waiting to be turned into newspapers. Ink distribution systems are in the background.
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Who is Responsible for Inflation?
Read more: Who is Responsible for Inflation?Walter Williams explains the difference between counterfeiting and monetary policy. He explains that “inflation results from an increase in the supply of money relative to the demand for money.” He asks who, then, is responsible for inflation? In the United states, who is able to create money? The answer, of course, is the Federal Reserve…
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Some Wichita communications breakdowns are more important than others
Read more: Some Wichita communications breakdowns are more important than othersAt the December 16, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer scolded interim city manager Scott Moore for failure to communicate effectively with council members. The process, according to the mayor, “made a complete mockery of the entire process and everything we actually do.”
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Sedgwick County Commission fails citizens
Read more: Sedgwick County Commission fails citizensAt yesterday’s meeting of the Sedgwick County Commission, Commissioners Tom Winters, Tim Norton, and Dave Unruh failed to take an opportunity to stand up for good government.
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s selective outrage
Read more: Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s selective outrageAt the Tuesday December 16, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer expressed his displeasure with the way city staff handled its investigation of a developer the city was preparing to do business with. The problem, it seems, is largely one of communications. City staff didn’t present the council members with relevant…
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I, Pencil turns 50!
Read more: I, Pencil turns 50!The Foundation for Economic Education has a new version of I, Pencil to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Click here to view the announcement and read this short book.
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Jeff Fluhr decided
Read more: Jeff Fluhr decidedA few weeks ago in the post Jeff Fluhr’s Decision I wrote that the the new president of the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation had a choice to make: “Mr. Fluhr needs to decide if he’s on the side of open and transparent government, or whether he’s in favor of crony capitalism and the good ol’…
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Sedgwick County Republican Party: democracy in action?
Read more: Sedgwick County Republican Party: democracy in action?I received this article from a local Republican activist who, obviously, isn’t satisfied with the way Fourth District Committee Delegates and Alternates are selected. As a committeeman myself, I have to say I agree. Last month the county party met to elect new officials: chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer. There was one slate of candidates,…
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Sedgwick County: please don’t ratify Wichita’s disrespect of citizens
Read more: Sedgwick County: please don’t ratify Wichita’s disrespect of citizensI’m here today to ask this commission to not approve the expansion of the Center City South Redevelopment District, commonly known as the downtown Wichita arena TIF district. The reason I ask this of you is for reasons of good and open government, something I’m sure we can agree that all citizens are in favor…
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Defective public hearing in Wichita. Open government needed.
Read more: Defective public hearing in Wichita. Open government needed.John Todd and Bill Davitt speak about the defective public hearing held at a recent Wichita City Council Meeting, and about the importance of open and transparent government.
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Sharon Fearey doesn’t appreciate the Wichita Eagle
Read more: Sharon Fearey doesn’t appreciate the Wichita EagleAt the December 16, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, Sharon Fearey expressed her displeasure with reporting done by the Wichita Eagle.