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More Kansas National Education Association candidate questions
Read more: More Kansas National Education Association candidate questionsThe “Kansas Political Action Committee,” a group associated with the Kansas National Education Association (KNEA, the teachers union) has a questionnaire it asks candidates for the Kansas legislature to complete. After reading a few of these questions, it became clear to me that the questions are formulated to advance the interests of the teachers union…
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Wichita and Kansas General Election Coverage
Read more: Wichita and Kansas General Election CoverageMy page of coverage of the general election for Wichita and the surrounding area is available. Click here to view it. I don’t think I have all the candidate websites listed yet, so if I’m missing any, please send it to me though the contact page. I’d prefer an email message rather than a comment.
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Another Wichita School Bond Issue Cartoon
Read more: Another Wichita School Bond Issue CartoonHelen Cochran of Citizens for Better Education has released another political cartoon whose topic is the Wichita school bond issue. Click here to go to CBE’s website and see this cartoon. The others are there, too.
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Wichita School Bond at the Football Game: The Video
Read more: Wichita School Bond at the Football Game: The VideoFriday night a friend and I attended the Wichita Heights at Northwest high school football game. We found out it’s pretty hard to get into the game without being exposed to a variety of “informational” presentations regarding the bond issue. I use the term informational in quotes because these presentations are made in a way…
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Flunked the Movie Coming to Wichita!
Read more: Flunked the Movie Coming to Wichita!Up through 4th grade, American students are above-average when tested against students of other nations. After that, they begin a steady decline to the point where, by the 12th grade, American students are down near the bottom. Something is wrong in American education. Flunked went out and found some teachers who are doing something about…
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Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture: Wichita School District’s Favorite Architect Has Hand in Everything
Read more: Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture: Wichita School District’s Favorite Architect Has Hand in EverythingRecently I obtained the contract for the construction of Stucky Middle School for USD 259, the Wichita public school district. Something I observed is that Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture was not the architect. Instead, it was Gossen Livingston Associates, Inc. Gossen Livingston was one of the hosts for the kickoff of the “Yes For…
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No Google Desktop
Read more: No Google DesktopEvidently there’s no Google Desktop for 64 bit Windows Vista. How will I survive?
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Is There Anyone Left to Pay Taxes?
Read more: Is There Anyone Left to Pay Taxes?The Tax Foundation reports that soon nearly half of the tax returns filed will owe no federal income tax, according to the economic plans of John McCain and Barack Obama. In its analysis Both Candidates’ Tax Plans Will Reduce Millions of Taxpayers’ Liability to Zero (or Less), the Tax Foundation reports that McCain’s announced tax…
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Laissez faire in Washington? On what planet?
Read more: Laissez faire in Washington? On what planet?Sheldon Richman of the Foundation for Economic Education contributes analysis of the current economic situation in the article Government Failure. A few quotes: Laissez faire in Washington? On what planet? Governments at all levels have regulated the financial industry from the time of the founding. … At the Division of Labour blog, economist Lawrence H.…
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Wichita School Bond: Where Will the 25% Come From?
Read more: Wichita School Bond: Where Will the 25% Come From?One of the things Wichita school bond supporters use to make their case for the passage of the bond issue is that Wichitans won’t have to pay for all of it. Wichita school district bond educational materials say the State of Kansas will pay $92.5 million plus corresponding interest. That’s 25%, and district officials wear…
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Kansas Blog Roundup for September 19, 2008
Read more: Kansas Blog Roundup for September 19, 2008I think I say this almost every week, but I’m amazed at some of the blogs that people create just to showcase and report on their own personal interests. This week it’s Dave Knadler, who is a professional writer. His blog Dave’s Fiction Warehouse deals with books and writing and movies, and also his assorted…