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Warren Old Town Wichita Theater: Good Money After Bad?
Read more: Warren Old Town Wichita Theater: Good Money After Bad?This letter is from my friend Darrell Leffew. Not everyone seems to understand the folly of throwing good money after bad. “Taxpayers are already on the hook” is Wichita city council member Jeff Longwell’s opinion as expressed in a Wichita Eagle article. Mr. Longwell, I realize you weren’t a member of the council when we…
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Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group: Good for Kansas?
Read more: Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group: Good for Kansas?Yesterday’s Wichita Eagle editorial by Randy Scholfield (Climate group could help state) supports Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius and her hand-picked Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group (KEEP). Together with an earlier article in the same newspaper (Climate group to assist state on energy plan, June 22, 2008), Kansans have plenty to be worried about…
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Letter to Justice Anthony Kennedy
Read more: Letter to Justice Anthony KennedyFrom my friend Karl Peterjohn. 16 June 2008 Mr. Anthony Kennedy US Supreme Court 1 First St., NE Washington, DC 20543 Dear Sir: I am writing concerning your most recent decision empowering terrorists captured on the battlefield in the U.S. court system. This edict granting habeas corpus rights to Islamic Jihadists will stain you and…
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Wichita Tax Swap Has Dangers
Read more: Wichita Tax Swap Has DangersThe City of Wichita is thinking about raising its sales tax and using the proceeds to lower property taxes (“City starts talks on 1-cent hike in sales tax”, May 14, 2008 Wichita Eagle). While some debate the relative merits of sales taxes vs. property taxes, there is one thing I am certain of: if Wichita…
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Price Controls Will Harm Iowa
Read more: Price Controls Will Harm IowaIn the article Price Controls Create Man-Made Disasters we learn that although the Iowa attorney general has imposed Iowa’s anti-price-gouging rule (Price-gougers beware, Attorney General says), the likely effect will be “shortages of needed supplies, long lines, delayed repairs, and, perhaps, increased incivility.” The price system is very good at allocating scarce resources. That’s certainly…
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Understanding the Responsibility of Liberty
Read more: Understanding the Responsibility of LibertyA writer in the Wichita Eagle’s WE blog recently wrote this cautionary note about what our country would be like if libertarians were in charge: “… you can HOPE that the acid factory down the road didn’t taint your well water and the food you buy isn’t disease ridden.” This writer seems to believe that…
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RightOnline Summit
Read more: RightOnline Summit“While the left convenes for their annual meeting of the tin foil hat wearers, I invite all of you to take part in a conservative gathering that will be going on just across town.” Thanks, Eric Odom, for the invitation to RightOnline Summit.
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It’s now WordPress
Read more: It’s now WordPressHere at the Voice For Liberty in Wichita I’ve made the switch from Drupal to WordPress as my blogging platform. There’s really nothing wrong with Drupal; it’s just that WordPress is very good, and after four years with Drupal, maybe it was time for a switch.
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Wichita’s Galichia provides what government health care doesn’t
Read more: Wichita’s Galichia provides what government health care doesn’tA recent editorial in The Wichita Eagle (Dr. Bill Roy: Universal care is most economic, efficient) contains several mistaken impressions. One may be disproved by recent developments in Wichita.
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Kansas Blog Roundup for June 20, 2008
Read more: Kansas Blog Roundup for June 20, 2008When reporting on Kansas bloggers, a trip to The Kansas Meadowlark is just about the best place to start. This week the Meadowlark reports on SamSphere Kansas, an event hosted by the Sam Adams Alliance. I myself had the pleasure of attending this event and even spoke for a moment to the group. Thank you…
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Is Boeing tanker “victory” good for America?
Read more: Is Boeing tanker “victory” good for America?A Wall Street Journal editorial argued that calls on Capitol Hill for “patriotism” in defense procurement are misguided.
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The Wichita Eagle’s preference for government
Read more: The Wichita Eagle’s preference for governmentAn article in the June 19, 2008 Wichita Eagle (Many businesses owners say they carry too much of local tax burden) provides an example of the frequently-expressed bias against individuality and markets, and in favor of government and its institutions. The article, which presents much useful information, unfortunately contains this sentence: “Needless to say, taxes…