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Universal Preschool Wastes Money, Imperils the Good Society
Read more: Universal Preschool Wastes Money, Imperils the Good SocietyIf K-12 schools fail to graduate one in four students on time, does it make much sense to enroll children in public programs at an even younger age? That’s one problem with proposals for universal, taxpayer-funded preschool, as outlined by a new report issued by the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. Read “Plato’s Republic…
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Are Teachers Paid Fairly?
Read more: Are Teachers Paid Fairly?The school bond issue in Wichita and those occurring in surrounding districts overlook one crucial necessity: a fair wage for teachers. They are critically underpaid for all levels of education, service and abilities. (From The Wichita Eagle Opinion Line, April 27, 2008) This writer is misinformed on several levels.
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A Mess of John McCain’s Own Making
Read more: A Mess of John McCain’s Own MakingKimberly A. Strassel of the Wall Street Journal explains a mess of John McCain’s own making, and which confirms to me that he is not suited to be President of the United States: McCain’s Campaign Finance Revelation. “The Arizonan may not yet fully understand that money is speech.” writes Ms. Strassel
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Diversity Is What Starbucks Decides It Is
Read more: Diversity Is What Starbucks Decides It IsPaul Jacob, in a Common Sense commentary writes about David Boaz’s article in the Wall Street Journal (available at the Cato Institute) which describes the effort to obtain a customized Starbucks card with the phrase “laissez-faire” printed on it.
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No Recycling Mandates in Sedgwick County, Please
Read more: No Recycling Mandates in Sedgwick County, PleaseIn some cases the price system tells us that recycling is a beneficial use of resources. About 75% of automobiles are recycled, and used cardboard is often recycled in commercial settings. That’s because the price paid for these recycled items is high enough that, in these contexts, recycling can be profitable. That’s the price system…
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Wichita school expulsion myths
Read more: Wichita school expulsion mythsRecently Lynn Rogers, a USD 259 (Wichita, Kansas public school district) board member, made this statement: “I know there are kids from many Catholic schools that have come to public schools when the Catholic schools have kicked them out.” This attitude reflects a common perception or myth: that private and religious schools kick out the…
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Martin Libhart is qualified in what way?
Read more: Martin Libhart is qualified in what way?But what about Martin Libhart, the man who succeeds Winston Brooks, if only as the interim superintendent? According to a news release on the USD 259 website: “Because Libhart does not currently possess a district level leadership certificate, the district is working with the Kansas State Department of Education for a restricted certificate as permitted…
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Hugging Casinos and Banning Power Plants in Kansas
Read more: Hugging Casinos and Banning Power Plants in KansasFrom Denis Boyles’s column at Kansas Liberty, calling the consistency and judgment of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius into question (admittedly, a small task): If there are at least some scientific studies that show gambling’s bad for you, and none that show that carbon dioxide’s bad for you, why is the governor of Kansas hugging casinos…
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Kansas must change its judicial selection method
Read more: Kansas must change its judicial selection methodThe Kansas Supreme Court is a private club filled with people you’ve never heard of until they pass some tax you have to pay or invent some law you don’t want. There is a way to fix this, but you won’t like it, says Denis Boyles.
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Holcomb, Kansas Coal Plant Water Usage in Perspective
Read more: Holcomb, Kansas Coal Plant Water Usage in PerspectiveAn argument opponents of the proposed Holcomb Station coal-fired electricity generation plant make is that its water usage is excessive and will lead to, depending on who is speaking, little water left for other uses. Even drinking water, according to some critics, could be threatened.
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Franking Abuse by Kansas Democratic Legislative Leadership
Read more: Franking Abuse by Kansas Democratic Legislative LeadershipThe Kansas Meadowlark reports on Franking Abuse by Kansas Democratic Legislative Leadership: Recently both the Kansas House Minority Leader, Dennis McKinney, and Kansas Senate Minority Leader, Anthony Hensley, abused their nearly unlimited budget to mail items to Kansas voters. These mailings had less to do with helping inform constituents about what is going on in…
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The Entrepreneur As American Hero
Read more: The Entrepreneur As American HeroHere’s Williams’ law: Whenever the profit incentive is missing, the probability that people’s wants can be safely ignored is the greatest. If a poll were taken asking people which services they are most satisfied with and which they are most dissatisfied with, for-profit organizations (supermarkets, computer companies and video stores) would dominate the first list…