Tag: Politics
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Causes of global finance crisis explained in Wichita
Today, an audience of 600 business and civic leaders attended the 30th annual Economic Outlook Conference at Century II, sponsored by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) at Wichita State University. The featured speaker was John A. Allison, chairman and former CEO of BB&T Corporation, the nation’s 10th largest financial-holding company. Its…
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‘State of the State Kansas’ covers state with video
Just a few weeks ago Kansas gained a new news-oriented website. State of the State Kansas is different from most news sites, as it focuses on providing long-format video coverage of issues and candidates. Rebecca Zepick founded State of the State Kansas. I visited with her last week and asked some questions about the site.
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Betty Arnold’s Sedgwick County Commission race: running uphill
Last week Betty Arnold, a member of the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district declared her intent to be a candidate for the Sedgwick County Commission. She’ll be running for the spot currently held by Dave Unruh, who has already filed for re-election.
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Goyle holds campaign kick-off event in Old Town
In front of a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at the Pumphouse in Old Town Wichita, Kansas House of Representatives member Raj Goyle held a kick-off event for his campaign for the United States Congress. In his brief remarks, Goyle said that after receiving his education out-of-state, he — unlike many young people — came back…
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American Liberty Tour stop added in Salina
It’s coming to Kansas City, and now a stop has been added in Salina.
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Americans fail basic test on history and institutions
If you took a test covering basic questions about American heritage and civics, how do you think you would do? Do you think college freshmen should be able to pass such a test?
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Pachyderms to host panel on Republican Party’s future
At this Friday’s meeting of the Wichita Pachyderm Club, the topic is “What does the Republican Party have to look like to be successful in 2010?”
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Dale Swenson, tea party critic, a barrel of laughs
Today’s Wichita Eagle contains a story (Tea party organizers: We paid for event) covering the dust-up between a member of the Kansas House of Representatives and tea party organizers. The state representative — Dale Swenson, a Democrat whose district covers parts of southwest Wichita — said of the tea party event: “We need taxes to…
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Astroturfers get benefits
The headline at Michele McGinty’s blog reads Wow! Lefty astroturfers get benefits!. Who could have figured?