Tag: Wichita Eagle opinion watch
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Balanced budget amendment is needed
Despite claims made by opponents, we desperately need a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Despite subsidy program, Wichita flights are declining
Supporters of the Kansas Affordable Airfares Program are proud of the program’s success. But looking at the statistics uncovers a troubling trend that is obscured by the facts used to promote the program.
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Kansas job growth — or lack of it
The lack of job growth in Kansas should be in the news, as the figures are quite startling and reveal a stagnant Kansas economy when compared to nearby states
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Arts won’t go away in Kansas
Around the country Kansas is being portrayed by government arts supporters as having taken a giant step backwards. For those who value the tenets of classical liberalism — liberty, individualism, skepticism about power, spontaneous order, free markets, limited government, and peace, to name a few — Kansas has moved forward. It’s sad and telling that…
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KPERS editorial a disservice to Kansans
A Wichita Eagle editorial on KPERS, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, understates the urgency with which the state must proceed to solve the problem.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday April 8, 2011
Today: Kansas Meadowlark blog recast; economics in one lesson next week; halve the deficit by doing nothing; state debt worse than federal.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday March 28, 2011
Today: Wichita Eagle endorsements; Wichita City Council this week; Sedgwick County commission this week; Kansas judicial selection; Kansas Department of Labor computer system; General Electric: no taxes for me; Freeloaders come in all types; New York City may seek waiver from ObamaCare; Economic freedom and a better life; government investment specialty.
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Wichita Eagle editorial page: arm of Democratic Party?
The Wichita Eagle editorial page promotes a political party fundraiser.
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Wichita Eagle endorsements out of step with Wichita
Yesterday’s primary election for Wichita city and school board races revealed a Wichita Eagle editorial board increasingly out of step with voters, who followed several of the board’s recommendations but also voted strongly against several Eagle-endorsed candidates.