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WE Blog: Jail consultants wise to withdraw

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:39:36 -0500

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Sedgwick County’s jail consultants were wise to withdraw a proposal for a contract extension. After all, Justice Concepts Inc. failed to reduce the county’s jailed population by 25 percent, as its original 10-month contract promised. The Kansas City, Mo., firm also has yet to produce a [...]

Voice For Liberty in Wichita: Oklahoma City sales tax passes; model for Wichita

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:23:43 -0500

On Tuesday, voters in Oklahoma City passed a new sales tax to fund downtown improvements. It passed by a vote of 54 percent to 46 percent.

The tax will be used to fund improvements such as a 70-acre downtown park ($130 million), a new convention center ($280 million), mass transit initiatives [...]

WE Blog: Hot air from Palin about global warming

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:02:44 -0500

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It’s not surprising that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is critical of the climate talks in Copenhagen, though her rhetoric is particularly strident. In a Washington Post commentary this week, Palin dismissed “so-called climate change experts” and “the agenda-driven policies being pushed in Copenhagen.” [...]

The Kansas Progress: American Humanics Recognizes K-State For Having Best Nonprofit Sector Internship Placement Rate In The Nation 2

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:44:12 -0500

Source: Olivia Collins, 785-532-5701, ocollins@k-state.edu Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WebppSsz7lk AMERICAN HUMANICS RECOGNIZES K-STATE FOR HAVING BEST NONPROFIT SECTOR INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT RATE IN THE NATION MANHATTAN — The American Humanics/nonprofit leadership focus program at Kansas State University is being recognized as the best among American Humanics Academic Alliance members at placing students in nonprofit sector [...]

kansasprairie.net: KOLYA

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:34:49 -0500

Frequently I select obscure movies, many of them foreign produced films, from the Netflix list. Today I watched “Kolya”, a story about a once renowned cellist in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra who is reduced to play at funerals at the city crematorium in Prague. It was filmed in Prague which [...]

Voice For Liberty in Wichita: AFP releases Kansas education spending policy primer

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:26:43 -0500

Americans for Prosperity-Kansas has released a three-page document that details some facts about Kansas spending on schools and education.

It’s an important topic, as K-12 school spending represents about half of our state’s general fund spending. Education — as we’re reminded by school spending advocates — is also one [...]

Voice For Liberty in Wichita: ‘MyWichita’ a useful service

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:08:50 -0500

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The City of Wichita has a feature on its website that lets citizens receive timely and useful information by email, instead of requiring citizens to continually check the site for updates.

Its name is “MyWichita.” It’s available as a link in the right-hand column of the city’s website, or [...]

Voice For Liberty in Wichita: Kansas school funding email confuses, misleads

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:58:04 -0500

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Kansas Liberty is reporting that an email message making the rounds is based on incorrect and misleading information.

The email complains that Kansas state legislators are paid $47,780 per year, while the state spends just $4,100 per year per child for education.

Actual legislator pay is less than half the [...]

WE Blog: Peace prize at a time of war

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:15:55 -0500

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Much has been made about President Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize the week after announcing that he was deploying more troops to Afghanistan. But as Obama stated in his acceptance address today, “There will be times when nations — acting individually or [...]

Voice For Liberty in Wichita: ‘Kansas Reporter’ launched

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:24:46 -0500

This week the Kansas Policy Institute announced the launch of KansasReporter, a new news service covering Kansas government. Combined with some other relatively new sources of news, analysis, and commentary — Kansas Liberty, Kansas Watchdog, State of the State, Kansas and a few older sources [...]