The Smoking Ban in Wichita
Posted on May 31, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Liberty, Property rights, Wichita | Leave a Comment
Some commentary regarding Wichita’s half-passed smoking ban that I received.
University of Kansas School of Medicine professor Dr. Rick Kellerman is on the front page of the May 30 Wichita Eagle. Kellerman is upset that a complete ban on smoking is not expected to be adopted by the city council at their June 3 meeting.
Who appointed [...]
Support the Wichita School Bond Issue For Our Community
Posted on May 31, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas, Schools, Wichita | Leave a Comment
In a letter printed in the May 30, 2008 Wichita Eagle, Margaret Wooldridge of Park City, Kansas criticizes opponents of the proposed bond issue for USD 259, the Wichita, Kansas public school district. The mysterious “Boondoggler” at Wichita 259 Truth exposes the several problems with this letter in the post BOE Meetings and Letters.
In my [...]
Kansas Blog Roundup for May 30, 2008
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas | Leave a Comment
Abortion politics were at the forefront in Kansas this week. Robert Novak’s column about Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius revealed some previously-unknown information about the relationship between her and the notorious late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller of Wichita. The KRA comments and links to Novak’s column: Novak: A Vice-President of Abortion.
Kansas bloggers were quick to [...]
Wichita Public Schools as a Public Good
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Education, Kansas, Schools, Wichita | Leave a Comment
An audio recording of this article may be heard here.
Supporters of the proposed bond issue for USD 259, the Wichita, Kansas public school district, portray Wichita’s public schools as a “public good.” Therefore, the entire community should pay for — and be happy to pay for — the ongoing operations of the schools, and should [...]
Let’s Spend on Wichita School Facilities, But Not Maintain Them?
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Schools, Wichita | Leave a Comment
A writer in The Wichita Eagle (May 21, 2008) makes the case that since one of the persons opposed to the proposed USD 259 (Wichita public school district) bond issue in 2008 hasn’t been in a Wichita public school for many years, he isn’t as credible as he could be. If he would take a [...]
Read More..>>The Energy Policy Goals of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas | Leave a Comment
The Kansas Meadowlark gets it just right in this quote from a recent article: “Unfortunately Sebelius’ energy policy is more about winning elections than solving long-term energy problems.”
Most Kansans realize that Kathleen Sebelius’ national ambitions are more important to her than the good governance of the State of Kansas. Her policy switch on the desirability [...]
Sedgwick County Trash Franchising: On the Road to Economic Perdition
Posted on May 23, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Kansas | Leave a Comment
I received this letter to Sedgwick County (Kansas) Commissioner David Unruh “over the transom” and I thought it merited reading by the general public. The author speaks of the “road to economic perdition.” I had to use the dictionary to refresh my memory of the exact meaning of the word “perdition.” While that term seems [...]
Read More..>>Kansas Blog Roundup for May 23, 2008
Posted on May 23, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas | Leave a Comment
The Kansas Meadowlark has a number of posts this week that merit reading by Kansans. Topekans Rally in Support of Canned Talk Show Host Jim Cates reports on the dismissal of Topeka’s conservative talk radio host. At least Topeka had such a talk show. Wichita has nothing like that. Kansas Parochial School Sued for Requiring [...]
Read More..>>Trash Franchising in Wichita and Sedgwick County
Posted on May 21, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Kansas, Wichita | Leave a Comment
Currently both Sedgwick County and Wichita are considering trash franchising.
On the surface, “franchising” sounds like a good thing. It sounds like someone’s opening a new Subway sandwich shop.
But what trash franchising does is to grant a monopoly to one (or sometimes a few) service providers for specific geographic areas. Under franchising, people living in an [...]
Rod Bremby’s Action Drove Away the Refinery
Posted on May 20, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas | Leave a Comment
In The Wichita Eagle (Roderick L. Bremby: Neufeld Disregards Truth About Air Permits, May 17, 2008) the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment takes issue with Kansas House Speaker Melvin Neufeld, a Republican from Ingalls. The point of contention is that Neufeld claims that if not for Bremby, Kansas might have landed [...]
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