Kansas Blog Roundup for August 29, 2008
Posted on August 29, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas | Leave a Comment
Kansas bloggers were hard at work again this week, covering a wide variety of topics. See Kansas Blog Roundup for August 29, 2008
Read More..>>Kansas Blog Roundup for August 22, 2008
Posted on August 22, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas | Leave a Comment
In Kansas this week, some blogs are quiet, but others pick up the slack with some worthwhile posts. See Kansas Blog Roundup for August 22, 2008.
Read More..>>Kansas Blog Roundup for August 15, 2008
Posted on August 15, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas | Leave a Comment
No overarching theme emerged this week in Kansas blogs. Follow-up from the August 5 Kansas primary and Wichita school board action proved popular with readers. See Kansas Blog Roundup for August 15, 2008.
Read More..>>Questions Wichita Reverend Kevass Harding Will Not Answer
Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Wichita | Leave a Comment
A Wichita minister and school board member seeks a large benefit for his real estate development, but will not answer questions posed by a constituent. See Questions Wichita Reverend Kevass Harding Will Not Answer.
Read More..>>Wichita School Bond Issue Opponents: Driving What? And How?
Posted on August 4, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Schools | Leave a Comment
A Wichita Eagle columnist complains that in spite of all the advantages that Wichita school bond issue proponents have, the opposition is somehow driving the issue.
The full story is here: Wichita School Bond Issue Opponents: Driving What? And How?
The Wichita Eagle’s Preference For Government
Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Wichita, free markets | Leave a Comment
An article in the June 19, 2008 Wichita Eagle (Many businesses owners say they carry too much of local tax burden) provides an example of the frequently-expressed bias against individuality and markets, and in favor of government and its institutions.
The full article is at http://wichitaliberty.org/node/712
Wichita Public School District’s Taxation Without Information
Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas, Taxes, Wichita | Leave a Comment
Taxation without information. I wish I could take credit for inventing this phrase that I recently heard someone use. It captures very well the key characteristic of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, and its campaign for the proposed 2008 bond issue.
The full article is here: http://wichitaliberty.org/node/711
Wichita School Bond Issue: Surrounding Districts Are Growing and Building New Facilities
Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas, Schools, Wichita | Leave a Comment
Supporters of the proposed bond issue for USD 259, the Wichita, Kansas public school district, say that Wichita schoolchildren deserve the same nice and new facilities that many of the surrounding suburban districts have been building. Typical is an editorial in The Wichita Eagle on February 10, 2008, stating “The [Wichita school] district officials kept [...]
Read More..>>Wichita School Bond Issue: Is Economic Impact Real?
Posted on June 16, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Kansas, Schools, Wichita | Leave a Comment
The fact that government spends money does not mean it is spent wisely in ways that create wealth and makes people better off. Does a study the Wichita, Kansas school district relies on have an opinion about the wisdom of school district spending?
The full story is here: http://wichitaliberty.org/node/707.
A Believer in Good Government Programs
Posted on June 13, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Kansas, free markets | Leave a Comment
An audio version of this post is available here.
A Mr. Greg Abbott of Clearwater, Kansas makes the case in the June 13, 2008 Wichita Eagle that there are many good government programs: the interstate highway system, the post office, the air traffic control system, police and fire departments, etc.
I believe the writer makes a huge [...]
