http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com Individual liberty, limited government, and free markets, mostly in Wichita and Kansas Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:29:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kansas bloggers were hard at work again this week, covering a wide variety of topics. See Kansas Blog Roundup for August 29, 2008 http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/29/kansas-blog-roundup-for-august-29-2008/ 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. http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/22/kansas-blog-roundup-for-august-22-2008/ 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. http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/15/kansas-blog-roundup-for-august-15-2008/ At a recent meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer delivered remarks that I found … well, I’m still trying to find the words that fully describe my astonishment. See Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer Saves Us From Covered Wagons. http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/14/wichita-mayor-carl-brewer-saves-us-from-covered-wagons/ I'm tempted to ask this rhetorical question: Why don't we strip away all the confusion and obfuscation surrounding TIF districts and just give the developers $2.5 million? See Reverend Kevass Harding's Wichita TIF District: A Bad Deal in Several Ways http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/12/reverend-kevass-hardings-wichita-tif-district-a-bad-deal-in-several-ways/ Confusion over who is in charge of formulating the Wichita school bond issue plan and running the campaign harms the district's reputation. There is a solution that would give the pro-bond group needed transparency and leadership. The full article is How to Pass the Wichita School Bond Issue. http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/11/how-to-pass-the-wichita-school-bond-issue/ See http://wichitaliberty.org/kansas-government/maryland-previews-kansas-climate-change-panel/ http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/11/maryland-previews-kansas-climate-change-panel/ 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. http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/06/questions-wichita-reverend-kevass-harding-will-not-answer/ 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? http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/04/wichita-school-bond-issue-opponents-driving-what-and-how/ I've noticed two new Kansas blogs this week. The full blog roundup is here: Kansas Blog Roundup for August 1, 2008. http://wichitaliberty.blogivists.com/2008/08/01/kansas-blog-roundup-for-august-1-2008/