A search of major statewide newspapers from January to April of 2010 shows favored treatment of a Wichita State University pro-sales tax study. A more comprehensive study was done and presented to a House tax committee in January 2010 by Dr. Art Hall of the University of Kansas. A search for each author’s name was [...]
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Democrat Garcia backtracks on Gardasil
Like many, I didn’t understand why politicians thought they should mandate use of a recently approved vaccine for HPV (Human Papillomavirus.) Gardasil is a vaccine for HPV, which has been linked to cervical cancer. Soon after FDA approval however, recipients of the vaccine began to see some very serious side effects, including some deaths. Even [...]
Wichita Liberty takes aim at pro-tax forces
Bob Weeks at Wichita Liberty has an excellent explanation of Proposition K and its potential effects on property values and tax rates. The post is in response to a con editorial in the Wichita Eagle, “Tax Plan Would Shift Burden, Be Arbitrary.” The Eagle also featured a guest column in favor of Prop K, “Proposition [...]
Eagle comes out against Prop K
Phillip Brownlee, my favorite liberal Eagle editor (there’s only two left apparently) has come out against Proposition K which would simplify property taxation in Kansas by setting property values on January 1, 2010 and increasing them by a set 2% each year as long as the property is not improved. In a post entitled, “Plenty [...]
No original thoughts or just pushing an agenda?
A Wichita Eagle blog post has me wondering if the staff there has just run out of original thoughts or if they’re pushing an agenda…or maybe they’re just taking their talking points from various Democrat blogs now. Last Thursday a socialist Kansas blog put up a post titled, “Weirdest Post Ever: Kelley, Parkinson Hottest Kansas [...]
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