For what it’s worth, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain won another straw poll. This one was taken by the National Federation of Republican Women, which held a convention last weekend in Kansas City, Mo. Cain received 49 percent of the polling vote, followed by Rick Perry with 14 percent and Mitt Romney with 13 percent. Cain also won the Florida straw poll.
Though it is way behind Mission Hills in Johnson County, Bel Aire is the most-affluent area city with a population of 1,000 or more, according to a study by the Business Journals. Bel Aire, which is the seventh most-affluent city in the state, has a median household income of $80,723, and its median house value is $146,000, according to the study. Mission Hills’ median household income is $243,553 and its median house value is $883,000. The next four most-affluent area cities are Andover (ninth), Kechi (11th), North Newton (14th), Hesston (15th) and Derby (16th). Wichita is the 63rd most-affluent city, with a median household income of $44,202 and a median house value of $108,100. Eastborough has fewer than 1,000 residents.
There is a lot of concern about the cause of rising Wichita water rates and how high they could go. A good place to get information is at four district advisory board meetings tonight. Wichita public works and utilities officials will present results of a water and sewer cost-of-service analysis and explain their proposal for increasing rates. The meetings, all of which begin at 6:30 p.m., will take place at the Atwater Neighborhood City Hall, 2755 E. 19th Street; Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian; Fire Station No. 21, 135th Street West and 21st Street; and the Evergreen Park Recreation Center, 2700 N. Woodland.
“President Obama claims his new jobs bill will be better than his old jobs bill, which only created one job that went to a guy named Bill.” — Jay Leno
“Barack Obama’s watching the (GOP) debate, and halfway through he turns to his wife and says, ‘Honey, you can stop packing.’” — David Letterman
“President Obama’s campaign just launched a new program geared toward seniors called Operation Vote. Just what old people need, another operation.” — Jimmy Fallon
