Opinion
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Reading Is at the Forefront of Local Education Policy
Opinion -The new federal push for schools to ensure their programs of instruction are based on valid science is lending urgency to an old debate over the best way to teach reading. -
Regulations to Blame for Rising Gas Prices
Opinion -This spring, labor unrest in oil-producing Venezuela and developments in Iraq sent the average price of gasoline above $1.70 per gallon, up 35 cents since January 1. Fortunately, those problems are being resolved and prices are falling. -
Rejecting the World
Opinion -The New York Times April 18, 2003 by Paul Krugman The Bush administration did the right thing on diesel emissions this week, curbing an important source of air pollution. -
Study Documents False Warming Trend
Opinion -A newly published study of the Houston, Texas urban heat island effect may resolve one of the most controversial debates in climate change science: Which provides a more accurate reading of the Earth’s global temperature, satellite readings or -
Celtic Discovery: a/k/a/ Joe & Diane’s Excellent Vacation
Opinion -Between September 8 and September 24, 2001, Heartland president Joseph Bast and vice president Diane Bast enjoyed a remarkable 17-day vacation in Ireland. -
The Rich Want less Tax? Then Let’s Sew up Those Loopholes
Opinion -Dear Mr. Colebatch and Editors of The Age: I would like to express my strong disagreement with your premise that lowering the top tax rate from 48.5 percent to 39 percent “would make little difference. -
Help Bring the Tax Revolt Into the 21st Century by Attending National Taxpayers Conference ‘03
Opinion -The Heartland Institute is proud to co-sponsor National Taxpayers Conference ‘03, Thursday-Saturday, June 19-21, 2003, Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. -
Heartland Welcomes Author Jacob Sullum of Reason Magazine Discussing His Newest Book: Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use
Opinion -Chicago, IL: Jacob Sullum, a senior editor at Reason magazine, will discuss his provocative new book, Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use, at The Heartland Institute, 19 South LaSalle Street, Suite 903, Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, June 12, 2003, -
Supreme Court Decision on Maine Rx Program Keeps Sick Plan Alive
Opinion -Chicago, IL - According to a national think tank based in Chicago, Illinois, this week's decision by the U.S. -
Kerry Jumps into Health Care Reform Pool
Opinion -DES MOINES, Iowa, 5/16/03 – Saying his plan is “is less costly than three others,” Democratic Presidential hopeful Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) introduced a $72 billion a year plan focused on middle-income Americans who face rising insurance -
Potential GOP Senate Candidates Speak at Forum
Opinion -More than 200 people attended the 2003 Chicago Conservative Conference on Saturday, May 17. The Heartland Institute cohosted the event with nearly a dozen leading conservative and libertarian groups. -
Policy Groups Question Congress’s Approach to Climate Change
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Global Warming Bills Could Sneak Through Congress
Opinion -The scientific case for global warming alarmism grows ever weaker, and President Bush has long since announced he will not submit the Kyoto global warming treaty to the Senate for ratification, but congressional liberals are still making mighty efforts -
Joint Letter to Chairman Hyde on Climate Resolution
Opinion -May 5, 2003 The Honorable Mr. Henry Hyde Chairman, Committee on International Relations U. S. House of Representatives Washington, D. C. -
Open Letter to Congressman William Thomas Calling Lower Taxes
Opinion -TAX CUT WORKING GROUP A Coalition for Lower Taxes and Limited Government May 1, 2003 Hon. William M. Thomas United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Thomas: Soon you will be fashioning a tax reduction bill. -
Uninsured Get a Reality Checkup
Opinion -The estimates of uninsured usually touted to justify intrusive government health care policy don’t hold up under careful scrutiny. -
Lake Michigan Salmon Fishing Best in Decades
Opinion -Lake Michigan creel surveys confirm what charter boat captains and sport anglers reported last summer: Trout and salmon fishing on the big pond was the best in nearly 20 years. -
Camden, NJ Takeover Upheld
Opinion -On March 18, at the Mercer County Courthouse in Trenton, New Jersey, Superior Court Judge Andrew J. Smithson upheld the constitutionality of a state takeover plan, originally passed last July, for the city of Camden and its public schools. -
With Vouchers, Would Religious Schools Predominate?
Opinion -If parents were provided with tax-funded vouchers, or scholarships, so they could freely choose to send their child to a public school, a secular private school, or a religious school, would it lead to a preponderance of religious schools of choice? -
Six Bills Would Expand Choice in Vermont
Opinion -Suit Aims to Open Choice to Religious Schools Although the U.S. -
05/2003 State Update
Opinion -Colorado * Connecticut * Georgia * Iowa Maine * Massachusetts * North Carolina * Vermont COLORADO ACLU Challenges Medicaid Cuts The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a lawsuit attempting to prevent the state from balancing its -
Illinois Mulls Single-Payer Plan
Opinion -The House passed H.B. 2268, the Health Care Justice Act, on April 1, and its potential $2.6 to $4 billion cost is no joke. -
Advocacy Groups Inflate Number of Uninsured
Opinion -Three of the most powerful advocacy groups in the country spearheaded an unprecedented $8 million campaign to persuade Americans to take yet another step down the road to a single-payer health care system. -
Bush Call for Hydrogen Funding Fuels Debate
Opinion -At an April 9 auto trade show in Hanover, Germany, General Motors and BMW announced a cooperative effort to develop refueling devices for liquid hydrogen vehicles.
