Opinion
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FWS ‘slush fund’ exposed in Congressional hearings
Opinion -“What the Fish and Wildlife Service doesn’t seem to understand is that Dingell-Johnson and Pittman-Robertson funds are for fish and wildlife conservation programs in the 50 states--not a slush fund for agency officials,” Don Young -
EPA stymied in effort to get farm data
Opinion -The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the data-gathering arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has refused to comply with a data-sharing agreement reached earlier this year with the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Parent ‘Vote’ Is Key to Better Schools
Opinion -Today, we think it strange that women once didn't have the vote. In the future, says entrepreneur John Walton, co-founder of the Children’s Scholarship Fund, it will seem equally strange that many Americans today don't have an educational vote. -
Call to Halt School-to-Work Spending
Opinion -WASHINGTON--Since the 104th Congress passed the School-to-Work Opportunities Act in 1994, the federal government has dispensed a total of $2 billion in implementation grants to the 50 states. -
Views on Vouchers
Opinion -It’s not a matter of public vs. private schools, it’s a matter of better schools. -
EPA Ignored Its Own Scientists on MTBE
Opinion -When an EPA-appointed blue-ribbon panel announced last summer it was recommending that use of the gasoline additive MTBE be "reduced substantially," the curtain began falling on one of the most bizarre--and avoidable--missteps in recent U.S. -
High Court to rule on ‘citizen suits’
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court will rule this session on whether “citizen suits” filed under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and other environmental laws are constitutional. -
FWS whistleblowers expose intimidation, obstruction of justice
Opinion -James M. Beers, a 31-year employee of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), testified before the House Resource Committee that he had not agreed with his supervisors at FWS about their funding for animal rights grant applicants. -
Lessons from Wisconsin
Opinion -The intellectual debate over vouchers in Milwaukee may be over, but the battle to regulate educational choice still is being fought, according to American Education Reform Council president Susan Mitchell in a recent report from the Wisconsin Policy -
Two School Chiefs Talk about Vouchers
Opinion -While dismissing vouchers as "a diversion" and "a proxy for real investment," New York Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew admitted to a Milwaukee audience that "you're causing me pure hell in New York. -
School Choice for the Next Millennium
Opinion -Treat everyone the same, with a fair share for each person: The idea is so basic that children learn it in kindergarten, long before they’re able to express it as a fundamental concept of the rule of law. -
01/2000 School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Arkansas * Alabama * Connecticut * Illinois * Indiana * Kansas Massachusetts * Michigan * New Hampshire * Pennsylvania * Texas ARKANSAS A Town Divided--by Teacher Salaries When the Texas Legislature approved a $3,000-per-year pay increase -
The New Philanthropists
Opinion -The idea came from a successful Wall Street entrepreneur and a director of one of America's most successful retailers, but it didn't sound like a winning proposition. -
The case against Portland-style smart growth
Opinion -From all over the world, city officials visit my home town of Portland, Oregon, to learn the wonders of "smart-growth" planning. -
Illinois senators take aim at Utah’s private lands
Opinion -Senator Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) has reintroduced his Red Rock Canyon National Wilderness Act, S. 861, which would effectively prohibit human activity in ten areas of Utah, restricting nearly 9 million acres. -
Clinton signs bill continuing CAFE freeze
Opinion -The popular sport utility vehicle (SUV) was at the center of a high-stakes legislative battle that recently ended in a victory for carmakers, autoworkers, and consumers . . . and a defeat for environmentalists. -
Dolly Parton, John D. Rockefeller, and Bill Gates
Opinion -Economists like me see a lot of similarities among Dolly Parton, John D. Rockefeller, and Bill Gates While it sounds odd, the business aspects of the lives of the three are remarkably alike. -
In 2000 elections, my issue trumps yours: Environment
Opinion -Abortion. Free trade. Jobs. These are all important issues, issues many Americans care about deeply. -
Lexington, IPI put spotlight on rampant regulatory abuse
Opinion -Hiding data, ignoring sound science, "solving" problems that don't exist--these are just some of the things federal agencies do to help perpetuate their grip on the levers of regulatory power, according to a report just released by the Lexington -
Meager Results from STW in Wisconsin
Opinion -"While many Wisconsin schoolchildren did participate in classroom-based job and career awareness programs, there is little evidence that School to Work has had any impact at all on Wisconsin's future work force.” James H. -
Private pond may cost millions in fines
Opinion -In 1985, Robert Mondgock decided it was time to find a new home for his wife and two kids. After investigating the various options available to them, the family chose to build a house on a piece of property in Mansfield Township, New Jersey. -
Profile of a Pedophile
Opinion -"If sexually abusive educators had tails and horns, matters would be simplified greatly. The fact is, however, they often are well-liked by students and colleagues. -
School Choice Debate Is Over, Says Norquist
Opinion -If it's true what choice opponents say about vouchers--that they're a hoax--then a lot of Milwaukee residents are being taken for a ride, according to a new poll conducted this fall by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. -
The Dark Side of Suburban School Achievement
Opinion -In early November, parents in many New York communities were shocked to discover that buying an expensive home in an exclusive suburb hadn’t guaranteed a good education for their children in the local public schools.
