Opinion
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FCC Looks to Spend $850 Mil in 2010 E-Rate Funds
Opinion -After initially denying 733 E-rate applicants for internal network connectivity hardware and staff, the FCC, in response to a second request for clarification of Federal Communications Commission rules, has decided to accept all 2010 requests for funding -
Tougher Oregon Math Tests Yield Fewer, Better Passing Scores
Opinion -Oregon students did better than expected in their first go at new, tougher math tests, but the lack of an exact comparison to previous tests prompted questions about whether the state’s evaluation of overall progress is accurate. -
HHS Proposes a ‘Second Chance’ for State Exchanges
Opinion -With an increasing number of state legislatures and officials declining to create the health exchanges mandated by President Obama’s law, the Obama administration has presented a partnership proposal in an attempt to make them reconsider. -
Consumer Power Report: The Growing Case for FDA Reform
Opinion -For the vast majority of Americans, confidence in government comes down to one question: how close it is to you. The confidence Americans have in local government outpaces all other forms, and that’s likely always to be true. -
Iowa Gov. Proposes ‘Systemic’ Ed Reforms
Opinion -Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor have released a preliminary blueprint for “systemic” education reforms designed to make Iowa once again the nation’s top education state and equip its students to compete better internationally. -
Higher Taxes, Worsening Budget Situation in Illinois
Opinion -Despite record tax increases in 2011, Illinois state government remains in budget trouble. -
Malaria Declining Despite Alarmist Climate Claims
Opinion -Malaria cases are declining in Africa and globally despite the gradual increase in global temperatures, Anthony Watts explains in a new post on his meteorology/climate change website Watts Up With That? -
Heartland Institute Mourns Death of Founder David H. Padden
Opinion -David H. Padden, founder and chairman emeritus of The Heartland Institute, died of a heart attack while at his Chicago home on Sunday, October 2, 2011. He was 84. -
Alaska Boasts 91 Percent Broadband Coverage
Opinion -Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski traveled to Alaska in August to check the progress of $88 million in stimulus spending for broadband buildout in the state. -
Left and Right Find Common Ground in Cutting Wasteful Giveaways that Harm the Environment in Texas
Opinion -Message to Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Super Committee responsible for finding $1. -
Power Surge Destroys Palo Alto Smart Meters
Opinion -Pacific Gas and Electric, the utility serving most of Northern California, was forced to replace a number of so-called “smart meters” destroyed by a power surge in late August. -
Vouchers, Parent Trigger Resurface in Pennsylvania
Opinion -Pennsylvania lawmakers and advocacy groups say they hope to funnel students toward universities and productive careers instead of prison and indolence by introducing school vouchers and a Parent Trigger this legislative session. -
Stop Me Before I Drink More!
Opinion -An Idaho college student and her parents are suing a University of Idaho fraternity, her sorority, university officials, and others for failing to prevent her from drinking too much alcohol and falling out of a window during a party at the fraternity -
Blame Illinois Senator for Higher Bank Fees, Fewer Free Services
Opinion -Thanks to Dodd-Frank’s Durbin Amendment, price controls on interchange fees — the so-called “swipe fees” that retailers pay to bank and credit unions to process debit card transactions -- that went into effect Oct. -
New Technologies Thwarting Government Internet Censorship
Opinion -A new innovation in domain masking technology means Chinese young people may finally get the chance to create a Facebook profile, find out who starred in the late-1980s b-movie Gleaming the Cube on imdb. -
$490,000 Green Stimulus Grant Produced 1.72 Permanent Jobs
Opinion -A “green stimulus” grant of nearly half a million dollars to grow trees in Nevada produced only 1.72 permanent jobs, according to the federal government’s Recovery.gov Web site. -
Minnesota Governor Ignores Legislature, Pushes Forward With Exchange
Opinion -Ignoring his legislature’s rejection of a state-run health care exchange as mandated by President Obama’s health care law, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has announced he will use a $4. -
Unsafe at Any Speed
Opinion -Police in Tennessee have warned the mother of a ten-year-old daughter the mother will face child neglect charges if she allows her daughter to continue to ride her bicycle to and from school, a ten-minute trip. -
Rampant Abuse Plagues Carbon Offset Credits
Opinion -A cornerstone of proposed global climate agreements, tradable credits for carbon dioxide emissions reductions in Third World nations, is “seriously flawed,” according to a new Nature report. -
Idaho Moves Toward Requiring Online High School Classes
Opinion -Idaho’s State Board of Education has approved a rule requiring all high school students to take at least two online courses in order to graduate. After a 21-day period for public comment in October, the board is again considering the matter. -
Texting Monitors: Greater Safety, or Big Brother?
Opinion -An employee is driving an employer’s fleet vehicle and glances away from the road to text a message. A crash occurs, a victim’s family sues, and said employer pays millions of dollars in damages. A preventable loss? -
Big Mistake in Court’s Obamacare Ruling
Opinion -The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Sept. 8 ruling that the Commonwealth of Virginia lacks standing to challenge the constitutionality of the individual mandate in Obamacare was egregiously wrong on both the facts and the law. -
Gore Ignores Decline in Extreme Weather Fatalities
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #22Al Gore’s “24 Hours of Climate Reality” focused almost exclusively on extreme weather events. -
Republican Presidential Candidates Agree: Kill the ‘Death Tax’
Opinion -As candidates for the 2012 Republican nomination spar over differences on health care policy, job growth, and the war on terror, a consensus has emerged on at least one issue: repeal of the federal estate tax, commonly referred to as the ‘death tax.
