Opinion
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Georgia Schools Cut Travel in Response to Katrina
Opinion -Responding to rising fuel costs and fears of gas shortages related to Hurricane Katrina, elected officials and local school districts in Georgia have taken measures to reduce fuel consumption. Gov. -
Harvard Public Health School Ignores Facts, Protests
Opinion -The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) on October 18 gave its highest honor to Los Angeles paralegal Erin Brockovich, best known for her beatification in the allegedly "based on a true story" film of the same name. -
Homeschoolers, Charters Reach Out to Katrina Victims
Opinion -In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, homeschooling families and charter schools nationwide have created ongoing efforts to help evacuees and other victims of the storm. -
House Passes Endangered Species Reform
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives on September 29 approved legislation to reform and modernize the Endangered Species Act (ESA). -
How to Reduce the Risk of Nutritional Diseases
Opinion -The United States is experiencing an epidemic of diseases related to poor nutrition. Rates of heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, and obesity are all rising rapidly. -
In the News
Opinion -Google Sponsors Bryant Park Wi-Fi Google has quietly lent its name and sponsorship to New York’s Bryant Park Wi-Fi hot spot, one of the first free public wireless zones in the country and an example that municipal wireless proponents frequently use to -
Largest Unrestricted K-12 Teaching Award Created by Kinders, KIPP
Opinion -Houston philanthropists Rich and Nancy Kinder announced in September they have partnered with the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) to create the Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award. -
Mass. Governor Offers Insurance Reform Plan
Opinion -In an effort, he said, to expand access to affordable health insurance, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) has developed a reform plan that requires all residents of the state to have health insurance or possess the means to provide for their own care. -
NEA Opposes Proposed Katrina Relief Plan for Schoolchildren
Opinion -Among its other devastating effects, Hurricane Katrina ripped 372,000 children in Gulf Coast states from the public, private, and parochial schools they were attending. -
No Parent Left Behind
Opinion -It might just be an urban legend, but an e-mail purporting to be compiled from notes written by real parents in a real Tennessee school district implies we're long overdue for some real improvements in education. Spelling and punctuation been left intact. -
Report Reveals Hidden Costs of Iowa Muni Broadband
Opinion -Three of Iowa’s oldest municipal broadband systems continue to struggle to cover their costs years after they were predicted to be operating in the black, according to new report from The Heartland Institute. -
Russians Debunk Permafrost Scam
Opinion -Russia's leading scientists have debunked false claims by environmental activist groups and left-leaning media groups that global climate change is causing significant warming of the Siberian permafrost and resulting in a large-scale release of potent -
School Choice Academy Spurs Legislative Interest
Opinion -The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) hosted 52 state legislators from 24 states at its first School Choice Academy in Philadelphia the weekend of September 16-17. The conference, sponsored by the Milton & Rose D. -
School Choice Advocates Optimistic About Roberts
Opinion -On October 3, the Supreme Court of the United States began its 2005-2006 term, and newly confirmed Chief Justice John Roberts began what could be a long tenure presiding over the highest court in the land. -
Consumer Power Report #6
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #4-8
Opinion -Special Hurricane Katrina Edition Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly readers will be dismayed--but not surprised--to learn plaintiffs' lawyers are following close on the heels of rescue workers in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. -
Consumer Power Report #5
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Heartland Institute Replies to Comments by Cedar Falls Utilities on Rizzuto Research
Opinion -On September 20, 2005, The Heartland Institute published a policy study by Dr. Ronald Rizzuto, professor of finance at the University of Denver, titled Iowa Municipal Communications Systems: The Financial Track Record. -
Support Vouchers
Opinion -CHICAGO--Don Wycliff’s cautious endorsement of school vouchers (“If we really cared about educating kids, school vouchers could be the key to their salvation,” Commentary, Sept. 28) was right on target. -
Consumer Power Report #4
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Google Crashes the Muni Wi-Fi Party
Opinion -Thanks to Google, instead of saying "build it and they will come," smart cities are now saying "let's get out of the way and let them come. -
Are We Being Taxed to Death?
Opinion -Governments in the U.S. take approximately 40 percent of the country's total income in taxes. In other words, nearly half of all the income generated each year is sent to governments to spend. -
Consumer Power Report #3
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Competition Would Improve U.S. Education
Opinion -Dear Editor: The Daily Herald hit a triple with its September 14 editorial about the continuing slippage of U.S. students in international performance rankings: First, the present system is not delivering quality education to all students.