Opinion
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Claims of Post-9/11 Health Risks Show ‘Reckless Disregard’ for the Truth
Opinion -The Sierra Club criticized President George W. Bush during the week of August 20 for showing "reckless disregard" by failing to warn the public of health risks allegedly posed by "toxic" smoke from World Trade Center (WTC) rubble. -
Greenpeace Charged with Violating Alaska Environmental Laws
Opinion -The environmental activist group Greenpeace faces civil and criminal penalties for allegedly disobeying an order to keep one of its ships, the Arctic Sunrise, at anchor after it sailed into Alaska waters without an oil-discharge prevention plan and a -
CO2 Reductions Falling Short in Great Britain, Proving Costly in Japan
Opinion -A new report from Cambridge Econometrics concludes Great Britain's 20 percent domestic carbon-reduction goal "is likely to be missed by a large margin," according to a July 30 Bloomberg News report. -
Asian Pollution Threatens States’ Clean Air Goals
Opinion -Scientists from Harvard University and six countries have discovered that Asian pollution plumes have crossed the Pacific Ocean and blanket the United States all the way to the East Coast. -
Illinois Governor Defies FDA Rule on Drug Importation
Opinion -Illinois plans to become the first state to directly help residents buy prescription drugs from Europe. The state plans to launch a Web site for residents to buy name-brand drugs from Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Gov. -
The Kerry and Bush Health Plans–A Comparison
Opinion -Both President George W. Bush and Democrat presidential candidate Sen. -
More to Dirigo than Insurance
Opinion -The insurance component of the Dirigo Health Reform Act is only part of its overall design. -
Redeeming Moses
Opinion -Few people have fallen as low as Ruth Holland and her 13-year-old son Moses Dillehay. -
Sainer Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Opinion -The Education Industry Association named Elliot Sainer the winner of the 2004 James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at the Association's annual conference in Evanston, Illinois on August 4. -
Labor Union Masks Motives Behind Teacher Facade
Opinion -Why do top teacher union officials, like National Education Association (NEA) President Reg Weaver, describe themselves as "classroom teachers" rather than union representatives? -
Kerry’s Proposed Increase in Mining Fees Alienates Nevadans
Opinion -Mining is the second largest industry in Nevada, and voters there are carefully studying the mining policies and proposals of presidential candidates George W. Bush (R) and John Kerry (D). -
Biotech: Enormous Potential Compromised by Self-Interest, Bad Science, and Excessive Government Regulation
Opinion -The Frankenfood Myth: How Protest and Politics Threaten the Biotech Revolution by Henry I Miller and Gregory Conko ($39. -
A Time to Do and a Time to Be Done
Opinion -It has been almost four years since I accepted the challenge of editing a fledgling newspaper dedicated to the principles of free markets and consumer choice in health care financing and the delivery of medical services. -
AFT Attack on Charter Schools Meets Swift Response from Reformers
Opinion -On one hot Tuesday in August, school reformers around the nation were greeted with unwelcome news as they sat down to their morning newspapers. -
Alaska Senate Candidates Race to Promote Use of Natural Resources
Opinion -In Alaska--a state where residents know first-hand both the blessings of a beautiful environment and the value of natural resources--the contest between U.S. -
Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida Vouchers
Opinion -Many of Florida's citizens use public funds to purchase child care, health care, and higher education services from a range of providers that include religious institutions. -
Chicago Plans to Replicate Charter Schools
Opinion -Although Illinois state law allows Chicago to issue no more than 30 charter school licenses, Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan plans to have more than 50 charter schools operating in Chicago by 2010 ... -
Colorado Teacher Unions Revise PAC Deduction Policies
Opinion -Prompted by recommendations from a recent Independence Institute study, two of the largest local affiliates of the Colorado Education Association (CEA) have enacted procedural changes relating to the deduction of fees from teachers' paychecks. -
Competition and Partnerships Are Keys to Chicago Renaissance Plan
Opinion -When Chicago Mayor Richard M. -
Education Entrepreneurs Gather in Evanston
Opinion -With a theme of "Education for Tomorrow: Entrepreneurs Transforming K-16 Education," the 14th annual EDVentures Conference of the Education Industry Association (EIA) was held on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois on August 4-6, -
Finding Effective Lessons for Teachers: An Exclusive Interview with James W. Stigler
Opinion -There is no shortage of ideas to solve the problem of low student achievement in U.S. -
Global Warming Computer Models Are Still Unreliable, New Study Warns
Opinion -Computerized models of the Earth's climate are at the heart of the debate over how policymakers should respond to climate change. -
How to Close the Achievement Gap?
Opinion -The achievement gap between black and white students has been a persistent feature of the performance of America's public schools, despite equally persistent efforts to close that gap since the 1954 Brown decision, when the U.S. -
National Geographic Promotes Global Warming Myths
Opinion -Like most young people growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, I depended on National Geographic to satisfy my curiosity about the world around me. It was a major reason why I chose a career in science.