Opinion
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America’s Oldest Teenager
Opinion -Tan, fit, and still looking young at age 74, Dick Clark hardly looks like a poster boy for type 2 diabetes. So it came as quite a shock when the host of “American Bandstand” announced he was diagnosed with diabetes more than 10 years ago. -
Tattoo Me Not
Opinion -State health officials are warning that popular painted-on “black henna” tattoos can cause health problems. Allergic reactions are capable of leaving permanent scars and disfiguration. -
Ants in the Pants
Opinion -Ants in your yard or home are no summertime treat--especially the ones that bite. Of the several types of stinging ants, the red fire ant is the most aggressive and most dangerous. It is believed fire ants snuck into the U.S. -
01/2004 Consumer Choice Matters: Backlash from the Left
Opinion -It didn’t take long for the left wing to realize the impact of the Health Savings Account (HSA) provision of the Medicare reform legislation. -
Colorado Voucher Program Dealt ‘Temporary Setback’
Opinion -A Denver District Court halted Colorado’s fledgling voucher program on December 3, ruling the provision of “Opportunity Contract” scholarships for children to attend private schools violated the right of public school districts under the state -
Congressional Leaders Call for Head Start Probe
Opinion -Congressional leaders have asked the General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative agency of Congress, to inspect the financial controls and monitoring practices of the Head Start program before Congress acts to reauthorize the preschool program. -
Construction Plan for Better Teachers: Deregulation
Opinion -To Build a Better Teacher: The Emergence of a Competitive Education Industry Robert Gray Holland (Praeger Paperback, 2004; 168 pages, $24, ISBN: 0897898869) Getting better teachers is one of Diane Ravitch’s recommendations for combatting The -
CORE Mocks Environmentalists in Cancun
Opinion -Environmental activists are famous for using street theater to embarrass opponents and draw attention to their platforms. -
Democrats Wrong Again
Opinion -You’ve heard lots of talking heads complain about the new Medicare Reform Act of 2004. What you’re not hearing is the really good news--the free market is responding as predicted: Medicare HMO premiums are dropping like a rock. -
Don’t Ban Technology to Solve Copyright Problems
Opinion -The recording industry seems to believe there is no greater enemy of all that is good and wonderful than peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technologies. -
Don’t Just Stand There, Do Something!
Opinion -Senator Chris Lauzen spoke at the National Symposium on Drug Importation, held in Chicago on October 23, 2003. Lauzen has represented the 25th district of Illinois since 1993. -
Foreign Drugs May Not Be Safe
Opinion -In July and August 2003 the Food and Drug Administration examined shipments of foreign drugs coming through Miami, New York, and San Francisco. It found thousands of packages often contained dangerous, unapproved, or counterfeit drugs. -
High Court to Decide Clean Air Authority
Opinion -The Clean Air Act (CAA) provides that “air pollution control at its source is the primary responsibility of states and local governments. -
IRS to Audit NEA
Opinion -According to a November 24 news release from the Landmark Legal Foundation, “the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched an investigation into whether the National Education Association (NEA) has violated federal tax law by spending millions in -
It’s the Calories that Count
Opinion -Hardly a day passes without the constant media blitz on low carbs, no carbs, net carbs, good carbs, bad carbs, and protein diets. In the middle of all this hype we are forgetting a simple fact: It’s the calories that really matter. -
Kansas Struggles with Streamlined Tax
Opinion -In November 2003, a delegation of eight Kansas legislators attended the Streamlined Sales Tax System’s Scottsdale, Arizona meeting seeking help to correct the mess a new “streamlined” sales tax law and its destination sourcing provisions had created in -
Local Telephone Competition: Unbundling the FCC’s Rules
Opinion -Rules that force firms to share every resource or element of a business would create, not competition, but pervasive regulation, for the regulators, not the marketplace, would set the relevant terms. Justice Stephen Breyer AT&T v. -
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Opinion -If you buy foreign medicine from an Internet site, a storefront business that orders foreign medicine, or during visits outside the U.S., you are taking a risk. There is no guarantee the medicine is safe. -
Michigan Poll Finds Support for Smaller Government
Opinion -With their state government facing a potential $1 billion deficit, Michigan taxpayers want lawmakers to balance the budget with spending cuts rather than tax increases, according to a recent poll. -
One for the Gipper
Opinion -In life, President Ronald Reagan rose to the challenge of restoring economic freedom and hope at a time when the Cold War held a nation in fear of extinction and citizens in the grip of heavy taxation. -
One in Three Have it
Opinion -Arthritis affects one in three adults in the United States. The fact that our population is increasingly overweight, inactive, and aging is contributing to the rapid increase in arthritis. -
President Signs ‘Budget-Busting’ Medicare Reform
Opinion -After months of Congressional debate, President George W. Bush on December 8 signed a Medicare reform measure expected to increase spending on the program by $400 billion over the next 10 years. -
Recycling ‘Like Throwing Money Away’
Opinion -Curbside recycling is one of the most wasteful endeavors practiced by local governments, concluded an investigation by an Orlando, Florida television news station. -
Rx Discount Card
Opinion -Seniors and the disabled enrolled in the Medicare Drug Discount Card Program should save about 17.4 percent on average. This is according to new research from Harvard University.
