Opinion
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The Anti-Sprawl Movement: Anti-Minority and Anti-Immigrant
Opinion -August brought another unwelcome reminder of the elitist strains that infect the anti-sprawl movement. -
10/2003 Friedman Report Profile: A Convert to School Choice
Opinion -At one time, Missouri House Education Committee Chairwoman Jane Cunningham thought Mae Duggan, Missouri’s First Lady of school choice activism, was “nuts. -
Administrators Stonewall NCLB in Colorado
Opinion -Public school districts across the state of Colorado broke the law last year, failing to properly notify parents of essential information about a new federal law. -
Anti-MSA Report a Rehash of Old Falsehoods
Opinion -Ya gotta give ‘em credit. -
Colorado Passes AHP and Mandate-Lite
Opinion -Sensing Colorado’s small group health insurance market was nearing collapse, the state legislature broke a long-standing political logjam to enact several reform measures in 2003. -
EPA Finalizes New Source Review Rules
Opinion -The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed adjustments to the New Source Review rules of the Clean Air Act have received final approval, acting EPA Administrator Marianne Horinko announced on August 27. -
GAO Study Warns Privacy Protections Are Weak
Opinion -Personal data in the federal government may not be adequately protected from collection, use, and disclosure, according to a report released on July 30 by the United States General Accounting Office. -
Gingrich to Address 21st Century Medicare
Opinion -The Institute for International Research (IIR) has announced Newt Gingrich, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, will keynote its Medicare Financing and Product Development Congress being held December 8-10, 2003 at the Loews L’Enfant Plaza -
How Risky Is Maine’s Single-Payer Plan?
Opinion -Was passage of Maine’s Dirigo Health plan the right solution for the state’s health care woes? Risk theory suggests that before one enters into a risky venture, the upside of success must be greater than the downside of failure. -
How Tough Is Louisiana’s Math Exit Exam?
Opinion -Bridget Green’s failure to graduate high school because she persistently failed to pass Louisiana’s Graduate Exit Exam (GEE) prompted local test critic C.C. Campbell-Rock to imply the GEE was a tough test to pass. -
Medicare Reform Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Opinion -Attention to Medicare reform has shifted since Congress left town for the August recess. Medicare dominated the summer debate, but enthusiasm has waned for the House and Senate bills as details have become clearer, especially about the drug benefit. -
Paradoxical Ruling Appealed to Washington Supreme Court
Opinion -What if you had the right to assume people who refused to join your organization nevertheless wanted to support your political agenda? -
Pence Measure Would Repeal Guaranteed Issue Mandate
Opinion -Legislation introduced on July 24 by Rep. -
PNHP ‘Factless’ on Canadian Health Care
Opinion -The August 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine carries an article claiming the administrative costs of health care in the United States are higher than in Canada: $1,059 (U.S.) in the United States versus $307 (U.S.) in Canada. -
Put Fear to Rest this Labor Day
Opinion -American workers striving to ensure a good life for their families have plenty to worry about on any given weekend: the quality of their homes and neighborhoods, their health, and their children’s education among them. -
Senate Drug Bill Expensive for Seniors
Opinion -Many Medicare beneficiaries could pay up to 50 percent more for their medicines--in some cases $600 more per year--under the Senate’s Medicare drug entitlement. -
Single-Payer Proposal Called ‘Politically Impractical’
Opinion -A controversial socialized medicine proposal published in the August 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests the federal government should pay all health care bills for everyone living in the United States, effectively -
State CO2 Caps a Costly Symbolic Statement
Opinion -This summer, Maine became the only state legislature to pass a law aimed at capping greenhouse gas emissions. The law is similar to greenhouse gas reduction plans implemented outside of the legislative process in four other New England states. -
Study Shows Teacher Hiring Practices Need Work
Opinion -Is it low pay that causes the teaching profession to have so few males and minorities, as the nation’s largest teacher union contends? A convincing counter-argument can be made that it is the profession’s burdensome entry barriers--i.e. -
Survey Documents Doctor Burnout in Canada
Opinion -The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) warns “an alarming number of Canadian doctors are so exhausted, cynical, and stressed out that they are suffering from advanced stages of burnout. -
Taxes and Growth: Debunking the Myths
Opinion -Now that President George W. Bush’s tax and growth program has been signed into law, it’s time to debunk many of the myths spread by the opponents of tax-reduction policies. -
To Improve Electric Reliability, Put Power in Hands of Shippers
Opinion -Heartland in Print Chicago Sun-Times September 2, 2003 circ. -
Utah Governor Leavitt to Take Over EPA
Opinion -Three-term Utah Governor Mike Leavitt was nominated to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by President George W. Bush on August 12. Confirmation hearings were expected to begin in September. -
Vision for America Award Recipients presented by Keep America Beautiful
Opinion -2003 August A. Busch III Chairman of the Board Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 2002 W. James McNerney, Jr. Chairman and CEO 3M 2001 C.
