Opinion
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ExxonMobil, Stanford Team Up on Climate Change
Opinion -ExxonMobil will make a $100 million grant to Stanford University in furtherance of its research into climate change science, ExxonMobil Senior Issues Advisor Walt Buchholtz announced November 20 at the American Petroleum Institute's Conference on -
Global Warming Is Not Responsible for This Drought
Opinion -Who doesn't believe the recent East Coast drought is a result of global warming, or at least a portent of a terrible future? Believers have ranged from the New York Times to just about everyone I’ve run into at the 7-Eleven. -
Health Policy Reform High on Agenda for 108th Congress
Opinion -Congress has a wide range of health policy reforms to consider when it opens its 108th session this month. -
Junk Lunch A La Carte
Opinion -Public schools offering students pizza and fries as lunch alternatives not only encourage children to eat high-fat foods at school, but also at home. -
Media Spin Obscures Improvement in Air Quality
Opinion -The Environmental Protection Agency's recently released Latest Findings on National Air Quality confirms the good news that America's air quality is improving. -
New Congress Sets Priorities
Opinion -Special education, Head Start, and higher education programs will be among the top education priorities when the 108th Congress convenes in January. -
Panel Faults Research Critical of NBPTS Certification
Opinion -Do teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) make a difference in raising student achievement? -
Prescription Drug Roulette
Opinion -A growing number of governors say they intend to defy federal regulators and allow the purchase of lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. Using potentially dangerous re-imported drugs is nothing more than prescription drug roulette. -
Rockford Charter School Paradox
Opinion -When Rockford Public Schools in Illinois denied the YouthBuild Charter School proposal, it argued the district needed no such program of choice, and also that it would be unable to absorb the budgetary impact of the proposed school--estimated to be -
Sawgrass Rebellion Snuffed Out by Local Politicians
Opinion -Florida’s Sawgrass Rebellion was snuffed out October 17 when the sponsors were unable to obtain from local government officials a permit to hold the event. -
States Take Lead on Medical Malpractice Reform
Opinion -The United States Senate killed by inaction a malpractice reform bill approved by the House of Representatives. -
Student Drinking
Opinion -Many newspaper articles claim binge drinking is a worsening problem among teenagers and on college campuses. These articles give the wrong impression. It’s time for some balanced reporting. -
Table: Children’s Mean Reading, Math, and General Knowledge Performance
Opinion -Children's Mean Reading, Mathematics and General Knowledge Performance in Kindergarten and First Grade, by Child and Family Characteristics KindergartenFall1998 Kindergarten Spring1999 First GradeFall1999 First GradeSpring2000 GENERAL -
Target Benefits
Opinion -Did you know more than 60 drug companies have “patient assistance programs” that make prescription medications available to millions of qualified patients at no cost? -
Teens Are Not Immune to H.I.V.
Opinion -Newly reported H.I.V. infections in the under-25 generation rose in 2002. The increase was troubling and may be due to the fact this younger generation never experienced the fear surrounding AIDS in the mid-1980s. -
Uninsured Rate
Opinion -43.6 million people without a health insurance policy is not the crisis it’s being made out to be by advocates for national health care. -
U.S. Betrayed by WTO Patent Policy
Opinion -President George W. Bush’s diligence in enlisting allies to fight terrorism and disarm Saddam Hussein is paying off, but the United States all but capitulated in its efforts to protect vital pharmaceutical and biotech patents during recent trade talks. -
Water: Our World’s Most Valuable Resource
Opinion -Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America’s Fresh Waters by Robert Glennon Island Press, September 2002, 304 pages cloth Water Follies is an amazing book. -
Georgia County Fed Up with Too Many Rules and Regulations
Opinion -Chicago, Illinois: Fed up with the complexity of zoning ordinances and various other land use restrictions already in existence, and a new raft of rules handed down by the state government, elected officials in Habersham County, Georgia, took a radical -
Report on DOE Workshop on the Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting System (HTML)
Opinion -Report of James L. Johnston on the proceedings of the Department of Energy’s Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting System 1605(b) workshop held December 5-6, 2002 Chicago, Illinois Background On February 14, 2002 President George W. -
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Cessation of the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health
Opinion -Testimony of Jeffrey Trigg before the Subcommittee on Cessation of the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health a government agency, under the auspices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, created to coordinate the anti-tobacco -
School Choice Options Debated in Colorado
Opinion -One hundred and fifty activists, legislators, educators, and concerned parents gathered in downtown Denver on September 10 to address the question: “What’s next for Colorado families now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of school choice? -
Charter School Growth Slows As Opposition Intensifies
Opinion -This fall, 2,700 charter schools are in operation across the nation, serving more than a half-million students. That’s the good news. -
12/2002 The Friedman Report: Billions for School Choice
Opinion -States Spend Billions on Private and Out-of-State Schools School Year 1999-2000 State Tuition to Out-of-State and Private Schools ($000) As a % of Total State Instructional Expenses United States $2,231,271 1.1% Alabama $1,547 0.