Opinion
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White House revising Clean Air rules
Opinion -White House officials spent the first month of the year putting together proposed changes in rules enforcing the Clean Air Act. -
Administration’s Global Warming Plan Flawed
Opinion -"The President's plan to combat so-called "global warming" is as fatally flawed as the Kyoto Protocol," said Mike Carey, President of the Ohio Coal Association and the American Coal Coalition. -
Bush Stand on Global Warming Gives Enron the Last Laugh
Opinion -The irony is thick. Just months after the firm imploded and during a week that saw its senior executives slapped around by Congress, Enron's fondest dreams have been made reality by President George W. Bush. For years, Enron lobbied hard for U.S. -
Defined Contribution Gains Momentum
Opinion -According to a recent study by Conning & Company, an investment management and research firm headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, the U.S. is at the beginning stages of a significant change in how health insurance is delivered to most Americans. -
02/2002: The Pulse
Opinion -Ontario’s The National Post recently conducted a new survey of Canadian public opinion on a host of health care issues. -
Is Legal Marijuana on the Horizon?
Opinion -1 Europe Goes to Pot: Great Britain, EU Abandon Marijuana Prohibition UK officials branded marijuana prohibition an endangered species in 2001, announcing in October that police would no longer arrest individuals for marijuana possession, and that -
02/2002: State Legislative Update
Opinion -California In a letter to state legislative leaders, Gov. Gray Davis (D) renewed his push for legislation to ensure continuity of care for patients when their doctors and managed care organizations have contract disputes. -
A Costly Step Towards Reform
Opinion -For Americans who favor limited government, and who acknowledge that regulation does not necessarily result in school improvement, Congress's final reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in December perpetuates some undesirable -
‘Research’ Support for Teacher Certification Crumbles
Opinion -Despite the assertion by teacher certification advocates that scores of research studies exist to prove certified teachers produce higher student achievement gains, a meticulously researched study from The Abell Foundation concludes that, in fact, there -
Charter School Facilities & Finance
Opinion -Charter school operators cite lack of start-up funds, inadequate operating funds, and inadequate facilities as the three largest barriers they face in developing and implementing their charters, according to Richard Seder of the Reason Public Policy -
School Choice and Job Training
Opinion -What if, for a moment, we look at publicly funded school choice programs as "government-sponsored training programs"? After all, the U.S. government and many state governments sponsor training programs and give people money to attend them. -
Does Improved Student Achievement Require Increased Resources?
Opinion -Public school administrators are increasingly being quoted as saying that improved achievement requires more resources. Cost per pupil, they maintain, is an excellent gauge for analyzing education investment and estimating return. -
Indianapolis Awards First Charters
Opinion -After taking two months to review the 21 applications received last October, Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson in early December gave the go-ahead to two community organizations and two corporations to create the city's first four charter schools. -
Federal Tax Credits Would Uninsured by 85%, Studies Say
Opinion -People with employer-provided health insurance receive a substantial tax saving because this benefit is not taxed as income. By contrast, people who buy their own insurance must do so with after-tax dollars. -
Irradiation: It’s Not Just for the Mail
Opinion -After Sen. Tom Daschle's office was the target of an anthrax letter last fall, he declared all mail should be irradiated "as soon as possible" to make the postal system safe for workers and the public. -
RAND Study Grudgingly Reveals Good News about School Choice
Opinion -A RAND study primarily funded by foundations that have been skeptical of--if not downright hostile toward--school choice reported many positive and promising results of private school vouchers and public charter schools. -
What Government Giveth, it Can Taketh
Opinion -As work begins in the 2002 sessions, state legislators will have their hands full with two major issues: budgets awash in red ink, and homeland security issues related to the events of September 11, 2001. -
Just the Facts: Death and Violence in the Schools
Opinion -From July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999, there were 47 school-associated violent deaths in the United States, according to a report issued last December by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) titled Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2001. -
Time for EPA to clean up StarLink mess
Opinion -The controversial StarLink bioengineered corn, which found its way into the human food supply even though it was approved only for animal feed, is on its way out, and good riddance. -
California to change enforcement of second-hand smoke measure
Opinion -By now, many commercial enterprises in California that permit the legal sale or use of tobacco on their premises have been confronted with 60-day notice letters and civil complaints for allegedly failing to post required warnings, in violation of -
Maryland county ridiculed for attempted smoking ban
Opinion -Montgomery County, Maryland, already nationally known for its stringent anti-smoking laws, passed and then retracted a law penalizing people for smoking in their own homes. -
County goes back to the drawing board
Opinion -Montgomery County's aborted decision to criminalize at-home smoking was not the first, nor will it likely be the last, of its notorious anti-smoking laws. -
Daschle thwarts ANWR vote, unveils own proposal
Opinion -Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) successfully thwarted efforts for the full Senate to vote on an energy plan before the year 2001 came to an end. -
New Russian oil pipeline recognizes benefits of increased production
Opinion -While U.S. politicians debate the pros and cons of natural resource recovery in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Russia and Kazakhstan have opened a new oil pipeline, assuring their roles as major players in the international oil trade.