Opinion
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Medicare Drug Plan May Deliver Less than Expected
Opinion -A new Kaiser Family Foundation study has found that senior citizens experience “sticker shock” when drug benefit plans proposed by federal lawmakers are explained accurately to them. -
EPA needs more money, study says
Opinion -After 20 years of often-controversial efforts to clean up environmental hazards, the Environmental Protection Agency requires more money for a host of current and future Superfund activities, concludes a Congressionally commissioned study by Resources -
Just the Facts: Alternative Certification by State
Opinion -Status of Alternative Certification State Contact Phone Agency Implementing Alabama June H. -
Should Classes Be Smaller . . . or Simply More Orderly?
Opinion -While there is much debate over the cost, wisdom, and effectiveness of different strategies for increasing the amount of learning time available in the average school year--such as increasing attendance rates, lengthening the school day, cutting out -
Black Alliance Is on the Move
Opinion -Recognizing that time is of the essence where the education of children is concerned, the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) has moved quickly over the past year to encourage the creation of a national network of state and city chapters. -
Black Leadership Concerns
Opinion -"I think that black leaders are, in fact, very concerned about representing their constituents. They know that their constituents are in the worst schools in our country. They know that those schools aren't getting any better. -
Economics Texts Misleading, Too
Opinion -While inaccurate science textbooks can leave many students in a confusing fog of scientific illiteracy, inaccurate economics textbooks can leave students with the wrong ideas about how the economy works, which could be much more dangerous. -
The Sierra Club’s ‘huddled masses’ vision
Opinion -On June 18, the Sierra Club posted what it termed an "Environmental Impacts Calculator" to its Web site. -
Global warming: The Rosetta Stone of the anti-technology movement
Opinion -What if mankind developed a simple, economically efficient method of sequestering greenhouse emissions? Removing man-made emissions from the atmosphere without harming the world's economies would be an ideal solution, right? -
International praise for genetically improved foods
Opinion -As research continues to show the benefits of genetically improved human food products, biotech foods recently gained highly visible support from two key sources. -
House subcommittee approves tighter fuel economy mandates
Opinion -In a blow to large families and vehicle safety proponents, the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee voted 29-3 on July 12 to increase Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light trucks (including sport utility vehicles, mini-vans, and -
PERC proposes reforms of environmental policy
Opinion -PERC-The Center for Free-Market Environmentalism, a Bozeman, Montana-based policy research group, is proposing a series of changes in Interior Department and Forest Service policies to make those agencies more supportive of free-market environmentalism. -
Technology: Good for people, good for the environment
Opinion -During the Independence Day weekend of 1999, northern Minnesota suffered one of the worst windstorms in recorded history. Millions of trees were leveled. -
FSC not ‘top choice,’ wrong choice for Lowe’s
Opinion -Long before the sun was up on Sunday morning, Fred Hardin and I pulled out of Fred's driveway headed toward Charlotte, North Carolina. Ours was an early morning ritual familiar to many NASCAR fans: It was race day. -
EPA criticized for selective enforcement
Opinion -The Environmental Protection Agency has come under fire from politicians and environmentalists for selectively enforcing EPA regulations. -
Klamath farmers defy feds
Opinion -Farmers in Oregon's drought-stricken Klamath Basin celebrated Independence Day by repeatedly defying federal Bureau of Reclamation officials, diverting small streams of water from Upper Klamath Lake for their thirsting crops. -
09/2001: State Legislative Update
Opinion -Georgia State and federal cuts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements have packed a financial punch. Some doctors, especially those in rural areas, have dropped out of government assistance programs rather than risk operating their practice at a loss. -
Losing Our Grip
Opinion -These days, everyone is claiming to be a winner in the patients’ bill of rights debate. Rep. -
‘Teach for America’ Instructors Shine
Opinion -Instructors who enter teaching through the decade-old Teach for America program perform as well as or better than teachers entering the profession by more traditional routes, according to a new study of teachers in the Houston Independent School District. -
Chaotic Classrooms
Opinion -"In our few years in this school system, in both my younger and older child's classrooms, disruption never seems to abate and learning is constantly impeded. -
Charter School Facilities and Finance
Opinion -As with any other business startup, charter schools need funds to pay for developing and staffing the facility . . . even before the first paying customer walks in the door. This requires finding lenders to fund the start-up expenses. -
Sierra Club exposes ‘smart growth’ madness
Opinion -How dense is dense enough for smart growth? Smart-growth advocates in Minnesota's Twin Cities (average density: 1,800 people per square mile) say the Twin Cities area needs to be as dense as Portland (average density: 3,000 people per square mile). -
Bonn delegation passes ‘Kyoto Lite’
Opinion -Enacting many of the changes previously insisted upon by U.S. President George W. Bush, delegates to the Bonn global warming talks agreed on July 23 to a revised Kyoto agreement for the curtailment of greenhouse gases. -
HHS Issues Privacy Guidelines
Opinion -The U.S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS) released on July 6 the first set of privacy guidelines required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
