Opinion
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Maryland Has Long Waiting List for Charter Schools
Opinion -Demand is high but supply is low for Maryland students wanting to attend a charter school. The state has 42, but almost all of them are in Baltimore—leaving 3,000 students statewide on waiting lists. -
Indiana HSA Success a Lesson for Other States
Opinion -More than 50 percent of state government employees in Indiana have health savings accounts, the nation’s highest state employee participation rate in such consumer-directed health plans. -
N.C. School Choice Takes Small Step Forward
Opinion -The movement to allow greater access to educational alternatives and programs by expanding charter schools, providing tax credits for educational expenses, and giving homeschooled students more opportunities to participate in public school sports did not -
How to Make Your Voice Heard on Net Neutrality
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission is now accepting public comment about its Notice of Proposed Rule Making to codify net neutrality principles as a government mandate. -
Climate Bill Secrets
Opinion -There are a few things the supporters of the House and Senate climate bills apparently do not want you to know. Consider the following. Section 721 of both bills denies property right status to tradable allowances and offset credits. -
The Future of American Freedom, Harrison Schmitt Addresses Heartland’s 25th Anniversary Dinner
Opinion -Former NASA astronaut and former US senator Harrison Schmitt Oct. -
Florida Commission Rejects Claim Higher Energy Costs Save Money
Opinion -The Florida Energy and Climate Commission has rejected a proposal by environmental activists to claim higher-priced renewable power actually saves consumers money. -
Himalayan Glaciers Aren’t Retreating
Opinion -After an extensive study of glaciers throughout the Himalayas, India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests reports most did not retreat during 2009. -
A Major Contribution to the Global Warming Debate
Opinion -Climate Change Reconsidered: The 2009 Report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC)By S. Fred Singer, Ph.D. and Craig Idso, Ph.D. -
An Open Letter to the Council of the American Physical Society
Opinion -Regarding the National Policy Statement on Climate Change of the APS Council: An Open Letter to the Council of the American Physical SocietyAs physicists who are familiar with the science issues, and as current and past members of the American Physical -
Seattle Voters Reject Fees on Grocery Bags
Opinion -Shoppers in Seattle will not have to pay a 20 cent fee for each plastic or paper shopping bag they use, as city voters overwhelmingly voted against a proposal for the fee. -
Wheat Growers Turn Against Waxman-Markey
Opinion -The National Association of Wheat Growers, which supported U.S. -
Hansen Still Embarrassing NASA After 2 Decades
Opinion -It’s been more than 20 years since James Hansen first warned America of impending doom. -
Behavior Advertising Strategy on Web Under Scrutiny
Opinion -The targeting of Internet advertising based on an individual’s browsing behavior has come under increasing attack by privacy advocates who argue practices such as behavioral tracking are ripe for abuse. -
White House Social Networking Raises Privacy Concerns
Opinion -The Obama administration came into office as the most plugged-in group in history, using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to great political advantage. -
Longmont, Colorado Muni Fiber Plan Awaits Voter OK
Opinion -Residents of Longmont, Colorado in November will vote on a ballot question asking whether the city should get into the business of providing fiber-optic broadband services—perhaps the city’s last chance to breathe life into a plan that has -
Federal Court Voids FCC’s ‘30 Percent’ Cable Rule
Opinion -A federal court has thrown out a Federal Communications Commission rule limiting any cable company to controlling no more than 30 percent of the national market—and rebuked the commission’s policy with sharp, dismissive language. -
FCC Chairman Plans Net Neutrality Mandate
Opinion -Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will seek to give “net neutrality” guidelines the force of law by making it an official rule the broadband and wireless industries must follow. -
FCC Launches Probe of Wireless Industry
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission announced in late August it will do as Congress asked and launch an investigation of the wireless industry.The FCC probe will be two-pronged. -
Congress, FCC Consider New Rules for Ads Aimed at Kids
Opinion -Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) says it’s time to revisit laws regarding children’s television programming to reflect modern technological changes and get rid of “inappropriate” content. -
Governors Group Endorses Ban on Texting and Driving
Opinion -The Governors Highway Safety Association has reversed its long-held position on texting and driving and now wants every state to ban the activity—while admitting the measures will be difficult to enforce. -
2009 November InfoTech & Telecom News (full text PDF)
Opinion -The November issue of InfoTech & Telecom News leads with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement that he will seek to give network neutrality guidelines the force of law by adopting official rules. -
Alternative Energy Sources Offer Minimal Promise
Opinion -Each month, Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr presents evidence showing mankind has no significant impact on the Earth’s climate and carbon-reduction mandates are unnecessary and ineffective. -
Junk Science Expert Guides Us Through Green Hell
Opinion -Green Hell: How Environmentalists Plan to Control Your Life and What You Can Do to Stop ThemBy Steven MilloyRegnery Press, 2009, 294 pagesISBN-13: 978-1596985858Steven Milloy, an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, frequent