Opinion
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Hybrid Vehicle Owners Report Adverse Health Effects
Opinion -Purchasers of hybrid vehicles, which are subsidized by the federal government and championed by environmental activists as a way to reduce gasoline consumption, are trading in their vehicles because of health fears concerning electromagnetic fields -
Global Warming – Frog Decline Link Is Disproven
Opinion -A new study in the peer-reviewed PLoS Biology, a journal of the Public Library of Science, has disproven sensationalist media reports of global warming causing a mass die-off of tropical frogs. -
Tennessee, AT&T Partner to Develop E-Health Info System
Opinion -The state of Tennessee is partnering with AT&T to develop the first statewide electronic health information system in the United States. -
Maryland Law Targets Uninsured to Fill Government Insurance Rolls
Opinion -As many as 90,000 eligible children in Maryland are not enrolled in the state's subsidized health insurance program, according to state estimates, despite several expensive and lengthy marketing campaigns commissioned by the state government. -
Government Programs for the Uninsured Are Poorly Targeted, Ill-Designed, Not Working
Opinion -A recent study found one in four uninsured Americans eligible for Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) fail to take advantage of those programs. -
‘Loose Square Men’ Help Smokers One Cigarette at a Time
Opinion -When someone has a nicotine craving and no money to buy a pack of cigarettes made extremely expensive by state and local taxes, who can he or she turn to? -
History Shows Smoking Bans Likely to Be Repealed
Opinion -Government-imposed smoking bans have been spreading across the United States and around the world in the past two decades. -
California City Will Take Over Abandoned Muni Wi-Fi System
Opinion -The city council of Milpitas, California has unanimously approved a city takeover of the municipal wi-fi system installed a year ago by Earthlink. The company is abandoning the Milpitas infrastructure as it exits the muni wi-fi sector nationwide. -
Colorado Right-to-Work Initiative Qualifies for Ballot
Opinion -A right-to-work initiative in Colorado has qualified for the November ballot. The Colorado Secretary of State's office confirmed initiative proponents had gathered 94,546 valid signatures, thousands more than the 76,047 necessary for qualification. -
Commissioner Has Broad Background in Public, Private Sectors
Opinion -New Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman has a long history of both private- and public-sector service. In the private sector he was involved in the creation and spin-off of technology companies with major corporations. -
Competitor’s Court Challenge Could Raise Intel Chip Prices
Opinion -Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) has accused Intel Corporation of paying and pressuring large computer manufacturers not to purchase AMD chips. -
Congress Mulls Mortgage Guarantees; Critics See More Harm than Good Likely
Opinion -Slow housing sales, falling property values, and rising mortgage defaults and foreclosures have prompted Congress to ready a bill to intervene in the housing market. -
Former U.S. Comptroller General Says America Is a ‘Republic at Risk’
Opinion -Former Comptroller General of the United States David M. -
Gore Refuses Global Warming Prediction Challenge
Opinion -Al Gore, one of the world's leading proponents of the theory that global warming is an imminent crisis, missed a deadline to meet a global warming challenge issued by a leading expert in forecasting. -
Governor Sends Higher Bills to Arizona Property Tax Payers
Opinion -Homeowners across the country are feeling the pinch of higher property tax bills, and tax revolts are popping up all over in response. A recent veto by Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) may have added fuel to the fire for Arizona homeowners. -
High Labor Costs, Housing Slump Drive Calif. City into Bankruptcy
Opinion -Lavish pay, pensions, and other perks for city workers, combined with a housing slump, have landed Vallejo, California in bankruptcy court. -
Illinois Senate Mulls $8 Billion Tax Hike
Opinion -The Illinois Senate is considering legislation that would raise state taxes by nearly $8 billion to pay down state debt, finance road construction, and increase education funding. -
Innovation Precedes Inauguration
Opinion -For months, we've heard why only this or that presidential candidate can be trusted to fix health care. -
New York Commission Says State Could Save $1 Billion
Opinion -A commission appointed last year by former New York governor Eliot Spitzer (D) has announced the state's taxpayers could save $1 billion a year by consolidating government services and requiring government employees to pay more for their health insurance. -
Political Roadblocks Still Slowing PPPs
Opinion -Questions about the proper role of the private sector in infrastructure development persist, according to proponents and critics of public-private partnerships (PPPs). -
Private Investment, Tolls Will Play an Increasing Role in Funding Tomorrow’s Transportation Infrastructure
Opinion -Private capital and toll revenue financing will play a major role in funding future transportation infrastructure. -
Scientific Evidence Shows Secondhand Smoke Is No Danger
Opinion -Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is an unpleasant experience for many nonsmokers, and for decades was considered a nuisance. But the idea that it might actually cause disease in nonsmokers has been around only since the 1970s. -
Scores of Peer-Reviewed Studies Contradict Global Warming Alarmism
Opinion -Despite what many global warming alarmists assert in the media, there are many articles in the world's leading science publications contradicting the assertion that "the debate is over" about global warming. -
Scottsdale Loses Its Municipal Wi-Fi Network
Opinion -The provision of citywide wireless Internet service in Scottsdale, Arizona has come to an abrupt end a mere two years after launch.