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Midway International Airport at a Glance
Opinion -Approximately 840 acres, located eight miles southwest of Chicago's central business district Terminal square footage: 941,000 feet Six airlines provide nearly 300 daily flights to 55 destinations Served 19 million passengers on 304,000 -
Online Safety Course Mandated for School Children in Virginia
Opinion -Virginia has become the first state in the nation to implement mandatory "Internet safety" courses in its public schools. -
Policy Reforms Needed to Grow E-Health
Opinion -The U.S. health care payment system and lingering privacy issues are deterring doctors and patients alike from embracing efficient and accessible e-health technology and solutions, experts say. -
Privacy Right Upheld
Opinion -A federal district court in Massachusetts has struck down a set of subpoenas filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) against Boston University. -
Ruling Could Prevent Expansion of Illinois Health Coverage
Opinion -A Cook County judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (D) taxpayer-funded health care expansion from going into effect as scheduled. -
Ten Steps to Insuring the Uninsured
Opinion -Excerpt from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, co-authored by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, Gerald L. Musgrave, Pamela Villarreal, and Joe Barnett. Part 4 of 10. -
Tennessee Fights to Keep Open Charter Schools
Opinion -Tennessee is fighting an uphill battle to save public charter schools from being rolled back, even though a recent survey shows the education option to be popular with parents statewide. House Bill 3935, sponsored by state Rep. -
Universal Health Care Is the Wrong Prescription
Opinion -"Universal health care" is false advertising for politically controlled medicine, with government as the "single payer" insurer. Having coverage does not guarantee getting medical care. -
Use of Test Scores as Tenure Factor Banned for New York School Districts
Opinion -Local school districts in New York will not be able to use students' standardized test scores as a factor in determining which teachers receive tenure, at least for the next two years. -
Governor Knew Tax Increases Would Affect Everyone
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Media Advisory: Experts Applaud Bush Veto of Farm Bill
Opinion -In the face of a near-certain override by Congress, President George W. Bush nevertheless vetoed the $300 billion farm bill on Wednesday, calling it a tax increase on regular Americans at a time of high food prices. -
Statement to the Health Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
Opinion -Statement of Greg Scandlen Senior Fellow and Director Consumers for Health care Choices The Heartland Institute To The Health Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee United States House of Representatives May 14, 2008 -
Back by Popular Demand: ‘The Singing Revolution’
Opinion -"The Singing Revolution" -- a new documentary film on the nonviolent defiance of Soviet occupation by the Estonian people and the remarkable events that led to their independence -- has been invited back to the Gene Siskel Film Center from May 23 through -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-09
Opinion -Hard to Swallow An Illinois prison inmate who sued prison officials for refusing to feed him vegetarian meals won his lawsuit in a court ruling last month. A federal law prohibits prison officials from burdening an inmate’s religious practices. -
Media Advisory: Polar Bear Decision Defies Scientific Evidence
Opinion -(Chicago, IL -- May 14, 2008) The U.S. Department of the Interior decided today to list polar bears as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act. -
Bear Baloney
Opinion -May 12, 2008 -- A Federal judge in California last month ordered the Interior Department to decide by this Friday whether to list polar bears as a threatened species because of global warming. -
Consumer Power Report #177
Opinion -At this point it is all about money. One of the articles below mentions that the liberal group Health Care for America Now has $40 million to spend on inflicting government health care on us. This is just one of many similar efforts on the Left. -
Experts Comment: Georgia Governor Moves Health Care in Right Direction
Opinion -(May 8, 2008 -- Chicago, IL) Today, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) signed House Bill 977 and Senate Bill 383 into law. -
Domestic Energy Production Act Would Significantly Reduce Energy Prices
Opinion -(May 7, 2008 - Chicago, IL) On May 1, 20 U.S. -
The Real Importance of Barack Obama’s Presidential Run
Opinion -Editorial -Obama intentionally avoided the issue of race even after winning the first primary in a state that is 96 percent white. -
Controversy Arises Over Lists of Scientists Whose Research Contradicts Man-Made Global Warming Scares
Opinion -DeSmogBlog, a Web site created to attack conservative and free-market nonprofit organizations, targeted The Heartland Institute in late April 2008, and in particular two lists posted on Heartland’s Web site [ http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm? -
New Report Documents Benefits of Vouchers for Special-Education Students
Opinion -(Chicago, IL -- May 2, 2008) Free-market economics has taught us competition improves products--regardless of what that product is. In a study by the Manhattan Institute released April 30, authors Jay P. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-08
Opinion -Plunder Road A Philadelphia traffic court judge is charged with bringing his office into “disrepute,” but not because he’s piled up 55 traffic tickets leading to fines of $11,427. -
California Decision Has Roots in Age-Old Bias against Homeschooling
Opinion -Though California's constitution guarantees citizens freedom, independence, and privacy, the state regularly invades those rights--albeit with the consent of the governed. But don't tread on homeschoolers.