Opinion
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Wisconsin County Is Optimistic About Non-Subsidized Wireless
Opinion -Racine County, Wisconsin is less than a year away from full countywide wireless coverage, according to its own estimates projecting implementation by April 2009. -
Feds Give Polar Bears ESA Protection
Opinion -The U.S. Department of the Interior, on the advice of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has decided to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. -
Ethanol Comes Under Fire for Rising Food Prices
Opinion -With soaring food prices devouring ever-increasing amounts of consumers' disposable income, the nation's infatuation with biofuels, particularly corn-based ethanol, is rapidly going sour. -
States Should Exercise Caution Before Following Massachusetts
Opinion -Interest in the Massachusetts health reform plan remains high, as evidenced by the sellout crowd at a recent forum on Capitol Hill sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation and televised live by C-SPAN. -
Premiums for Employer-Provided Insurance Rising Faster than Directly Purchased Plans
Opinion -People who buy their own health insurance experienced an average increase of 18 percent on their premiums between 2002 and 2005, according to a report issued by the U.S. -
Market-Based Health Insurance Is Predominant Form of Coverage
Opinion -The following statement on health coverage published by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on May 28, 2008 shows the predominance of market-based health insurance despite increasing government attempts to force more people into -
Ready for a 150 Percent Income Tax Increase?
Opinion -For years, taxpayer advocacy groups have been sounding the alarm about serious spending problems facing the nation and the lack of attention elected officials are paying to this growing fiscal disaster. -
‘Patriot Tax’ Surcharge Would Slap Small Businesses
Opinion -Over much stronger opposition than usually accompanies such measures, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to increase funding for veterans' education. -
Unique Opportunity Is at Hand for Far-Reaching Federal Tax Reform
Opinion -For the first time since 1986, the stars may be aligning for a grand bipartisan compromise on fundamental federal tax reform. -
Kentucky Considers Tolls to Fund New Bridges
Opinion -One outspoken Northern Kentucky mayor warns steps must be taken "soon" to repair an aging bridge in his community and avoid a catastrophe similar to last year's fatal Minnesota bridge collapse. -
Multi-City Wi-Fi Plan Stalls in Colorado
Opinion -Plans to provide municipal wi-fi to several cities in Colorado have stalled due to the inability of the wi-fi provider, C-Com, to secure investors. -
Google Wants FCC to Force Open Access Rules on Verizon
Opinion -Leading Web search provider Google has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny communications services provider Verizon the C-block spectrum it won at auction unless Verizon provides assurances it will comply with -
Congress Considers Measure to Boost Domestic Energy Production
Opinion -In an effort to increase domestic energy supplies and bring down rising gas prices, a group of 19 senators has introduced the Domestic Energy Production Act of 2008. Sponsored by Sen. -
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.
