Opinion
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Casinos Won’t Solve Kansas’ Fiscal Problems, Taxpayer Advocates Say
Opinion -State and national fiscal policy groups say Kansas lawmakers are wrong to embrace state-run casinos to solve the state's budget problems. -
Unions Are Demanding Political Payback for 2006 Democrats’ 2006 Election Victories
Opinion -Big Labor invested heavily in the 2006 Democratic takeover of Congress. The AFL-CIO spent a reported $40 million to mobilize union households. The Service Employees spent $65 million. -
To Grow Their Economies, Cash-Strapped States Need to Cut Tax Rates
Opinion -With real U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth falling to only 0.7 percent in the first quarter of this year after an anemic 2 percent pace for the second half of 2006, the U.S. economy has already shifted into a "growth recession. -
Web Drugstore Serves HSA Holders
Opinion -In mid-August, the Internet retailer drugstore.com unveiled a new online store designed for holders of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): http://www.drugstore.com/hsa. -
Georgia Launches Insurance Plan to Cover the Working Uninsured
Opinion -On August 7, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) announced preliminary details of the Health Insurance Partnership for Georgia, a new health care initiative for working, uninsured Georgians. -
Companies Reward Workers for Their Healthy Behavior
Opinion -Instead of penalizing workers for unhealthy behaviors, a growing number of companies are rewarding them for giving up smoking and controlling obesity. -
Court Rules Against Potential FDA Reform
Opinion -The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in early August ruled terminally ill patients do not have a constitutional right to use drugs not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). -
Electronic Medical Records May Not Improve Quality of Care: Study
Opinion -Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been touted as a major advancement in health care technology since their inception early this decade. -
Mexico Is Attracting U.S. Medical Tourists
Opinion -Traditionally, wealthy Mexicans often traveled to the United States for high-quality health care that was unavailable at home. -
Giuliani Rolls Out Health Care Plan
Opinion -Former New York City mayor and current presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani made headlines at a mid-August campaign stop in Columbia, South Carolina by warning of the dangers of "socialized medicine" and mentioning Democrat candidates are advocating a -
Californians Dislike the State’s Employer-Based Insurance System
Opinion -Polls asking California voters their views of the state's health care system suggest growing support for replacing the current employer-based health insurance system with a government program. -
Don’t Mandate: Innovate
Opinion -Mandating that every American be forced to purchase health insurance is the latest fad among politicians. -
A Valuable Roadmap for Health Care Solutions
Opinion -Redefining Health Care By Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmstead Teisberg Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2006 385 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 1-59139-778-2, $35 Redefining Health Care is both a rush and a relief. -
Utah Lawmakers Assail Agency’s Buildout Strategy
Opinion -Utah's sales tax-backed statewide fiber-optic backbone is coming under fire over what legislators see as a deliberate shift in strategy to seek new, so-called "green field" fiber-optic buildout contracts in high-end real estate developments at the -
European Court Upholds Microsoft Antitrust Ruling
Opinion -The European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg in September upheld a 2004 European Commission (EC) decision finding Microsoft illegally leveraged its dominance in PC operating systems (OS) when it bundled its Windows Media Player application with its -
Privatization Drives Telecom Growth
Opinion -Regulators and policymakers worldwide must embrace telecommunications competition and privatization to stimulate a sound climate for the growth of broadband and next-generation network (NGN) services, according to a new report from the International -
Broadband Start-Up Targets Small Markets
Opinion -Smaller cities and municipalities need not fear being overlooked for broadband services. -
AT&T Gives Parents Control Over Kids’ Phones
Opinion -Calls at all hours, lasting for hours. Text messages galore. Downloads of ring tones and movies. They all add up to big cell phone bills for tweens and teens--bills in amounts that often shock and dismay the parents who pay for them. -
Structure of Corpus Christi’s Muni Wireless
Opinion -Corpus Christi is one of two cities to which EarthLink remains committed for municipal wireless, the other being Philadelphia, which stands as EarthLink's highly visible entry into the field. -
FCC Rules Cablers Must Provide Analog Signals
Opinion -Digital broadcast television (DTV) is coming on February 17, 2009. -
FCC Eyes Ban on Condo Cable Deals
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering banning exclusive agreements between cable companies and owners of condominiums and apartment buildings, saying the practice closes off competitive choice for individual owners and tenants. -
Who Killed TV’s ‘Family Hour’? Parents Like Me!
Opinion -The nonprofit Parents Television Council (PTC) released a report in September lamenting the supposed death of broadcast television's "family hour. -
Meteorologist Documents Warming Bias in U.S. Temperature Stations
Opinion -New research suggests the temperature stations used to calculate statistics on temperatures in the United States are wrong and show more warming than has actually occurred. -
Black Mayors Oppose Tightening Smog Standards
Opinion -In a hearing before the U.S.