Opinion
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The Good News Is that Illinois Government May Become More Responsible
Opinion -This is good. Illinois state government nearly shut down in early August because Gov. Rod Blagojevich and legislative leaders in his own Democratic party failed to agree on a budget that was due July 1. -
Legislature Blowing Smoke At Consumers
Opinion -“Targeted Taxes,” (August 8) blows the smoke screen off tobacco taxes. The Illinois Legislature is in the process of raising taxes again, with a 75-cent hike on each pack of cigarettes on top of the existing 98-cent levy. -
Illinois Legislature: Let’s Help Indiana’s Economy With Our Cigarette Tax!
Opinion -An increase in tobacco taxes will be great, for other states (“Cigarette tax hike may disappoint,” July 30). If the Illinois Legislature has its way, total state and local cigarette taxes in Illinois will rise to $1.83 per pack. -
More Regulation Won’t Fix Charter Schools
Opinion -Your editorial of August 17, “Ohio charter schools: You can do a lot better,” implied that more regulation might be needed to make sure charter schools are accountable. But the opposite is true. -
Fairness for Charter Schools
Opinion -Maryland's highest court sent a shock wave through the public-education establishment last month by ruling that charter schools are entitled to receive as much funding per pupil as regular public schools. -
James Hansen’s Hacks
Opinion -In retrospect, you knew there would be trouble when you put the people responsible for the Space Shuttle program in charge of tracking U.S. temperatures. -
Heartland Institute to Host Luncheon and Book Signing for School Choice Expert Herbert Walberg
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - August 16, 2007) Join The Heartland Institute on Thursday, August 30 as we mark the release of School Choice: The Findings, a new book by Herbert Walberg Ph.D. Dr. -
Heartland to Co-Sponsor Chicago Screening of Call of the Entrepreneur
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - August 16, 2007) The Heartland Institute will co-sponsor the Chicago film premiere of Call of the Entrepreneur at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday, September 5. "A merchant banker. A failing dairy farmer. -
Betting Against Al Gore: JunkScience.com ups ante to $100,000
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - August 14, 2007) The latest challenge to the heavily promoted idea that global warming is man-made and likely to be harmful is a $100,000 reward offered by JunkScience. -
FDA Iron Hand has Death Grip
Opinion -Two articles--“Cancer Regression” and “Cancer Drug Fails, So Maker Tries New Pitch”--tell a familiar story. Life-saving is delayed due to FDA’s iron hand in judging drug effectiveness. -
Retail Clinic Rules Miss the Mark in Massachusetts
Opinion -Retail clinics provide accessible, affordable services at transparent prices that can benefit the uninsured (“States Roll Out Retail-Clinic Rules,” August 9). -
Bad Data Fuels Efforts to Expand SCHIP
Opinion -Amy Goodman advocates for SCHIP expansion in “Health care for all kids a no-brainer” (July 25). She believes Michael Moore and Marion Edelman are right, and SCHIP will prevent deaths. Lack of health insurance, however, is not lack of medical care. -
Propagandists Shouldn’t Throw Stones
Opinion -The August 7 article, “Gore: polluters finance research to cast doubt on global warming” is a perfect microcosm of alarmist double-speak. -
Charter Schools Are Public Schools
Opinion -Jim McCaffrey rightly prods school bureaucrats to look harder at lagging minority achievement (“PSD Downplays the Minority Scores,” August 8) but misses the mark in his assessment. -
SCHIP Expansion Uses Smoke Screen
Opinion -SCHIP expansion is known by Washington insiders as a blatant effort to incrementally introduce Hillary Care (“A Useful Health Debate,” July 29). -
Bill Could Hinder Progress of Charter Schools
Opinion -California has always been a leader when it comes to charter schools. So it is extremely unfortunate to see that some in Sacramento are trying to move the state a step backward [“Bill could hinder expansion of charter schools,” August 2]. -
Opponents Ignore Charter School Success
Opinion -Thank you for publishing Lindalyn Kakadelis’ article “The waiting lists speak” [August 3]. Charter opponents like to paint failed charter schools as a reflection on the whole charter project. But their logic is flawed. -
Increased Funding Will Cripple Health Care Program
Opinion -Nancy Griffin, state director for the AARP, favors SCHIP expansion (“Raise tobacco tax, help kids” July 26, 2007). She is convinced that 6 million children will die from smoking, and 9 million have no health insurance. These numbers are inaccurate. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #6-10
Opinion -Gimme an 'S' ... Gimme a 'U' ... -
Consumer Power Report #90
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
FCC Auction Rules Offer Easy Escape
Opinion -The requirements the FCC created for the 2008 auction of spectrum for wireless services (“FCC Backs Spectrum Open Access,” Aug. 1) provide a loophole through which Google’s market cap could fit. -
Property Tax Rollback Is Good for Taxpayers
Opinion -If Indianapolis has $52 million less revenue because of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ order to roll back property tax collections to 2006 levels [“$52M tax hit in Indy now, an aftertaste to follow?” Aug. -
Defending Heartland
Opinion -As a Southwest Florida resident and senior fellow for environment policy at The Heartland Institute, I was surprised and appalled that on July 31, the News-Press published an irresponsible letter accusing Heartland of spreading “lies and mistruths” and -
DC Pants Suit Won’t Fit Wisconsin
Opinion -Tina Dettman-Bielefeldt’s column on ways to avoid lawsuits like the $54 million suit against a D.C. dry cleaners over a lost pair of pants (“Insurance is crucial to protect business,” July 28) contains excellent advice.
