Opinion
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The Problem with the FDA Drug Approval Process
Opinion -Excerpted from More Choices, Better Health: Free to Choose Experimental Drugs, by Bartley J. Madden--the first in a several-part series. The complete booklet is available for sale in the online store at http://www.heartland.org. -
Commentary: Government Health Policy Should ‘Do No Harm’
Opinion -I am probably the only person you know (or are likely to meet) who thinks all the major problems in our health care system are caused by bad government policies. -
Analysis: Long-Term Care … on the House
Opinion -What if America could wave a legal wand and make the huge government cost of long-term care (LTC) shrink dramatically? Evidently, it's possible, so I attended two conferences to find out how. More on that after we lay the groundwork. -
Commentary: Health Courts a Popular, But Politically Suspect, Proposal
Opinion -The idea seems appealing at first glance for those interested in tort reform: Create a special "health court" to hear complicated medical malpractice cases. -
Making Sense of HDHPs
Opinion -For some, high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) can seem perplexing. But with a little instruction, they can be made much simpler. -
Fictional Book Proposes Real Solutions
Opinion -Healthcare Happily Ever After Robert Hopper, Ph.D. and Debra Hopper Overland Park: A.D. Banker and Company®, L.L.C. 2007 88 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-0-9773986-1-4, $9.95 Available from the publisher Call Pam Reihs at 800/255-0408 ext. -
Boxer Pushes Failed EU Cap-and-Trade Scheme
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Record April Freeze Hits U.S.
Opinion -Hundreds of cities across most of the eastern United States suffered record cold and snow throughout much of April. Analysts pointed out the unexpected cold spell illustrates the unpredictability of both weather and longer-term climate conditions. -
Oregon Considers Adopting Costly Renewable Power Mandate
Opinion -The Oregon legislature is currently considering Senate Bill 838, which would force consumers to purchase 25 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2025. -
Great Lakes Water Compact Foundering
Opinion -An agreement by the governors of eight Midwestern states to champion an interstate compact that would treat the Great Lakes as a shared resource unavailable to communities outside the Great Lakes drainage basin is struggling to remain afloat in regional -
Commentary: British Documentary Counters Gore Movie
Opinion -Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth (AIT) has met its match--a major documentary recently shown on British television. -
Study: ‘Global Warming’ Making Northern Hemisphere Greener
Opinion -Rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, together with moderately warming temperatures, have caused a substantial greening of the Northern Hemisphere. -
Temperate Forests Warm the Planet, Scientists Report
Opinion -While tropical forests exert a cooling influence on global climate, forests in northern regions exert a warming effect, researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reported in the April 17 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. -
Zoo Must Kill Baby Polar Bear, Animal Rights Extremists Argue
Opinion -A baby polar bear born in the Berlin Zoo should be euthanized rather than be subjected to the humiliation of being raised as a domestic pet, animal rights activists have argued in recent weeks. -
Organic Foods Putting Human Health, Environment at Risk
Opinion -The Truth About Organic Foods By Alex Avery Henderson Communications, 2006 231 pages, $19.95, ISBN 0978895207 http://www.amazon. -
Rachel Carson’s Dire Unintended Consequences
Opinion -Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writings of Rachel Carson edited by Peter Matthiessen Houghton Mifflin, 2007, 224 pages, $14. -
4,000 Rally in Florida for Tax Credit Scholarships
Opinion -More than 4,000 school choice supporters traveled from as far as Miami and Ft. -
Teachers Union Is Key Obstacle to Good Education, Ad Campaign Says
Opinion -An advocacy group's creative outreach has attracted unfavorable attention to the teachers union in one New Jersey city, the first stop in a planned national campaign. -
Florida Launches Improved Performance Pay Plan
Opinion -Florida's merit-based pay program for teachers, previously known as Special Teachers Are Rewarded (STAR), has been modified and now encompasses the missing components that ignited a lawsuit by the Florida Education Association (FEA) late last year. -
Pennsylvania Legislator Wants Schools to Teach Founding Documents
Opinion -Freshman state Rep. Todd Rock (R-Franklin) introduced a bill this spring that would make Pennsylvania the second state to require public schools to teach foundational American documents as part of its American History requirements. -
Students: Some High Schools Teach History Well, Others Do Not
Opinion -Some political science students say they have learned enough about American history in high school. -
West Virginia Salary Posting Raises Unions’ Ire
Opinion -A decision to post teacher salaries on the Internet has irked the teachers union in West Virginia, but an experienced reformer said such policies are needed to expose the current education system's ineffectiveness. -
Bill Would Require Greater Accountability from Texas Charter Schools
Opinion -Texas's high-achieving charter schools could receive more money, and charters statewide could be required to be more accountable for their finances, if state Senate Bill 4 is approved. The bill was introduced by state Sen. -
Information Counts for School Choice Parents
Opinion -Anyone familiar with debates about school choice proposals knows both sides agree parents need accurate information to be effective choosers. What is not agreed upon is whether it is realistic to expect parents to be well-informed.
