Opinion
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Foundation Helps States Reorganize Social Services
Opinion -B.J. Walker vividly remembers the call her department received shortly after she became commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Resources in May 2004. A woman and her two young daughters were living in a car. -
Local Officials Oppose Mass. Wind Farm
Opinion -After the release of a 23-page report criticizing plans for a proposed industrial wind farm off the shore of Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, state and local officials are lining up in opposition to the project. -
No Action Taken on California Biotech Measure
Opinion -Legislation that would ensure all farmers in the state of California have a right to plant genetically improved crops subject to federal health and environmental rules failed to reach a vote before the state Senate's yearly session ended on August 30. -
Oil Company Takes the Lead in Wiping Out African Malaria
Opinion -Marathon Oil Corporation is reporting remarkable success in a first-of-its-kind malaria eradication program. -
New Energy Technology Could Bring Electric Power to Third World
Opinion -"The only good thing about the good old days is that they're gone." My grandmother's wisdom came from experience. -
Himalayan Glaciers Are Growing … and Confounding Global Warming Alarmists
Opinion -Glaciers are growing in the Himalayan Mountains, confounding global warming alarmists who have recently claimed the glaciers were shrinking and that global warming was to blame. -
R&D Needed to Increase Ethanol Use
Opinion -There are at least three reasons for a practical limit to the present ethanol production approach. -
Environmental Disasters: The Rest of the Story
Opinion -This article is the sixth in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam: A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory and Food Safety Concerns, by Samuel Aldrich, excerpted and abridged by Jay Lehr. Crying "fire! -
Biotech Law Needed to Grow New Biofuel Crops
Opinion -According to an August 25 press statement of the California Farm Bureau, protecting farmers' right to grow genetically improved crops is crucial to efforts to develop renewable, economical biofuels such as ethanol. -
Prying Open a Mind
Opinion -The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science By Tom Bethell Regnery Publishing Co., November 2005 270 pages, $19.95 paperback, ISBN 089526031X Available on Amazon. -
Schwarzenegger Rejects Plan for Single Payer
Opinion -California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) vetoed a bill in September that would have replaced the state's current health care model with a single-payer, universal insurance mandate. -
The Audacity of Hospitals
Opinion -When it comes to audacity, no industry has hospitals beat. For how many years have you heard them whine about the inappropriate use of emergency rooms? -
Retail Clinics a Rising Presence in Health Care Market
Opinion -Stocking your shopping cart between flu shots and hepatitis vaccinations might not be as far-fetched as it sounds. -
Texas Demands Refund from Retailer
Opinion -The State of Texas is demanding that Cabela's Inc. return $28,000 and forfeit another $200,000 from a state grant for failing to create enough jobs at a store that received economic incentives. Kathy Walt, a spokesperson for Texas Gov. -
Sandy Springs Incorporates, Inspires New Wave of ‘Private’ Cities in Georgia
Opinion -Fed up with high taxes and poor service delivery, the nearly 90,000 residents of Sandy Springs in Georgia's Fulton County voted in 2005 to incorporate, making Sandy Springs the first new city in Georgia in 50 years. -
We Need a Commitment to Energy Alternatives
Opinion -Consider this proposition: The next time you fill 'er up at the gas station, you'll be contributing a couple of bucks to Iran's nuclear arms program. -
Number of Atlantic Hurricanes Below Normal
Opinion -As the 2006 hurricane season passed its midpoint, hurricane and tropical storm activity was below normal, and forecasters predicted below-normal activity for the rest of the year as well. -
Opponents Thwart NJ Choice Bill
Opinion -At press time, New Jersey state legislators were awaiting a hearing for the Urban Schools Scholarship Act (A-257, S-1332). -
Textbook Ruling Handed Down in Texas
Opinion -On September 18, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) issued an opinion on Texas's textbook content review process, setting aside a 1996 decision by then-Attorney General Dan Morales. -
Faith First Awards Scholarships in Two States
Opinion -Faith First Educational Assistance Corporation, a privately funded three-year-old institution, awarded nearly 100 school choice grants to low-income children in two states in September. -
California Law Changes the Rules for Bad Teachers
Opinion -It can take years to fire a bad teacher. So some principals don't even bother trying. Instead, they make a deal. The principal asks the teacher to look for a job elsewhere in the district. In exchange, the teacher gets a good evaluation. -
Opponents Sue to Block Ariz. Scholarships
Opinion -Just a few days before it was scheduled to go into effect in mid-September, Arizona's new corporate scholarship program was taken to court. -
Mich. School Funding Measure Goes to Voters
Opinion -Michigan voters will decide November 7 whether to approve Proposal 5, a statutory change to guarantee annual funding increases for elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions at the rate of inflation. -
School Choice Gains in N.J.
Opinion -New Jersey residents strongly support corporate tax credit-funded scholarships, according to a poll conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute (MUPI) released in late September.
