Opinion
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Native Ancestry Defined
Opinion -Native Hawaiian ancestry is defined in the Akaka bill as being those who are "direct lineal descendants of the aboriginal, indigenous, native people" of the archipelago, qualifying under any of the following three criteria as defined in the bill -
Nevada Democrats Offer Merit Pay Plan
Opinion -Democratic political leaders in Nevada seized the reins of the state's education debate in mid-April with a bold proposal to change how teachers are paid. -
Overhauling a Broken Educational System
Opinion -Tough Love for Schools : Essays on Competition, Accountability, and Excellence Written by Frederick M. Hess Washington, DC: AEI Press, 2006 280 pages, hardcover, ISBN 0844742112, $15.75 Available through Amazon. -
Politics Rules in Debate over Hawaiian Ethnicity Bill
Opinion -A bill that would have created a "Native Hawaiian Government" with special powers for 400,000 persons of native Hawaiian ancestry died in the U.S. Senate on June 8, when the measure came four votes short of the 60 that were needed to keep it alive. -
Statistics Released on Second Year of D.C. Vouchers
Opinion -The official evaluation team for the D.C. voucher program released its descriptive report for the program's second year in May. -
Supreme Court Dismisses Case on Tax Breaks
Opinion -In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on May 15 dismissed a lawsuit over the constitutionality of Ohio's investment tax credit. The case, known as Cuno v. -
Texas Legislators Solve the State’s School Finance Problems, At Last
Opinion -A package of five bills drafted to satisfy the November 2005 Texas Supreme Court ruling that required the state to reduce its reliance on property taxes to fund public education has received the state comptroller's certification and was signed into law -
Union Can Use Dues for Politics: Court
Opinion -A federal court decision handed down in early May threatens only a limited scope of paycheck protection legislation, a labor law analyst said. -
U.S. Sees Broadband Explosion
Opinion -Broadband adoption in American homes grew by 40 percent in the past year, twice the growth rate of the year before, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. -
Vending Machine Bills Defeated in Colorado, Illinois
Opinion -A pair of proposals that would have regulated school vending machines in Colorado and Illinois were defeated April 11, meaning high-calorie snacks and drinks some call unhealthy will continue to be sold on school grounds in those states. -
What to Expect from the ExpectMore.gov Site
Opinion -If you visit ExpectMore.gov, a new Web site maintained by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), you can calculate pretty quickly that 47 Department of Education programs are not up to snuff, while 27 are working properly. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #5-8
Opinion -Take Me out to the Frivolous Lawsuit Game An Altoona, Pennsylvania Double-A baseball team is holding a "Salute to Frivolous Lawsuit Night" on July 2. -
Derision Hides Conflict of Interest
Opinion -Dear Editor: In a letter published June 30 criticizing The Heartland Institute for pointing out the scientific flaws in Al Gore's new film, author Kevin Grandia called Heartland "an industry-sponsored PR front for the tobacco industry for many years. -
AP Story on Gore Movie Misleading
Opinion -Dear Editor: An Associated Press story that ran in your paper on [date] was awfully misleading. It claimed the "nation's top climate scientists" endorse Al Gore's new movie on global warming. -
Consumer Power Report #38
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 -
Alarmism Not the Answer
Opinion -Dear Editor: In your June 25 article, "Why You Can't Ignore the Changing Climate," Eugene Linden suggested global warming is going to end our civilization. -
Heartland Institute Launches News Feeds (RSS) on Top Issues of the Day
Opinion -(Chicago, IL - June 26, 2006) The Heartland Institute, a 22-year-old nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research group headquartered in Chicago, has launched eight RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds syndicating new research and commentary on today's -
Net Neutrality a Hides Costs
Opinion -Dear Editor: An Associated Press story on network neutrality you recently published ("All online traffic may not be equal," June 20) was terribly one-sided. -
Gorgeous Propaganda, Frightening Truth
Opinion -A friend invited me to attend a screening of "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore’s new film about global warming, when it first arrived in Chicago a few weeks ago. -
Wage Regulations Will Hurt, Not Help, Workers
Opinion -Dear Editor: The Chicago City Council's efforts to "make 'big box' retailers toe wage line" [June 22] will have two major effects. -
Big Box Ordinance a Big Mistake
Opinion -Dear Editor: The minimum wage ordinance for employees of "big box" stores that the city council's finance committee passed on June 21 would be a disaster for Chicago consumers and workers ["City may make 'big box' retailers toe wage line," June 22]. -
Line-Item Veto, Spending Caps Likely To Be Ineffective, Experts Say
Opinion -(Chicago, IL - June 21, 2006) Last week, Senator Bill Frist, M.D. (R-TN) announced his support for a proposed budgetary reform bill called the Stop Over-Spending Act. -
Consumer Power Report #37
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 -
Comments on the National Institutes of Health Conference on the State of the Science on Tobacco Use
Opinion -On June 12-14, the National Institutes of Health hosted a conference in Bethesda, Maryland, titled "State of the Science Conference on Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation, and Control.
