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The odds are good for virtual vice
Technology Op-Ed
8.31.2000
You can’t blame the Ontario government for being preoccupied: At least four of its ministries are straining to figure out how to regulate Internet gambling. It’s a tall order, and if the American experience is any indication, Canadian efforts to regulate Net gambling will fall flat.
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Why Test Scores Went Up
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
8.22.2000
The recent news that California's student test scores have risen over last year's scores has been greeted with optimism by politicians and education officials. Yet, are these gains reason for celebration, and if so, celebration of what?
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Measuring the Sprawl
Business and Economics Op-Ed
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
8.1.2000
Controversy about growth and development has been a staple of politics in fast-growing coastal states such as California and Florida for decades, but now the controversy about sprawl has come to the heartland as well. The concern over suburban sprawl is fueling political sentiment for increased government regulation of land use. The issue might even end up in the middle of the presidential campaign: Vice President Al Gore has jumped on the antisprawl bandwagon.
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