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Pell Grants for Kids a Good Idea
Bending the Twigs blog
1.29.2008
As someone who strongly believes that *ALL* parents (not just wealthy ones) should have true school choice in this country, I'm glad to see President Bush call for the creation of a "Pell Grants for Kids" program in his final State of the Union address.
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Who Owns Your Health Care?
Cato Institute Video Clipping
1.29.2008
CATO Institute featured this clipping of John R. Graham, Director of Health Care Studies, in their Cato Weekly Video. from the June 22, 2007 event "Who Owns Your Healthcare?"
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Sacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
PRI in the News
1.28.2008
Sacramento Schools are the epitome of the problems and concerns held by all public schools in the state of California. Recent and ongoing debates about funding arts education, construction costs, and new initiatives play out in Sacramento Schools daily.
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Life: A Tech-Centric View
Tech News World Op-Ed
1.25.2008
At this week's Digital Life Design (DLD) conference in Germany, renowned scientists Craig Venter, Ph.D., and Richard Dawkins wowed the audience with a conversation about genes and information technology. They discussed how evolution is becoming man-made, which brings up a number of interesting issues.
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Romney, McCain, and Giuliani: Flashing Lights on the Fiscal Highway
Human Events Clipping
By: Deroy Murdock
1.25.2008
With Mike Huckabee down and Fred Thompson out in Florida, Tuesday’s Sunshine State primary promises a three-way brawl among Rudolph W. Giuliani, John McCain, and Willard Mitt Romney. Voters there, and beyond, should regard these three candidates like lamps in a traffic signal.
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No need for hormone labels
Sacramento Bee Op-Ed
By: Daniel R. Ballon, Ph.D
1.24.2008
After 14 years of widespread use, a safe and proven technology for increasing the availability of low-cost dairy products could disappear if government regulators place fears and rumors above sound science.
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School choice can halt high tide of mediocrity
Los Angeles Daily News Op-Ed
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
1.23.2008
"The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people." Sound like the education section of a current presidential candidate's stump speech? It's actually from the landmark 1983 Department of Education study, "A Nation at Risk."
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Religious leaders make health care a moral issue
New Britain Herald Clipping
By: Scott Whipple
1.22.2008
Religious leaders from all corners of New England converged on South Church Tuesday to urge establishment of universal health care. Despite the denominational mix of clergy, all seemed to agree the system is broken and needs to be repaired or replaced.
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Government lacks magic bullet to kill recessions
Desert Dispatch Op-Ed
By: Tibor Machan
1.22.2008
Those who study a country's economic conditions, mostly macro-economists, track general trends - inflation, unemployment, productivity, comparative strength of the currency, et cetera. But the basics of all these are mostly local matters, all about what happens to you, me, our neighbors, all about what we decide to do with our income and other liquid assets.
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Private efforts result in better problem solving
Yuma Sun Op-Ed
By: Tibor Machan
1.18.2008
Often when some unexpected challenge faces a person, someone asks, "What are you going to do about this?" The answer, frequently delivered with casual confidence, tends to be: "I'll think of something."
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Mitt's Mythical "Mass. Miracle"
American Spectator Clipping
By: Deroy Murdock
1.14.2008
Michigan is like the canary in the mine shaft," Republican White House contender Willard Mitt Romney told voters in Warren Friday. "What happens in Michigan is going to happen to the rest of the country." He also claims in a campaign commercial, "I understand how the economy works. There's a lot we can do to strengthen Michigan."
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When Web 2.0 Meets Politics
Tech News World Op-Ed
1.11.2008
Hillary Clinton is my friend. On MySpace, that is. If I were going to vote for the first candidate that responded to my social networking "friend" request, it would be her. Of course, that's a silly idea, but with all the hoopla over politicians using new technologies, one might ask: How has Web 2.0 changed the political process?
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California Lights the Way: Legislature Could Become Global Internet Regulator
California Republic Op-Ed
By: Daniel R. Ballon, Ph.D
1.10.2008
Last week Governor Schwarzenegger created a new state agency to help Californians protect their personal information online. When legislators return to work this week, however, they will face strong pressure from consumer groups seeking strict new privacy laws that threaten to impede the growth of Internet commerce worldwide.
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Healthy San Francisco raises costs for everyone
San Franclisco Chronicle Op-Ed
By: John R. Graham
1.8.2008
Two years ago, our family moved from San Francisco to Marin County, motivated partly by high prices in San Francisco restaurants. Now we mostly dine north of the Golden Gate Bridge and for 2008 we were prepared to give up on San Francisco entirely.
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Buying drugs online can present risks
The Oklahoman Op-Ed
By: Sally C. Pipes
1.7.2008
Millions of Americans will look to weight-loss drugs to help them keep their New Year's resolution to slim down. And if they can't get a prescription from a doctor, many will go online to purchase the pills from foreign distributors.
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Ethnicity-Obsessed UC Ignores Law
Eureka Reporter Op-Ed
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
1.4.2008
In 2008 the University of California will increase the number of officially recognized Asian categories from eight to 23, nearly a three-fold increase. UC administrators and various student groups hail the move as a milestone of diversity and aid to outreach. That remains dubious but the plan confirms that the UC system is more ethnically obsessed than it was in 1996, when Californians voters passed Proposition 209.
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Brave New Diet
Washington Post Op-Ed
By: Sally C. Pipes
1.2.2008
If you're like most Americans, you've probably stuffed yourself like a holiday turkey during the past few weeks. So it should come as no surprise that the average American gains about one pound between Thanksgiving and New Year's, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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CDHC Drives State-Level Policy Changes
Health Care News Clipping
By: Dr. Sanjit Bagchi
1.1.2008
In an effort to help consumers comparison-shop, several states are now pushing hospitals to disclose their price lists for various procedures--a move that is being prompted by the growth of consumer-driven health care.
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