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The “Chung-King” Channel
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
1.31.2002
CNN has grabbed Connie Chung away from ABC and is sending her to do battle with Bill O’Reilly of Fox, which recently grabbed CNN’s Greta Van Susteren of “The Point” and formerly “Burden of Proof.” This all amounts to more than musical chairs.
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Wally’s World, or, The Waste Land
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
1.25.2002
The big stories about government waste at the Pentagon, HEW, HUD, and, of course, the United States Department of Education, whose entire existence is a waste, make for the best news copy. This means that some lower-level stories, with more shocking examples of government waste, don’t get as much ink as they should. Consider two cases, beginning with the city of Folsom, a short jump from the capital.
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An E-government Resolution
Action Alert
1.15.2002
E-government, the use of technology to streamline government functions, never was a panacea, regardless of what some technology evangelists said. But technology can still be of benefit if used wisely, as some public officials have already discovered.
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The Business of American Women is Business
By: Sally C. Pipes
1.14.2002
At the dawn of 2002, it is still possible to hear women describing themselves as an oppressed minority, vulnerable, helpless, and permanently in need of government assistance, especially gender quotas. These women, however, are a vocal but tiny minority, led by overexposed celebrities such as Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan. Most women are too busy to indulge such nonsense, as the latest figures on women-owned businesses confirm.
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Davis’s 2002-03 Budget Gets Thumbs Down
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
1.13.2002
Last week, as I waited in a long line at the state capitol to get a copy of Gov. Gray Davis’s proposed 2002-03 budget, I noticed a group of small schoolchildren outside the governor’s office. When Davis emerged, he gave many of the kids high-fives. Those children didn’t realize that they had just greeted the man who wants them to pay for his current budget-deficit woes when they are grown and in their twenties.
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A Capital Tale
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
1.11.2002
It was a national story just before Christmas but the nuances and implications are too rich to ignore. So here’s the playback, with commentary.
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An E-government Resolution
ePolicy
1.1.2002
E-government, the use of technology to streamline government functions, never was a panacea, regardless of what some technology evangelists said. But technology can still be of benefit if used wisely, as some public officials have already discovered.
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COBRA’s Bite Will Hurt Economic Recovery
Health Policy Prescriptions
By: Chris Middleton
1.1.2002
Just as the nation appears ready to emerge from the economic downturn that officially began in March 2001, Congress is attempting to come to the rescue with a “stimulus” package. Democratic party leaders in Congress have been pressing to include a health-care provision that would subsidize the purchase of COBRA health insurance for laid-off workers.
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