Commentary

Business & Economics

Illinois needs lawsuit reform

Dear Editor, The evidence is overwhelming. There simply is no denying Illinois’ reputation as the “Lawsuit Capital of the Midwest.” Just in the last few months, several nationwide studies have been released and have confirmed Illinois’ status as a magnet for lawsuits. One report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ...
Commentary

The Dropout Disaster: We Told You So

In 1997, the Pacific Research Institute released the first of its ongoing California Index of Leading Education Indicators, which included a chapter on California’s dropout rate. The Index warned that the state Department of Education missed legions of dropouts who weren’t accounted for in the Department’s crude calculating methods. The ...
Business & Economics

California Focus: Cautionary tale of 2 Bustamantes

California has recently cemented its reputation as the most politically correct state in the nation, and possibly the most humorless. Those with doubts on that score might compare the cases of Carlos Bustamante and Cruz Bustamante. U.S. Air Force veteran Carlos Bustamante is a city councilman in Santa Ana and ...
Business & Economics

Are Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Legitimate?

The Stock Markets Channel, July 16, 2008 With a market share of more than 50% and listings on both Nasdaq and LSE, search-engine giant, Google, is the most frequently used search engine on the web, offering clients seemingly endless options with regard to products and services. After a period of ...
Commentary

Letters: Hospital Charges for Uninsured Patients

To the Editor: Readers Jerry Jung and Mary Nelson propose solutions to American hospitals’ strange practice of charging uninsured patients drastically higher prices than insured patients. Their solutions demand more government action, but government is a major cause of this madness. Nobody really understands Medicare’s payment regulations, but experts agree ...
Commentary

The Costs of California’s “Promote Now, Pay Later” Plan

SACRAMENTO—Last month students across California graduated from high school eager to start college in the fall. How many will wind up in remedial classes repeating work they should have already mastered? The numbers—and the price tag—are probably a lot more than you think. The failure to prepare a single cohort ...
Business & Economics

Voice of the Reader 7-16

To the Editor: There simply is no denying Illinois’ reputation as the Lawsuit Capital of the Midwest. In the last few months, several nationwide studies have been released and have confirmed Illinois’ status as a magnet for lawsuits. One report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks Illinois the fifth-worst ...
Commentary

Education reform ‘blueprint’ leaves out choice

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared 2008 would be “The Year of Education Reform.” Now, more than halfway through the year, California parents continue to wait for promised relief. If the governor’s blueprint for reform is any indication, they may be waiting for a long time. Gov. Schwarzenegger unveiled “Students First: Renewing ...
Business & Economics

The cost of crooked lawyers

Recent wave of legal malfeasance affects us all, even reform-minded Texas Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once wryly observed that “10 percent of the politicians go around giving the other 90 percent a bad name.” These days, the same could be said for the growing ranks of disgraced personal ...
Business & Economics

Housing bill provision eyes $10 billion in tax revenue from online sellers

InternetRetailer.com, July 11,2008 In a move to raise close to $10 billion over the next several years in tax revenue to support federal housing assistance efforts, an amendment to a housing bill in the U.S. Senate requires payment card processors to provide information on Internet sellers to the Internal Revenue ...
Business & Economics

Illinois needs lawsuit reform

Dear Editor, The evidence is overwhelming. There simply is no denying Illinois’ reputation as the “Lawsuit Capital of the Midwest.” Just in the last few months, several nationwide studies have been released and have confirmed Illinois’ status as a magnet for lawsuits. One report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ...
Commentary

The Dropout Disaster: We Told You So

In 1997, the Pacific Research Institute released the first of its ongoing California Index of Leading Education Indicators, which included a chapter on California’s dropout rate. The Index warned that the state Department of Education missed legions of dropouts who weren’t accounted for in the Department’s crude calculating methods. The ...
Business & Economics

California Focus: Cautionary tale of 2 Bustamantes

California has recently cemented its reputation as the most politically correct state in the nation, and possibly the most humorless. Those with doubts on that score might compare the cases of Carlos Bustamante and Cruz Bustamante. U.S. Air Force veteran Carlos Bustamante is a city councilman in Santa Ana and ...
Business & Economics

Are Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Legitimate?

The Stock Markets Channel, July 16, 2008 With a market share of more than 50% and listings on both Nasdaq and LSE, search-engine giant, Google, is the most frequently used search engine on the web, offering clients seemingly endless options with regard to products and services. After a period of ...
Commentary

Letters: Hospital Charges for Uninsured Patients

To the Editor: Readers Jerry Jung and Mary Nelson propose solutions to American hospitals’ strange practice of charging uninsured patients drastically higher prices than insured patients. Their solutions demand more government action, but government is a major cause of this madness. Nobody really understands Medicare’s payment regulations, but experts agree ...
Commentary

The Costs of California’s “Promote Now, Pay Later” Plan

SACRAMENTO—Last month students across California graduated from high school eager to start college in the fall. How many will wind up in remedial classes repeating work they should have already mastered? The numbers—and the price tag—are probably a lot more than you think. The failure to prepare a single cohort ...
Business & Economics

Voice of the Reader 7-16

To the Editor: There simply is no denying Illinois’ reputation as the Lawsuit Capital of the Midwest. In the last few months, several nationwide studies have been released and have confirmed Illinois’ status as a magnet for lawsuits. One report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks Illinois the fifth-worst ...
Commentary

Education reform ‘blueprint’ leaves out choice

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared 2008 would be “The Year of Education Reform.” Now, more than halfway through the year, California parents continue to wait for promised relief. If the governor’s blueprint for reform is any indication, they may be waiting for a long time. Gov. Schwarzenegger unveiled “Students First: Renewing ...
Business & Economics

The cost of crooked lawyers

Recent wave of legal malfeasance affects us all, even reform-minded Texas Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once wryly observed that “10 percent of the politicians go around giving the other 90 percent a bad name.” These days, the same could be said for the growing ranks of disgraced personal ...
Business & Economics

Housing bill provision eyes $10 billion in tax revenue from online sellers

InternetRetailer.com, July 11,2008 In a move to raise close to $10 billion over the next several years in tax revenue to support federal housing assistance efforts, an amendment to a housing bill in the U.S. Senate requires payment card processors to provide information on Internet sellers to the Internal Revenue ...
Scroll to Top