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Posted: Thursday - March 11, 2010
Beware of the word 'reform'
It's a simple word: "reform." Reform ordinarily just means "change," usually implying change for the "better." But maybe not!
Posted: Thursday - March 11, 2010
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The '50-plus-one' strategy
In late 2007, when he was campaigning against Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democrat nomination for president, Sen. Barack Obama said Sen. Clinton would be unable to build bipartisan support for major legislation if she became president.
Posted: Thursday - March 11, 2010
Congress borrows trouble
Many observers believe that Ottoman Turks committed outright genocide in the killings of hundreds of thousands of Armenians around the time of World War I, in the early 20th century.
Posted: Thursday - March 11, 2010
'Education' in the Big Apple
More than 55,000 teachers in New York City have tenure, which makes it extremely difficult to remove them from their positions.
Posted: Thursday - March 11, 2010
'Jihad' vs. Heidi?
When we think of Switzerland, we may recall the long-popular story of Heidi, who fictionally lived with her grandfather among the high mountains of that European country.
Posted: Wednesday - March 10, 2010
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City taxes, fees going up?
It is never popular when local taxes and/or fees are raised. That is especially true in a time of economic recession.
Posted: Wednesday - March 10, 2010
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A 'free breakfast' tax?
They say, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Alas, some officials in Tennessee want to make sure "There's no such thing as a free breakfast," either.
Posted: Wednesday - March 10, 2010
Iraqis endure terrorism to vote
It is a sad sign of our times that government sometimes feels it has to enact laws to try to persuade the American people to exercise their right to vote. A citizen may register to vote while signing up for welfare benefits.
Posted: Wednesday - March 10, 2010
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The case of the runaway Prius
Toyota, the big Japanese manufacturer of automobiles that are very popular in America, has had trouble lately because of some "runaway" cars.
Posted: Tuesday - March 9, 2010
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'Dysfunctional' Congress?
Some polls indicate that a great many of our people believe our present Congress is "dysfunctional."
Posted: Tuesday - March 9, 2010
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Against ObamaCare: 73 percent!
ObamaCare socialized medicine has never really been a very popular idea with the American people, even with its many false promises of better care at lower cost.
Posted: Tuesday - March 9, 2010
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Sensibly restricting the EPA
Whether man's use of energy sources such as coal and oil is creating catastrophic "global warming" is a matter of great debate.
Posted: Tuesday - March 9, 2010
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Firing all teachers in R.I. school!
All of us remember the really "good" teachers we had in school, whether we "liked" them or not.
Posted: Monday - March 8, 2010
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What if you did this?
Suppose you had a job that paid you $300 a week -- but you spent $400 a week.
Posted: Monday - March 8, 2010
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A sadly necessary lawsuit
So many frivolous lawsuits clog our legal system that it's sometimes hard to remember that some lawsuits are necessary.
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Beware of the word 'reform'
It's a simple word: "reform." Reform ordinarily just means "change," usually implying change for the "better." But maybe not!
The '50-plus-one' strategy
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