Posted: Sunday - March 14, 2010
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One of the biggest political and economic issues today involves trying to answer the question, "Who'll pay for our medical care?"
Posted: Sunday - March 14, 2010
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In a disturbing case in Georgia, four members of a so-called "right-to-die" organization have been indicted by a grand jury on charges of helping a man commit suicide.
Posted: Sunday - March 14, 2010
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Like many states, Illinois has its share of questionable spending. In 2008, for instance, it spent $500,000 to administer its "tanning facility permit law," and the Springfield Figure Skating Club got $40,000 from state taxpayers, Citizens Against Government Waste pointed out.
Posted: Sunday - March 14, 2010
It is understandable that many Americans, while firmly opposing illegal immigration, nevertheless feel compassion even toward those who come here illegally with the goal of improving their lives.
Posted: Saturday - March 13, 2010
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Many people get excited when it is reported that "we" are getting some "federal funds." But do we consider where "federal funds" come from?
Posted: Saturday - March 13, 2010
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Isn't it reasonable for lawmakers and ordinary citizens to say that a piece of proposed legislation should not be enacted into law until it has been studied fully to find what its effects likely will be?
Posted: Saturday - March 13, 2010
If you were looking for a clear example of how not to run a school district, you probably could find no more stunning case of educational malpractice than in Kansas City, Mo.
Posted: Saturday - March 13, 2010
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Officials in Florida have learned the hard way that they cannot break basic laws of economics without paying a terrible price.
Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
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There are lots of reasons for all Americans to be greatly concerned about the economic recession that is hurting many of our people. But aren't we threatening to make the recession worse by letting Washington impose more governmental burdens that make it harder for our free enterprise system to pull us out to recovery?
Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
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If we personally have jobs, we may rejoice and be able to handle many challenges that may come our way. But if we don't have a job, or a prospect of getting one, real hardship and anxiety may be upon us.
Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
Defenders of federal subsidies for inefficient alternative energy such as wind and solar power say the subsidies are justified because of tax breaks that oil companies get. Wind and solar need special treatment, they say, to make things "fair."
Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
OK, the U.S. Constitution says in the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Posted: Friday - March 12, 2010
Many Americans wish U.S. servicemen and women weren't involved in the hot war in Afghanistan.
Posted: Thursday - March 11, 2010
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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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.
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