The Heartland Institute’s Fourth International Conference on Climate Change will be held in Chicago, Illinois on May 16-18, 2010 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel, 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago. It will call attention to new scientific research on the causes and consequences of climate change, and to economic analyses of the cost and…
Monthly Archives: April 2010
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Education
Responding to a news article “Educators Wary of Federal Grants” in the Modesto Bee (circ. 81,833), Senior Fellow Robert Holland tweaked teacher unions—typically reliable supporters of federal intervention when it comes to education funding—in a letter published November 20. Wrote Bob, “President Obama’s ‘Race to the Top’ grant competition for public school systems has only…
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Gwen Moore and Black Caucus Call on President to Create “Pre-apprentice” Job Program
by Dan Sebring In a recent letter to the President, Gwen Moore and the Black Caucus called for the creation of a new government “pre-apprentice” program to provide “the baseline of education that so many people lack in our poor community.” Many has been the time that Rep. Moore has said “education is the key”…
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The Last State Treasurer of Wisconsin
That’s the title that Kurt Schuller, Republican candidate for State Treasurer of Wisconsin, hopes to hold soon. “I am in favor and pledge to support a constitutional amendment to eliminate both the State Treasurer and Secretary of State as elected positions.” “Contrary to what many voters think, the Treasurer does not keep the books, do…
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FROM: Vice President Joe Biden
Friday, February 26, 2010, 9:23 A.M. Dear fellow Democrat, Just over a year ago, President Obama and I were sworn into office to preside over a country in desperate need of change. After eight years of misguided leadership, our economy was in shambles. In fact, just days before the inauguration, we’d received news that another…
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To: Vice President Biden
Dear Joe Biden, I received your letter dated Feb. 26, 2010 on March 14, 2010. I am answering this letter in an open letter through the Reality News. The reason for this is that I doubt you would read it via regular mail. A year ago I sent you a letter. I also sent it…