Feingolders out in force, a meager one by Ken Van Doren Just for giggles, this reporter approached the 100 or so Feingold counter-protesters on the other side of the street from the Capital Square during the April 15 Tea Party event. He asked several for comments, no one wanted to go on record personally, but…
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Democrates Introduced Revised Global Warming Bill
by Jim Ott April 13, 2010 – Today I issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the revised Global Warming Bill. The bill is 150 pages long and the Democrats will likely try to ram this expensive and senseless bill through the legislature within the next week: “We’ve known for months that…
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“Just to Satisfy Your 14-Karat Mind”
by Howard Hayden Country and Western songs get to the heart of the matter. The singer of a 1981 song [1] called 14-Karat Mind tells a woman the woes of trying “just to satisfy your 14-karat mind.” The “14-karat mind” of interest in the song is that of a classic golddigger with an insatiable appetite…
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The Week That Was (April 10, 2010)
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…
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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”…