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No shield law

No doubt it will seem strange to hear professional journalists say so, but we oppose the shield law being considered by President Obama, the Senate, and the main stream media. The first problem... [more...]

Published: 11/19/2009

Hold the credentials

It comes as no surprise State Education Department research has shown "that the quality of teachers and school leaders is a key variable to explaining differences in student achievement."... [more...]

Published: 11/18/2009

ed-prosperity0911

The Rasmussen polling firm reports "Voters have consistently cited deficit reduction as the most important of the President’s stated priorities" and, according to them, President Ob... [more...]

Published: 11/17/2009

Afghan plan is no plan

Back in 2008, President Obama declared the war in Afghanistan of vital national security interest. Then Obama said that the Bush administration left him no plan on Afghanistan even though they did ... [more...]

Published: 11/14/2009

Leaden gold plates

Governor David A. Paterson may think that the "Empire Gold" license plates will mint $129 million for the state, but any revenue will be extracted from disgruntled voters who will see red... [more...]

Published: 11/14/2009

Competitive healthcare

The Bangor Daily News reported that Monday was the first day of business at The Clinic at Wal-Mart in its recently opened Maine Supercenter. Services at the center are limited to relatively simple ... [more...]

Published: 11/12/2009

Helping neighbors creates community

Redistributionists -- from the old Soviet propaganda machine to Hillary Clinton -- made the right pitch, but with the wrong idea in mind. The Soviets and Mao Zedong, as well as Clinton and othe... [more...]

Published: 11/11/2009

Untrustworthy PelosiCare

Two hundred and twenty years is a mighty fine run for the American republic — since 1789, when Ben Franklin explained Americans have, "A republic, if you can keep it," all the way u... [more...]

Published: 11/10/2009

Gambling with children’s health

Suppose you were asked for a list of the game-changers in modern medicine -- treatments that saved the most lives and had the greatest health impact. You might name organ transplants or drugs t... [more...]

Published: 11/7/2009

Don’t overlook community colleges

When the stock market slammed to the financial basement like an elevator in free-fall, it wasn’t only American’s retirement savings that slipped into memories of better times: Wall Stre... [more...]

Published: 11/5/2009

National election lessons

The day after an election is a day to take stock of lessons voters have sent those elected, those who lost, and those who plan even now for the next election. Republicans, Democrats, and Conser... [more...]

Published: 11/4/2009

The defining moment

This is the defining moment in Congressman Michael Arcuri’s career. This is the moment that Arcuri decides if he lives in, as Ben Franklin called it, "a republic, if you can keep it.... [more...]

Published: 11/3/2009

No new license plates

Mayor Brown has joined forces with others not interested in purchasing unnecessary new license plates next year at $25 a set — or $10 more than the current cost. The governor’s offi... [more...]

Published: 10/31/2009

Promises, promises

The spirit of Obamacare is to transfer wealth from one set of citizens to another. They don’t know how big the group of citizen-donors will be, but it will include the middle class. They don&... [more...]

Published: 10/30/2009

Eisenhower’s warning

President Dwight Eisenhower warned voters to beware of the "military-industrial complex." He was worried that political­economic collusion practiced by Congress, their puppet bureaucr... [more...]

Published: 10/29/2009

Live by American rules

Why is Congress so special? Why should senators and House members have health care that is any different than what we get? Why should rules set by the Occupational Safety and Health Act to ... [more...]

Published: 10/29/2009

Blasphemy blunder

USA Today warns that the Obama administration has changed long-standing American diplomatic policy on unfettered free speech to support an effort by the United Nations Human Rights Council to recog... [more...]

Published: 10/28/2009

Who’s really who

The 23rd Congressional District campaign pits Democrat Bill Owens, portrayed in his commercials as a businessman who has brought jobs to the North Country, against Republican Dede Scozzafava, portr... [more...]

Published: 10/27/2009

Reject Saul Alinsky

So-called community organizer Saul Alinsky didn’t build communities, he destroyed them. In his ethics, the end justified the means. His book, Rules for Radicals remains the tactical playbook ... [more...]

Published: 10/24/2009

No catch and release

The administration’s Guantanamo Bay "Catch and Release" strategy for detainees needs to be re-examined. The Christian Science Monitor reports that Saudi police discovered two Al... [more...]

Published: 10/23/2009
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