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Meanwhile, at the climate change summit…
As we (supposedly) suffer from the effects of climate change here in North Carolina, way out on the left coast there are brave people (supposedly) working to alleviate the effects…
Santa Fe
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A blow against the nanny state
As Americans for Tax Reform’s Patrick Gleason told Carolina Journal last week, Chicago’s county leaders made big news by repealing a short-lived soda tax. Jonathan Tobin assesses the significance in…
Education
Green school buildings fail to deliver on their promises
The idea sounds good: Spend more money now on school construction, and reap the rewards later from lower energy costs, increased energy efficiency, and a sense that you’ve helped the…
Energy
Green school buildings fail to deliver on promises
Click here to listen to Todd Myers discussing this report. RALEIGH — “Green” school buildings in North Carolina fall far short of their promises to protect the environment through lower…
Liberty
Meanwhile, in the ATL
Hmm, perhaps Lisa Beth Solanik has her (alleged) priorities straight afterall: An Alpharetta woman who led Sandy Springs police on a high-speed chase Wednesday night was allegedly trying to light…
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Environmentalism: Bad for your health?
A tongue-in-cheek column from this week’s TIME suggests that too much green can hurt you. As Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, explains: So it was with some relief that I learned that…
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Cleveland rocks!
A pleasant surprise from the latest TIME magazine: Have you ever thought of running for public office? ?Phillip Andrews, SANTA FE, N.M. I won’t be running, but I am probably…
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Do You Know the (Minimum) Wage in Santa Fe?
It’s $9.50 an hour and may soon climb to $10.50 in 2008. The higher wage has helped some and hurt others, according to a USA Today story. It’s not clear…
Liberty
Re: Waging war on Wages
The minimum wage idea, though it has been snowballing in some locales, is thouroughly denounced by those who care to look at whether the minimum wage really is affecting the…
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When Did ACORN Start Editing the Observer?
Sorry, this tale of family life at a Charlotte extended stay hotel reads like a brief for a “living-wage” campaign for the city — a hallmark of the radical activist…