Liberty
Durham-Orange light rail postmortem
Every day is a brand new news cycle, both nationally and in North Carolina. And it really doesn’t seem right to kick somebody–or something– when it’s down. However, I think…
Spokane
city in and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States
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
Stop harassing RJR’s lawyers
Winston-Salem Journal reports: A Forsyth County District Court judge has approved a temporary no-contact order against a small electronic-cigarette retailer to stop him from harassing the law firm representing a…
Liberty
In case you start to think, ‘Hey, another stimulus plan sounds like a good idea’
Peter Suderman explores for Reason.com the results of the last stimulus package. If you want to see where a little bit of your $833 billion stimulus went, head south from…
Liberty
Driven Over the Line by Government: “Yes, I am a smuggler”
No, not a smuggler of drugs or illegal immigrants. Real estate agent Patti Marcotte of Spokane admits in this story about Washington state’s ban on some dishwasher detergents, that she…
Liberty
US Airways adds Sacramento, Tucson flights
The latest additions from Charlotte: Sacramento, CA June 3 to September 2, 8:10pm flight from CLT with a red-eye return. Same dates as the seasonal Charlotte-Portland, OR flight. US Airways…
Liberty
Key Right-to-Work Decision
George Leef, vice president for research at the Pope Center for Higher Education, has been keeping an eye on labor unions and the right-to-work movement for some time now. His…
Liberty
Recess is “a time when accidents can happen”
How can I put this? Something is wrong with the world of education when school administrators use that justification ? recess is “a time when accidents can happen” ? to…
Liberty
Health Insurance Cost
North Carolina has some expensive healt insurance according to a new ehealthinsurance.com study described here. How North Carolina cities ranked among 85 cities on monthly premiums for children’s health insurance:…
Liberty
Cordato’s Law ? or, life imitates a Sanders spoof
Background: Cordato’s Law. Life, Feb. 20, 2006: Dan Springer, reporter: First it was dodgeball, and now an increasing number of schools in America are banning the playing of “Tag” on…
Liberty
Transcript of the Fox News “Schools Banning ‘Tag'” story
Bill Hemmer, host: It’s a part of childhood in playgrounds all across the country, but now there is a push in some schools to ban the game of “Tag.” From…