Has Wal-Mart buried ‘Mom & Pop’ stores?

  • August 8, 2007

Many political and court decisions have been made based on the argument that traditional small businesses must be saved from Wal-Mart’s ever-increasing presence around the country. This movement has successfully…

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Be careful what you put on your Facebook page

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 7, 2007

I have seen several media stories about Giuliani’s daughter’s Facebook page, in which she joined an “Obama for President Group,” but don’t know why. But I will use this…

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Cyber schools cut districts’ expenses

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 7, 2007

Letter from a cyber school CEO and former school district superintendent to the Patriot News on how cyber schools save taxpayers money. Read more about how cyber schools save…

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The Wrong Lessons of the Bridge Collapse

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 7, 2007

Brad Edmonds with the Daily Commentary of the Mises Institute writes that privatizing bridges and roads, not more government control, will prevent tragedies like the Minnesota bridge collapse:…

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The Act 1 Farce

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 7, 2007

More bad news on Act 1 – the so-called “back-end referendum” provisions not only allows school districts to increase taxes by 3.4 to 5.5% without voter referendum, and allows…

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Stop allowing ex-lawmakers on state payroll

  • August 6, 2007

Editorial in Towanda’s Daily and Sunday Review on the revolving door from the legislature back into government — either directly or as lobbyists. What’s lost in this discussion is…

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Renewed push on health care planned

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 6, 2007

The Patriot News reports that Governor Rendell will continue to push his health care tax. Meanwhile, other state legislatures are taking up free-market health care reform (often to fight…

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Enough money for roads and bridges?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 6, 2007

Brett Lieberman in the Patriot News examines PA’s infrastructure needs. But unlike most coverage, Lieberman deserves credit for looking at how money is being spent, before conceding we need…

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