Arlington train? Idea still on track By Peyton Whitely Times Snohomish County bureau ARLINGTON — The train tracks are still there, running through downtown, although they come to an abrupt end at a car dealership. The former depot, from before 1910, also exists, although it’s been moved about 20 miles away and hasn’t seen a train in years. There are few Read More ›
Republicans wondering what to do after they have exhausted the ideas in their “Contract with America” might take a page out of Bill Clinton’s playbook and look again at health care reform. Of course, reviving Mr. Clinton’s confusing and heavily bureaucratic approach to health care would be politically suicidal. Fortunately, neither Republicans, nor market-oriented Democrats, need take that tack. An Read More ›
Original article: http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/4238045.html If input from the public and outside experts is going to be ignored, why solicit it in the first place? That’s the question Minnesotans should be asking themselves as the drafting of Minnesota’s new science standards draws to a close. Over the past few months, Minnesota’s Department of Education has invited extensive public input on a draft Read More ›
Original article Book Review: Doubts About Darwin A History of Intelligent Design By Thomas Woodward Brazos Press, 303 pages, $19.95 Reviewed by Douglas Groothuis Special to The Denver Post The media often organize information according to predictable and simplistic stories. Sometimes the media story captures the truth, and sometimes the truth eludes it. One oft-repeated story is that all challenges Read More ›
What do the U.S., Ireland, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands have in common, and what do France, Belgium, and Germany have in common? The first group has created a largely investment-friendly environment, with relatively low taxes and government spending, coupled with the rule of law. The second group of countries has maintained very high taxation and government spending. As a Read More ›
On June 13, 2001, U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) proposed a two-sentence amendment to the White House-sponsored education bill that was under consideration in Congress. The amendment said simply that: It is the sense of the Senate that (1) good science education should prepare students to distinguish the data or testable theories of science from philosophical or religious claims that Read More ›
Discovery Senior Fellow Patricia Lines, an expert on homeschooling, has released a new educational guide on integrating homeschooling with public education in ways that benefit both schools and parents. The guide, Support for Home-Based Education: Pioneering Partnerships Between Public Schools and Families Who Instruct Their Children at Home, is published by the Educational Resources Information Center at the University of Read More ›
The animal-rights/liberation movement (ARL) will never win an award for truth in advertising. If the facts serve their cause, yes, they will tell the truth. But if a half-truth or even an outright lie better suits their purposes – well, what does honesty matter when the cause of ending human hegemony over animals is so important and just? Perhaps the Read More ›