Original Article (PDF) (German) Re: Did Humans Descend from Apes?, Article of May 5. Although the majority of scientists believe in a naturalist origin of life and its higher development, only a small minority are actually in a position to defend this trust with technical reasoning. In the Mannheim area hundreds of PhD scientists who do not believe this theory Read More ›
Original Article Cascadia/Microsoft TransTech Forum On Future Trends in Energy, Technology and Transportation May 31-June 1 SEATTLE, May 24 /PRNewswire/ — “Energy, security and transportation as domestic and foreign policy issues make this conference very timely, and we’re fortunate to have the insights of so many distinguished leaders from the public and private sector,” said Bruce Agnew, Director of the Read More ›
Original Article If the ACLU happens to sue your small hometown and then demands $1 million dollars for their lawyers, would you call them generous and charitable? Strangely enough, that’s exactly what theyve done to the small town of Dover, Pennsylvania. Following the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State’s (AUSCS) federal trial court victory in Kitzmiller Read More ›
Original Op-Ed The Washington state Legislature told the Puget Sound region loudly and clearly last month: “Get your transportation act together!” We congratulate the Legislature on two counts: first, for its leadership in 2003 and 2005 in passing ambitious, needed revenue packages for equally ambitious transportation construction programs; and, second, for recognizing that without regional deadlines, vital regional transportation decisions Read More ›
Legislative Wrap-Up In a short 60-day session, the Legislature made great progress in a number of areas, including education, medical malpractice, the environment and transportation. Of particular importance to transportation, the use of biofuels became a reality and Puget Sound regional transportation set a new course. Biofuels Issue Bonds East and West Senate Bill 6508: Positive steps from foreign oil Read More ›
Original Article (PDF) (German) First there was the monkey. He sat on the left side of the picture, it was a happy chimpanzee, and to the right sat a brooding person. And between the monkey and the person was an arrow with the point aimed at the person, with a question mark over the arrow. This is how Caroline Crocker Read More ›
Central Puget Sound One Step Closer to Joint Highway and Transit Plan When it comes to tackling transportation challenges, we at the Cascadia Center have long advocated regional cooperation. And with its rapidly rising population and worsening congestion, Central Puget Sound is especially in need of a coordinated solution—similar to what has already worked in Vancouver, B.C., Denver, and San Read More ›
Original Article In Kansas, in recent months, there has been much discussion about the theory of evolution versus the theory of Intelligent Design. The discussion has become quite intense with the proponents of evolution claiming that Intelligent Design theorists were attempting to bring theology and philosophy into the science laboratory. Last week, in this space, I discussed the relationship between Read More ›
View the program This edition of Indiana Lawmakers, an award-winning production of WFYI Public Television in Indianapolis, features a roundtable discussion among: Sen. Brandt Hershman (R-Wheatfield) Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) Bret Swanson, Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute and Editor, Gilder Technology Report Grant Smith, Executive Director, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana The panelists evaluate legislation to reform regulation of telecommunications services Read More ›
Original Article When Adolf Eichmann was on trial in Jerusalem, his attorney, Robert Servatius, insisted that Eichmann had not really borne responsibility for “killings by gas, and similar medical matters.” Judge Halevi thought that this reference to killings by gas as a “medical matter” must have been a slip of the tongue. No, replied Servatius: “It was indeed a medical Read More ›