Toxic Waters – Saving U.S. Water and Sewer Systems Would Be Costly WASHINGTON — One recent morning, George S. Hawkins, a long-haired environmentalist who now leads one of the largest and most prominent water and sewer systems, trudged to a street corner here where water...
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Rep. Alan Grayson: HR 4789 and The Public Option: The Way Forward Health care reform — here's where we are. The House of Representatives is about to vote on a Senate bill without a public option. It looks like the reconciliation amendment will not have...
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Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care — admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment...
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U.S. is only nation to rely heavily on for-profit insurers for basic health care In February, amid the heated debate over health care reform, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced legislation to bar insurance companies from implementing “unfair” hikes in health plan premiums. In a March...
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Lesbian Sgt. Discharged After Police Tell Military Filed at 9:37 p.m. ET Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian. The 28-year-old's honorable discharge under the ''don't ask, don't tell'' policy came...
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A true conservative takes aim at pretenders who defend sprawl Several years ago, I was asked to do a panel presentation in Minneapolis with, among others, Sam Staley of the Reason Foundation. I pretty much hate these point/counterpoint forums where the organizers try to...
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Raise Chickens – Backyard Poultry Chickens can be fun to raise, but before getting started, check with your local zoning office to make sure owning live poultry isn't prohibited in your area. If you're given the green light, purchase day-old chicks from a feedstore or...
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Texas Approves Curriculum Revised by Conservatives AUSTIN, Tex. – After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday voted to approve a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American...
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Skyrocketing Seed Prices Spur Antitrust Concerns Today the LA Times examines the rapid increase in the prices farmers pay for seeds. Spending on seeds grew to $17 billion last year—up an eye-popping 56 percent from 2006. The huge jump has farmers pressing for an investigation,...
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IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents – Sacramento Business, Housing Market News It was every businessperson's nightmare. Arriving at Harv's Metro Car Wash in midtown Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes. “They were deadly serious, very aggressive,...
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Fire Department Bills for Basic Services Horrify Residents, Insurance Companies By SARAH NETTER Feb. 4, 2010 It came in the mail less than a month after Darline Fairchild watched her family's home go up in flames — a bill for the nearly $28,000 it cost the fire...
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Wrong student hauled out of class, arrested | Dallas – Fort Worth News | wfaa.com DALLAS – A Dallas mother said she is furious after her daughter was dragged out of class and hauled away to truancy court. The problem, Rebecca Gomez said, is that it...
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Overdue Library Books: Borrowers Arrested for Failing to Return Overdue Books, DVDs Handcuffed and in the back of a police cruiser, Aaron Henson wracked his brain trying to figure out how a simple speeding violation had led to his arrest. The answer from the Colorado State...
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Christian Leader Calls for Glenn Beck Boycott Over 'Social Justice' Comments — Politics Daily An evangelical leader in Washington called on Christians to boycott Glenn Beck, a week after the Fox News personality told his audience that “social justice,” the term many churches use to...
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