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Mar 9
What Seneca Falls Can Learn from Toronto : One of the most enduring myths in public policy is that local government consolidations save money. The idea seems to make sense, and most of the academic studies support the proposition....
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Mar 7
The Harvard $7 Per Gallon Study: Missing the Point Completely : A new study by researchers at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University suggests that President Obama’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal will require gasoline pr...
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Mar 5
Sydney: Choking in its Own Density : The Daily Telegraph reports that air pollution is getting worse in Sydney, with one in ten days rating “poor” in 2009....
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Mar 4
Over-Charged and Under-Stimulated : As we reported in July of last year, Goldman Sachs and other US bank bailout success stories are reaping big dollar benefits from the “nebulous world of public-private interactions.” Goldman Sachs –...
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Mar 3
Anti-Smart Growth Governor Wins Primary : There are many factors and issues that go into winning a political campaign, and the ones swirling about the Texas Republican Primary were numerous....
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Feb 20
Recessions Destroy Lives : Thursday a man flew an airplane into the Austin, Texas, IRS Building. The Left claimed he was a “Tea bagger,” their vulgar term for Tea Partiers, apparently because he was anti-government....
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