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Luddites against Internet learning
Oregon’s charter school law requires 50 percent of online charter school students to…
Read News DetailIf Only Capitalists Weren’t So Boring: Andrew Revkin on the politics of global warming
New York Times science writer Andrew Revkin spoke in Portland on January 17th…
Read News DetailFarm and Freedom Friendly Policies for Oregon
Preserving Farmland Without Farmers Since 1969, Oregon has pursued a stated policy objective…
Read News DetailPortland’s highway system: there is no there there
The Federal Highway Administration has apparently reached its limit with Portland’s fantasy transportation…
Read News DetailInvited Testimony on HB2201: “Oregon Healthy Kids Program”
Presented to a Joint Hearing of the House Committee on Health Care and…
Read News DetailWill taxing smokers make kids healthy?
Governor Kulongoski wants the state to offer free or highly subsidized health insurance…
Read News DetailMaking more health insurance premiums tax-deductible
Why are your health insurance premiums tax deductible if paid by your employer,…
Read News DetailAn Inconvenient Comparison: Should Oregon Trust Europe’s Model of CO2 Trading?
Introduction Carbon trading programs have recently been implemented in Europe, and proposals for…
Read News DetailReduce the burden of the Business License Fee
Testimony before the Portland City Council January 18, 2007 I’m Steve Buckstein, Senior…
Read News DetailForward into the Past
This week TriMet began construction on its next light-rail project which will shut…
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