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Self-Serve Ban Undermines Self-Reliance
The revelation that Portland recently had the lowest average gasoline price in the…
Read News DetailAiding poverty in Africa: Giving ‘til it hurts
Summary International commitments to increase foreign aid to African nations ignore the causes…
Read News DetailAnother School Choice Hurdle
Last week the Florida Supreme Court threw out the state’s “Opportunity Scholarships” that…
Read News DetailRetail Discrimination
Walgreens wants to open a drugstore in Sandy. Some local residents are opposed…
Read News DetailBiodiesel Needs Less Government, Not More
Biodiesel has hit center stage in the Northwest, and proposals for government support…
Read News DetailEnd the CIM-CAM Flim Flam
Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo decided last week that a key…
Read News DetailClimate Change and the Oregon Economy: Still Searching for the Smoking Gun
Summary Several studies on global climate change fall short on empirical data, relying…
Read News DetailDon’t Kick the Kicker
Now that Oregon’s economy is finally showing signs of life, we are again…
Read News DetailThe forgotten Thanksgiving lesson
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday. We learned in grade school that it…
Read News DetailThe 65 percent solution
Can states solve their public education problems by directing a higher percentage of…
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