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Do teacher unions really benefit children?
During the recent primary election the Oregon Education Association (OEA) got what it…
Read News DetailWhat if they held an election and no one came?
Voter apathy is the popular explanation for low voter turnout. As the director…
Read News DetailLesson from New Zealand: Plow under U.S. farm subsidies
President Bush showed his anti-consumer, anti-taxpayer side on Monday, May 13: he signed…
Read News DetailSchool funding waltz: Measure 5, equalization and legislative puppeteering
Political candidates and editorial boards across the state blame Measure 5 for centralizing…
Read News DetailDrug prohibition, cigarette taxes and terrorism
When U.S. Drug Czar John Walters spoke in Portland last Friday he touched…
Read News DetailPERS: Let’s talk solutions
Gubernatorial candidate Ron Saxton deserves praise for making the state’s financially insolvent Public…
Read News DetailWestside story shows land use planning flaws
Recently the Westside Economic Alliance and others sponsored an economic “summit” to examine…
Read News DetailBlack holes in education spending
Oregon’s budget crisis is a blessing in disguise for schools. It has helped…
Read News DetailExtend Enron scrutiny to government programs
The collapse of Enron has been grabbing headlines for months. Politicians are on…
Read News DetailDefuse drug testing debate through school choice
The Oregon Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court heard similar cases…
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