July, 1999 issue
Education: A Decade of Federal Education Legislation
EducationA Decade of Federal Education Legislation Laws that Enacted National Standards for Schools,a National Workforce and National Health Care Compiled By Congressman Henry Hyde (R-IL) 1989 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act...
Second Thoughts: A ‘Mighty Coincidence’ 172 Years Ago on Independence Day
Second ThoughtsA 'Mighty Coincidence' 172 Years Ago on Independence Day By Ralph Heller The following newspaper story was never published, but has been plucked from the files of the grateful...
Environment: Cowboys and Soccer Moms
EnvironmentCowboys and Soccer Moms Americans Who Need Each Other Urban Americans live as if they have outgrown the land that feeds them, as incomprehensible as a similar reverence for the...
Cover Story: Open Season on the Open Shop
Cover StoryOpen Season on the Open Shop This is not indicative of a body that’s trying to achieve justice, that’s trying to seek the truth, that’s trying to be equitable....
Education: Teacher Education Blamed for Public Schools’ Decline
Education Teacher Education Blamed for Public Schools' Declineby Carol Innerst aybe little Janie can’t read or count because her teacher can’t teach. Or worse still, maybe the teacher...
Great Speeches: ‘I decline to accept the end of man.’
Ed Great Speeches 'I decline to accept the end of man.'—William Faulkner Upon receiving the 1949 Nobel Prize for literature, Faulkner appeared before a microphone and TV camera for...
NUGGETS
NUGGETScompiled by Diane Alden ttempts to buy influence can come from any quarter. To the extent they succeed, even in small things, they will breed contempt for American government and...
Publisher’s Page: Putting Flesh ’round the Bones
Publisher's Page Putting Flesh 'round the Bonesby Pat Hickey, Editor hen I decided for family and business reasons not to run for reelection to the Nevada Assembly, I had no...
Bill of Rights: Better Muggings Through Gun Control
Bill of RightsBetter Muggings Through Gun Control by Glen Tenney recent spate of murders within our borders has prompted renewed discussions of gun prohibition and controls. It is clear that...