Letters to the Editors: 2012 General Assembly
“Don’t just do something, stand there.” — William F. Buckley The timid avoid the large, dramatic errors but are dragged down by the small, persistent ones. That is the story of the Statehouse leadership this year, even and especially with a Republican governor and majorities in both houses. The high legislative offices, wrapped in compromise Read the full article…
Letter to the Editors: Sex Offender Geography
The free-market works too silently and over such long stretches of time that it is in invisible in most policy arguments. An exception, however, occurred in my section of town when the market acted this week to protect our children from criminal predators. Earlier we had lost a 9-year-old girl whose great tragedy it was Read the full article…
Online Learning Has its Limits
For release March 7 and thereafter (655 words) The average teen spends 16.7 hours a week on the Internet, not counting time spent with email, according to a survey by Yahoo!and ad agency Carat Interactive. Kaiser Family Foundation says children ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day using Read the full article…
Lugar Is the Definition of Hoosier
For release Feb. 29 and thereafter (654 words) To borrow a phrase from the late Potter Stewart, I may not be able to define the word Hoosier, but I know one when I see him. And Sen. Richard G. Lugar is the quintessential Hoosier. Lugar has spent most of his life in public service on Read the full article…
Blinded by Science
For immediate release (546 words) “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.” Psalms 110:10 (KJV) Science and scientific authority are often interjected into political discourse. Two recent letters to the editor in my local newspaper are examples. One author claimed that “… the science is clear: Smoke-free laws have no negative impact Read the full article…
The Death Knell for ‘No Child Left Behind’
For release Feb. 15 and thereafter (656 words) According to U.S News & World Report, it is one of the nation’s best large high schools. During the 2010-11 school year, 66 percent of its students passed both math and English assessments. In 2009-10, 30 percent of its graduates passed an Advanced Placement exam, double the Read the full article…
