by by Merrill Matthews | Jan 8, 2014 | News
Do you think the Obamacare rollout raises important questions about government mandates, penalties and just how well bureaucrats can manage complicated issues? It’s not alone. There are a number of similarities between Obamacare and an energy mandate known as...
by Advocate readers | Dec 17, 2013 | News
Thank You, Nelson Mandela On February 11, 1990, the day Nelson Mandela was released from prison, I was coming out of a “prison of my own mind.” I had just moved away from home for the first time at the age of 27 and was preparing to enter graduate school...
by Advocate staff | Jan 14, 2014 | News
Following the Money—Across State Lines By Maureen Turner With Election Day not quite 10 months away, gubernatorial candidates’ fundraising is kicking into high gear. So who’s raising the most money—and, just as important, where is that...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jan 29, 2014 | News
“The high cost of cheap chicken: 97 percent of the breasts we tested harbored bacteria that could make you sick.” That headline on a Consumer Reports article published in December is all too typical of press reports about chicken and other meat from...
by Tom Vannah | Jan 14, 2014 | News
Aw, too bad: I liked Chris Christie. Well, that is, I found him likable enough. Maybe because he’s fat. It makes him seem like a regular guy. For a pol. And now, caught up in accusations that he and his administration abused power for craven political...