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    Debating Dell

    posted December 22, 2004
    This weekend Don Carrington goes head-to-head with Dan Gerlach of Gov. Easley’s office over the $240 million corporate welfare package doled out to Dell Computers last month. The “At Issue”…
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    Hold On to Your Wallet

    posted December 22, 2004
    When the General Assembly convenes in January, legislators will face a budget predicted to have $1.2 billion more in expenses than projected revenue. As John Hood told readers of the…
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    Cleaning Up Mistakes

    posted December 22, 2004
    Upcoming appointments to the Supreme Court have the potential to turn the tide against a variety of actions and funding not sanctioned by the Constitution, wrote JLF adjunct scholar George…
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    They’re Not Convinced

    posted December 22, 2004
    Two weeks ago we told you about the Jon Sanders column in the Raleigh News & Observer that creatively poked fun at opposition to a proposed Western Civilization program at…
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    Tribute to a Teacher

    posted December 22, 2004
    When Karen Palasek got the call from the Dallas Morning News in October, she was delighted to tell the reporter about her childhood teacher, Kay Weber Sillaway, a woman Palasek…
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    Economic Freedom, Take Two

    posted December 22, 2004
    George Leef’s November review of two publications that focus on economic freedom and prosperity has been picked up from The Freeman and published in The Public Interest Institute’s Facts and…
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    The Problem is Government Power

    posted December 22, 2004
    PBS commentator Bill Moyers is known for his overtly liberal views, as reinforced by remarks he made in June at New York University. To George Leef, who commented on the…
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    Location, Location, Location

    posted December 16, 2004
    BNA Transportation Watch, a web site featuring transportation information and resources, has published a story about the condition of North Carolina’s roads, based on the recent JLF policy report from…
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    What Do Teens Believe?

    posted December 16, 2004
    Very few are staunch believers in the paranormal, regardless of religious background. But, those who attend church regularly are less likely to believe in things such as astrology, fortune-tellers, and…
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    UNC-CH Continues to Provide Fodder

    posted December 16, 2004
    The dust-up over a proposed Western Civilization program at UNC-Chapel Hill, funded by the John William Pope Foundation, has gotten the attention of the Chattanooga Times Free Press. A reporter…

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