End
the Telephone Tax - Hey,
kids! It's time for a U.S. history
lesson and in the process, we're
going to test your reading
comprehension skills. Please read
this chronology of the
Spanish-American War and tell us
which line doesn't make any
sense...
Growth
restrictions substitute government
decisions for yours -
Growth and development have made
North Carolina's economy one of
the fastest-growing in America,
with statewide unemployment near
all-time lows. Yet all three
levels of government in North
Carolina – municipal, county and
state – are considering or have
already enacted restrictions
designed to slow or halt new
development, which critics say is
ruining state residents' quality
of life...
Developing
Downtown - In spite of
this, many governmental
facilities, corporate offices and
entertainment areas have remained
in or near the core of many cities
of all sizes. Over the past few
decades there have been efforts by
landscape architects to deal with
reversing the decline and
deterioration of the center city...
Privacy
Matters - By Marcia Stepanek,
Now a twice-a-month feature on
Business Week
Online's Daily Briefing, Marcia
Stepanek's Privacy Matters column
can help you keep track of new
developments in the struggle over
privacy rights in the Internet
Age. As information technology
enables governments, corporations,
hospitals, and public institutions
to gather and distribute more
personal information about people
than ever before, Marcia critiques
the new technologies and the
applications that threaten
individual privacy...
Details
of Democrats', Republicans'
high-tech planks - The
Democratic and Republican parties
both include high-tech planks in
their platforms. Here is a look at
key points the parties agree on,
and where they diverge...
Worst Idea Since Billy Beer
- A new law in Ohio that requires
a five-day waiting period before
buying beer -- yes, you read that
correctly -- has Libertarians
wondering: How Lowenbrau can
politicians go? "This is the
worst idea since Billy Beer,"
said Libertarian Party press
secretary George Getz. "We
don't want to Harp on this, but
beer-lovers everywhere will be
sadder, Budweiser, when they hear
that politicians in Ohio plan to
treat every drinker like a
criminal..."
