Author: Amy Ridenour

Health Care Blog Loses It After U.S. Health System is Defended in AP Article

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Q: When is a think-tank not a think tank? A: When it's a conservative one. Or so implies Matthew Holt, proprietor of the not very objective, but certainly quite emotional Health Care Blog. Mr. Holt appears to be incensed that ...
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More Journey Through Hallowed Ground Conflicts of Interest

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From Peyton Knight: A local Virginia newspaper, the Loudoun Times-Mirror, recently wrote a rather one-sided "news" piece promoting Rep. Frank Wolf's Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area. Biased reporting is nothing unusual, however, there is more to this story ...
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Advertising a Home Sale Requires a Broker’s License, California Claimed

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California regulators nearly shut down a company for offering homeowners the opportunity to advertise their own homes for sale on the Internet. California Tries to Require Broker's Licenses for Web Sites Carrying Real Estate Ads Some homeowners choose to forgo ...
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JPMorgan Chase Slavery Apology Criticized

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Project 21 Fellow Deneen Borelli, acting on behalf of the National Legal and Policy Center, will present a shareholder proposal (pdf) at the company's annual meeting Tuesday that is critical of JPMorgan Chase’s apology for slavery. A National Legal and ...
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Frank Wolf’s Journey Through Hallowed Ground Proposal Draws Criticism from Heritage Foundation; Lashes Out at Principled Critics

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From Peyton Knight: The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, a taxpayer-supported gang of preservation interest groups that apparently exists primarily to lobby for Rep. Frank Wolf's (R-VA) "Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act" (H.R. 319), put out a ...
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Flower Arranging Requires Government Approval

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photo credit: Institute for Justice The dream of becoming professional florists is on hold for three accomplished floral arrangers in Louisiana because the state mandates they pass a $150 two-part flower exam partly judged by arbitrary and selective criteria. A ...
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Government Puts Rat Control Business Out of Business

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photo credit: Institute for Justice The Arizona Structural Pest Control Commission (ASPCC) halted a teenager's innovative - and popular - rat control business because he failed to hold a $78 state-regulated commercial pest control license and pass an exam covering ...
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The Green Hypocrites of Vanity Fair

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Our Peyton Knight took on the green hypocrites at Vanity Fair magazine in the Examiner this week: Eco-hypocrisy is all the rage.From Al Gore’s carbon-spewing mansion to John Travolta’s backyard air force, do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do elites are putting dinosaur-sized carbon feet in ...
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Addition Request Leads to Extortion Demands

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As conditions for granting a building permit, the Washington County, Oregon government demanded that Grimm's Fuel Company pay it $1,200 up front, build concrete sidewalks and make various other public works improvements. Addition Request Leads to Extortion Demands Grimm's Fuel ...
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Historic Home — or Run-Down Shack?

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For over two decades, a developer battled Washington, D.C. officials for permission to replace a so-called "historic" run-down shack - which the developer owned - with commercial and residential units for the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Tiny "Historic" Shack Prevents Development ...
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