Author: Amy Ridenour

Suing for a Lap Dance

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A quadriplegic man sues a Florida strip club for failing to provide a handicapped-accessible "lap dance" area. Lap Dancing Location Leads to Lawsuit Edward Law, who has been a quadriplegic since a diving accident in 1987, visited the Wildside Adult ...
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On the Eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five

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In honor of our forefathers, and an anniversary worth remembering, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride. If you haven't read it lately, take a moment to read it again. It's worth recalling that the very birth of this nation was ...
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Remembering the Doolittle Raid

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National Review reminds us that today was the 65th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. If you have children still at home who don't know what that was, get them this. As a child, I checked it out repeatedly from my ...
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Hogberg Praises Bush Health Plan

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The National Center for Public Policy Research's David Hogberg participated in a debate at PublicSquare.net over President Bush's health insurance tax proposal. The first entry was written by Karen Davis of the Commonwealth Fund and the second by David W ...
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Smelling Delicious a Civil Offense in New York City

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Coffee company spends over $30,000 fighting New York City's air pollution citation for smell of roasted coffee. In New York City, Smelling Delicious Can Get You Fined New York City's Gillies Coffee Co., founded in 1840 and one of the ...
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ADA Lawsuits Cost Businesses $309.1 Million to Win

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To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the owner of a historic California candy store is forced to build a $14,000 handicapped-accessible entrance ramp. Candy Store Owner Takes a Licking Lanny Rose has owned the Cottage of Sweets, ...
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Smoking Bans Hurt Neighborhood Restaurants and Bars

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New York's smoking ban causes the closure of a popular Buffalo bar and restaurant, leaving nearly 20 employees without work. Small Neighborhood Restaurants and Bars Hurt Most by Smoking Bans The Royal Pheasant, a popular bar and restaurant in Buffalo, ...
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Smoking Bans Hurt Small Business

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Delaware's indoor public smoking ban cost one establishment 70 percent of its business and a $350 fine from the state's health department. Small Business in Financial Trouble After Delaware Smoking Law Forces Patrons Across State Lines The Delaware legislature has ...
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The Global Warming Argument: Win It, Don’t Spin It (If You Can)

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A for-profit public relations agency sent me a link and an excerpt to the story "Thanks for the Facts. Now Sell Them" by Matthew C. Nisbet and Chris Mooney in Sunday's Washington Post, with the suggestion that I might like ...
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100 Tales of Dangerous Government

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Today begins a new blog series: Reprinting stories from the new, fifth edition of the National Center for Public Policy Research's book, Shattered Dreams: One Hundred Stories of Government Abuse. Visit the blog every weekday for more stories or, if ...
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