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Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2013

5min170
One of many fallacies believed about the timber industry is that it depletes our natural resources.  In reality, it is forest owners and tree farmers who have led the push for sustainable practices on our land, keeping our natural resources renewable. Too many policymakers and activist groups ignore this reality, and too often try to […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 16, 2013

8min203
Across the state, libertarians rage against red-light traffic cameras. The claims are many: there is conflicting evidence about whether they make intersections safer; the only purpose is to make money for cash-strapped local governments; they’re unconstitutional. I understand the arguments. What I don’t understand is why they choose this issue, as opposed to a much […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 12, 2013

8min202
Policy textbooks say that when considering alternatives, all equal, invest in the one that will have the greatest reach. But the political process has an appetite for eating good ideas, leaving just piecemeal chunks on the bone.  No shock there, particularly for contentious issues. But what’s more confounding is when policies of uncontested merit fall […]


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