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Bail Us Out of Bankrupt Ballpark Wayne M. Barrett
Category: Athletic Arena Published: September 2009
"New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon [has built a baseball stadium] with more blind spots and obstructed views than the liberal media assessing the Obama presidency."
 
Blue Technology Can Quench America's Thirst Laura Shenkar
Category: Science & Technology Published: September 2009
"Numerous studies demonstrate that every dollar invested in public water and sewer infrastructure and services yields approximately $8.97 for the national economy."
 
Children of Illegal Immigrants Are Not U.S. Citizens Edward J. Erler
Category: National Affairs Published: September 2009
". . . It is difficult to fathom how those who defy American law can derive benefits for their children by their defiance--or that any sovereign nation would allow such a thing."
 
Globalizing Health Care Through Medical Tourism Steve Riczo , Sarah Riczo
Category: Medicine & Health Published: September 2009
". . . Why not strengthen medical care around the world in a manner that benefits the U.S. economy, American patients, and our trading partners abroad?"
 
Has Al Qaeda Been Beaten? John L. Scherer
Category: Worldview Published: September 2009
The terrorist organization has "experienced significant defections, lost key mobilization areas, suffered disruption of support infrastructure and funding, and [been] forced to change targeting priorities."
 
Historic Photos Freeze-Frame the Development of Long Island Joe Czachowski
Category: Focus Published: September 2009
A key battleground during the Revolution and a vital military weapons supplier during World War II, Long Island is well-known for its beautiful beachers and sprawling suburgs.
 
Homeschooling: The Sleeping Giant of American Education Dan Lips , Evan Feinberg
Category: Education Published: September 2009
". . . If the nation's approximately 3,000,000 homeschooled students chose to enroll in U.S. public schools for the 2009-10 academic year, states and communities would need to allocate significant funding to accommodate all of them."
 
Mammals in the Extreme
Category: Paleozoology Published: September 2009
The biggest, smallest, and most amazing mammals of all time finally have emerged--and are on view for all to see.
 
One Starfish at a Time Dolores T. Puterbaugh
Category: American Thought Published: September 2009
"You are needy, insecure, controlling, impulsive, attention-seeking, and otherwise immature and disagreeable to know. . . ." In other words, you fit in perfectly with our narcissistic society."
 
Our Ever-Evolving Planet
Category: Museums Today Published: September 2009
"A lot has happened recently in paleontology. . . . We wanted to give visitors a new look at the evolution of life on Earth, and the scientific evidence on which that story is based."
 
Pres. Obama Goes Over the Top on Affirmative Action James W. Thomson
Category: Political Landscape Published: September 2009
". . . By nominating Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, [Pres. Barack] Obama committed the cardinal sin of identity politics: attempting to elevate people more for their gender and race rather than for individual merit or achievement."
 
Stop Welcoming Everybody Michelle Malkin
Category: National Affairs Published: September 2009
"We are not a boardinghouse for the world. We are a sovereign nation. It is time we started acting like one."
 
When Cousins Do More Than Kiss Anthony Layng
Category: Life in America Published: September 2009
"Since incest taboos are so ancient and continue today very much as they did in the past, having near unanimity regarding their moral necessity, it seems safe to assum that they still serve some practical need."