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Monthly Archives: November 2012
The Danger of Micro-Unions
Recent rulings by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have serious implications for business owners across Virginia. The NLRB now permits labor unions to form bargaining units from specialized areas of a company rather than the traditional rule of allowing … Continue reading
Key Uranium Mining Study Misrepresented
(This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on September 9, 2012. It is reprinted here with minor edits.) As a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) uranium mining study panel, I spent more than 18 months … Continue reading
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Are Virginia’s Dropout Numbers Too Good to Be True?
Virginia appears to be making extraordinary progress in reducing the high school drop-out rate in public schools, according to data released yesterday by the McDonnell administration. The statewide dropout rate fell to 6.5 percent for the class of 2012, compared … Continue reading
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New Poll Reveals Divisions Based on Misinformation
(Publisher’s note: This is a fascinating survey and analysis and is important to understanding the divisions in our country over issues facing us. The survey was conducted by a telecommunications firm inRichmond,VA and the results are important. The whole analysis … Continue reading
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Environmentalist Oil Sands Opposition: Questionable Ethics
The duplicity and hypocrisy of environmental pressure groups seem to be matched only by their consummate skill at manipulating public opinion, amassing political power, securing taxpayer-funded government grants, and persuading people to send them money and invest in “ethical” stock … Continue reading
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