http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:05:28 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:00:02 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Parents-of-teen-boys-should-know-the-draft?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner I look forward to sharing the holidays with my oldest son. He turns 19 a week before Christmas. He is really into his freshman college studies and may make academics his career. Unlike his old man, he tends to favor books over girls and beer parti... National Security Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:00:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Parents-of-teen-boys-should-know-the-draft?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m11d10-The-last-veteran-of-Veterans-Day?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner This week marks the 91st anniversary of the armistice of the “War to End All Wars”. It was declared on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” in 1918. The actual end of the war took place with the Tre... National Security Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:32:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m11d10-The-last-veteran-of-Veterans-Day?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Regional-transportation-authority-dead-in-northern-Indiana?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner Voters in St. Joseph and Porter Counties voted on a proposal that would have create a regional transportation authority with the power to levy an income tax and expand rail and bus services from Hammond to South Bend. The language from the Porter Cou... Indiana Transportation Elections 2009 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:17:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Regional-transportation-authority-dead-in-northern-Indiana?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Friday-is-Bank-Failure-Day?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner One of my morbid pleasures is to wake up on a Saturday morning to look at the FDIC website , so I can see how many banks failed this week. I wasn’t disappointed. For October 30, there are nine new banks listed. That brings the total for 2009... Economy Bailouts Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:26:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Friday-is-Bank-Failure-Day?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Selling-gay-rights-on-the-benefits-to-the-rest-of-us?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner Gay rights advocates march by the White House in Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 (AP Photo/ Jacquelyn Martin) I watched a bit of the gay rights protests last Sunday on CSPAN-2 yesterday. Mrs. Shepard gave a short speech about her slain son. A la... Gay Rights Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:21:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Selling-gay-rights-on-the-benefits-to-the-rest-of-us?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d12-The-Two-Wrongs-theory-of-massive-public-spending?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner As a parent of five children, many of them now teen-agers, I’ve had to learn a basic survival skill—consistency. Whatever I do for the oldest, I can expect to do the same for the younger ones. If I take time off of work for a choir concer... Economy Bush Taxes National Debt Health Care Budget Process Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:18:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d12-The-Two-Wrongs-theory-of-massive-public-spending?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d1-State-House-Rep-Tyler-texts-that-Michigan-working-overtime-to-avoid-shutdown?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner Michigan State House Representative (R-78) Sharon Tyler.  Public Facebook Photo.In keeping with the Examiner.com’s mission of reporting on local events by local experts, let me tell you what my neighbor is doing in Lansing in the past week... Michigan Budget Process Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:50:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m10d1-State-House-Rep-Tyler-texts-that-Michigan-working-overtime-to-avoid-shutdown?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Gen-McChrystal-makes-a-case-for-Afghanistan-on-60-Minutes?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner In last night’s 60 Minutes interview with David Martin, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said several things that made sense and showed there might be a way of “winning” this war. His new directive to the troops is that we must change t... National Security Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:11:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Gen-McChrystal-makes-a-case-for-Afghanistan-on-60-Minutes?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Illinois-lawmakers-force-universities-to-pay-tuition-for-friends-kids?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner In a story that appeared at the ChicagoTribune.com website this weekend, Illinois legislators are helping students with their tuition bills. Better still, this generous act does not add to their state’s budget deficit,&... Education Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:32:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Illinois-lawmakers-force-universities-to-pay-tuition-for-friends-kids?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Where-were-you-on-911?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner A steel beam, center, shrouded in a white cover, is lifted by crane to the World Trade Center site Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 in New York. Dubbed the 'Last Column,' it became the final standing steel column removed from ground zero following the attacks o... National Security Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:11:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Where-were-you-on-911?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d4-A-comment-on-the-no-one-should-go-broke-viral-healthcare-message?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner "No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick." I got the above message from several of my friends on Facebook in the last day or two.  Another variation goes: &qu... Health Care Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:43:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d4-A-comment-on-the-no-one-should-go-broke-viral-healthcare-message?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Is-marriage-more-than-just-a-piece-of-paper-at-the-county-clerks-office?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner In this photo taken Wednesday, July 29, 2009, a couple runs during a staged military-style wedding photo shoot in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. It is fashionable in China to have wedding photos ready well before the actual wedding ceremon... Marriage Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:31:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Is-marriage-more-than-just-a-piece-of-paper-at-the-county-clerks-office?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Public-meeting-anger-is-not-about-health-care-itself?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner For the last several weeks, I've had a hard time pinning down why normally docile conservatives are showing up at town hall meetings angry with their representatives. They're mad even at the ones they voted into office. On July 4th, I attended a loca... Taxes Bailouts National Debt Health Care Unemployment Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:53:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Public-meeting-anger-is-not-about-health-care-itself?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Overpopulation-curiously-omitted-from-debates-on-environment-and-energy?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner An article by James Kanter on the New York Times website "Farming for 9 Billion People" explores how to feed so many people by 2050, while minimizing the impact on the environment. He cites the research at the Nelson Institute for... Economy Environment Abortion Energy Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:23:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Overpopulation-curiously-omitted-from-debates-on-environment-and-energy?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d28-Congress-plans-to-raise-your-electric-bill-50-percent-with-green-energy?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner President Barack Obama speaks about the passage of the Clean Energy Act by the house of Representatives in the Diplomatic Room of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)The ‘‘American Clean Ene... Environment Regulation Energy Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:38:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d28-Congress-plans-to-raise-your-electric-bill-50-percent-with-green-energy?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d26-House-passes-1200page-green-energy-bill-read-or-unread?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner House Ways and Means ranking Republican Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich, center, holds up a copy of the Waxman-Markey climate change legislation during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 19, 2009. From left are, Rep. Donald Manzullo... Environment Regulation Unemployment Energy Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:03:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d26-House-passes-1200page-green-energy-bill-read-or-unread?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Warweary-Americans-should-not-take-the-bait-on-Iran?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner Neda Agha Soltan (AP Photo/Courtesy Caspian Makan, File) Recently, Michigan Representative Thaddeaus McCotter made an impassioned plea for the President to take a tougher stand with Iran's ruling party, for their actions against the electi... Obama National Security Iran Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:51:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Warweary-Americans-should-not-take-the-bait-on-Iran?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Cigarettes-make-an-easy-target-for-politicians?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner President Barack Obama, members of Congress, and others, applaud after he signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Monday, June 22, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) As some... Drug Policy Health Care Regulation Unemployment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:26:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Cigarettes-make-an-easy-target-for-politicians?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Consumers-with-credit-cards-need-some-protection-FROM-the-government?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner President Obama's radio address this week explained the creation of a new agency to protect consumers from the fraud and unfairness perpetrated by the credit card companies. If you'd like to see the whole speech, you can click below.  ... Obama Economy Taxes National Debt Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:24:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Consumers-with-credit-cards-need-some-protection-FROM-the-government?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Cash-for-Clunkers-unintended-consequences?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner Michigan's Senator Debbie Stabenow (bioguide.congress.gov)Yesterday I got an email from Senator Debbie Stabenow detailing the "Cash for Clunkers" program that will help people buy new cars. This $1 billion of new money will hit the public s... Economy Bailouts Michigan National Debt Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:49:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5709-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Cash-for-Clunkers-unintended-consequences?cid=exrss-Chicago-Nonpartisan-Examiner