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As more cities consider imposing restrictions on short-term lodging in private residences, purveyors of the service, like Airbnb, have not been idle. This year, for the first time, Airbnb and others have registered lobbyists in Sacramento and, according to a recent report in the Orange County Register, "Airbnb reported
guns
Evil may issue a challenge one day. We may be asked to renounce our faith, whether it is based in Islam, Judaism, Christianity or any other religion. Only at that moment would each of us know, for sure, whether we would die before denying what we believe to appease a
Barack Obama
The Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program, intended to offer low-income people access to basic telephone services, has become notorious for its waste, fraud, abuse and lack of strategic planning and oversight. So, naturally, the FCC recently voted 3-2 to expand the program to provide subsidized broadband service. Though
parents
Many of America's children are back in school; many others return next week. We believe that there is no more important duty to our children and their future than the work of great teachers and involved parents; and make no mistake, it takes both. Students with parents seriously
Barack Obama
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board gave unions a big win — even by the Obama administration's labor-friendly standards. While that's good news for labor supporters, the so-called new joint employer rule could fundamentally harm a wide range of U.S. businesses. The NLRB, the independent
Education
At one time, the public education system was a one-size-fits-all approach to getting students from kindergarten through high school. Now, there are nearly as many options as there are students — each one with strengths that might appeal to different students and their parents.
finances
A couple of recent reports illustrate just how dire the United States federal government's debt situation really is. The federal government took in a record $2.9 trillion in tax revenues for the first 11 months of the fiscal year (through the end of August), up about 7.
sanctuary city
The shooting last month by an illegal immigrant of 32-year-old Kate Steinle, who died in her father's arms on a San Francisco pier, has focused the nation's attention on so-called "sanctuary cities" — local jurisdictions that, as a matter of policy, refuse to comply with
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