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Google gives a good definition of the precautionary principle: pre·cau·tion·ar·y prin·ci·ple   noun   The principle that the introductio...

Here in Amherst there are two education-related questions on the ballot. The first is a state-wide question on whether or not to allow mor...

On monday night Town Meeting decided to amend the budget to double the recreation subsidy given to low income families, from about $100,000 ...

A couple of comments on my last post challenge my assertion that "Kids are much safer in school than any other place." I admit, ...

When I was in school, the Big Bad Boogey-Man was Russia, and we were afraid of nuclear war. I remember "duck and cover" drills i...

OPEB is bureaucrat-ese for "Other Post-Employment Benefits." We'll be hearing about it more and more in Amherst Town Meeti...

Arnold Kling   concisely  expresses something I've been thinking about a lot lately: The minimum wage issue is high on symbolism and ...