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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Feb 11, 1997

The Airline Companies Savage Our Sense of Community

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The Airline Companies Savage Our Sense of Community by David Morris February 11, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Too often stories about the breakdown of community point to kids cursing their teachers or basketball players kicking photographers. Those are apt examples to be sure. Yet to me the breakdown of community is… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 29, 1997

Hemp Comes of Age

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Hemp Comes of Age by David Morris January 29, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press As of January 23, 1997 growing industrial hemp is legal in two counties in Kentucky, thanks to a decision by District Court Judge Ralph E. McClanahan. Judge McClanahan dismissed a case against actor Woody Harrelson, who was arrested… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Dec 31, 1996

Buy the Twins, Then Build a Stadium

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Buy the Twins, Then Build a Stadium by David Morris December 31, 1996 The baseball debate in Minnesota has put the cart before the horse. Playing baseball outdoors is a grand idea. But fans are not being asked to finance a new stadium for the pleasure of watching ball played in its natural habitat but… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Dec 17, 1996

Getting the Prices Right

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Getting the Prices Right by David Morris December 17, 1996 Never before has so bad an idea so quickly captured the imagination of America’s leadership. I’m talking, of course, of the preposterous notion of reducing inflation by congressional fiat. This nonsense began in January 1995 when Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan informed an enchanted Congress… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Nov 19, 1996

Reclaiming Democracy Means Getting Money Out of Politics

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Reclaiming Democracy Means Getting Money Out of Politics by David Morris November 19, 1996 This was the election we learned that money doesn’t just talk, it screams. Campaign spending broke the $1 billion mark. Both political parties sunk to new lows in financial sleaziness. We learned that if you want to handicap an American election… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Nov 5, 1996

Let’s Go For Full Employment

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Let’s Go For Full Employment by David Morris November 5, 1996 There are societal tragedies and there are personal tragedies. For many the death of William Vickrey three days after he won the Nobel Prize for economics would be counted as a personal tragedy. He was, after all, 82 years old. Yet the timing of… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 22, 1996

Who Controls the Air Waves?

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Who Controls the Air Waves? by David Morris October 22, 1996 Who should control the air waves? That’s the kind of question I would have put to the presidential candidates if I were part of the audience in San Diego. Some futurists insist the question will soon be irrelevant. Advanced communications technologies will offer us… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Aug 27, 1996

Utility Merger Frenzy Isn’t Healthy

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Utility Merger Frenzy Isn’t Healthy by David Morris August 27, 1996 Once upon a time in America, both political parties damned giant monopolies. At the turn of the century, Republican President Teddy Roosevelt used anti-trust laws to battle concentrated corporate power. His favorite target was the energy industry. In the 1930s Democratic President Franklin Roosevelt… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jul 30, 1996

Recycling and the New York Times

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Recycling and the New York Times by David Morris July 30, 1996 “Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America…” Thus wrote John Tierney, a staff writer for the New York Times in a recent Sunday magazine cover story. The article generated more mail than any piece the magazine has ever published and… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on May 7, 1996

Politicians’ Response to Gas Price Rise is Pitiful

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Politicians’ Response to Gas Price Rise is Pitiful by David Morris May 7, 1996 In 1973 and again in 1979 this country was rocked with massive oil price hikes. Politicians of all stripes responded by devising a coherent strategy to reduce our dependence on imported gasoline. The federal 55 mph speed limit, according to Robert… Continue reading