Opinion Forum

Are Online Relationships Healthy for Young People?

February 27th, 2013

By Dr. Jim Taylor More and more these days, young people are establishing and maintaining relationships online. These “cyber” relationships often arise because parents, out of fear for their children’s safety, no longer allow them to be “free range” to congregate in local parks, at malls, and on street corners. The only place that they […]

Articles written by Dr. Jim Taylor
Tags: children, face-to-face, online, parenting, relationships, social media, virtual
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Pros and Cons of the U.S. Higher Education System

January 20th, 2012

By Justin Herbert American education and higher education has taken a hit in the media in recent years. Education professionals continue to flood our news reports saying that America has fallen behind and that our education system needs to be radically reformed. The fact is, however, that higher education in the U.S. is actually gaining […]

Articles written by Guest Author
Tags: funding, higher education, improvement, online, rankings, U.S., world
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The Transparency Conundrum

October 6th, 2009

Seems there’s a lot of opposition among Democrats in Congress over the idea of posting bills online for 72 hours before they’re voted on. Obviously with an eye on health care reform legislation, almost all Republicans and some Democrats are for it, while the congressional leadership is against it. There’s a move afoot to institute […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: bills, Congress, legislation, online
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