http://www.detroitnews.com/graphics/detnews_printart.jpg http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage en-us Copyright 2013, detroitnews.com Saxotech Online online@detroitnews.com (The Detroit News Online) online@detroitnews.com (The Detroit News Online) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 EDT Wed, 22 May 2013 23:01:35 EDT 30 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220009/1007/rss07 ]]>A package of bills in the state Legislature would remedy the situation by helping to keep commercial airlines as major contributors to Michigan's economy. The legislation should be approved. Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220009/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220004/1007/rss07 ]]>'Draw a deep breath,' I tell myself before explaining my opposition to the Common Core system. There's not one reason to oppose it, there are several. And they go to the core of our being as liberty-loving Americans. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:05:00 EDT State Rep. Tom McMillin http://detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220004/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220007/1007/rss07 ]]>It is time for Michiganians to have a real conversation about both value and values. Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT Karla Swift http://detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220007/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220005/1007/rss07 ]]>Chilling effect. That's the term lawyers and judges use to describe the result of government actions that deter people from exercising their right of free speech. Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT Michael Barone http://detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220005/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220008/1007/rss07 Re: The Detroit News' May 21 Editorial, 'Michigan becoming a smart investment': This is exactly what the state needs to retain top talent. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:04:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220008/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220006/1007/rss07 ]]>Re: Nolan Finley's May' column, Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130522/OPINION01/305220006/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210004/1007/rss07 ]]>Money attracts money, and Michigan is attracting a lot more venture capital today than it has in a decade and at a faster pace than the rest of the nation. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:02:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210004/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION03/305210002/1007/rss07 ]]>Auto enthusiasts were thrilled last week as green automaker Tesla made it into the black, earning $11 million profit on revenue of $562 million in the first quarter of 2013. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:34:00 EDT Henry Payne http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION03/305210002/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210003/1007/rss07 ]]>Our nation is on the cusp of the holy grail of energy independence and a jobs and investment boon that would accompany it — that is, unless it is stunted by over-regulation or blocked by extremist elements of the environmental movement who are peddling hy Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT By John Hofmeister and Terry O'Sullivan http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210003/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210006/1007/rss07 ]]>What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT By Doyle McManus http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210006/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210007/1007/rss07 ]]>Re: Chad Livengood's May' report, 'Emails show Snyder aides aware of 'Skunk Works' group': Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210007/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210005/1007/rss07 ]]>Let's also drug test any corporate official of a company getting any kind of tax break. Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130521/OPINION01/305210005/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/OPINION01/305200316/1007/rss07 ]]>Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers have to decide what to do with an unexpected $483 million windfall from higher-than-expected tax collections. There are a lot of ideas for spending the surplus, but most would commit the state to expanding government programs that would have to be cut back if revenue slows. Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130520/OPINION01/305200316/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/OPINION03/305200317/1007/rss07 Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals derail his second-term agenda?" was a question: What agenda? Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT George Will http://detroitnews.com/article/20130520/OPINION03/305200317/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/OPINION01/305200315/1007/rss07 Detroit's pension assets are a big, inviting honey pot. And a lot of folks lately have put their hands in the honey jar. It may be time to put someone else in charge of these assets. Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT Jeff Hadden http://detroitnews.com/article/20130520/OPINION01/305200315/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/OPINION01/305200314/1007/rss07 Parents in Michigan, like those across the country, want their children to have the tools they need to excel in school and beyond. The Common Core national curriculum standards were sold as the way to give students those tools. But with the standards now being implemented, a growing number of Michiganians — as evidenced by the recent House vote to withhold state funds from Common Core — are having buyer's remorse. Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's support for the Core notwithstanding, they're right to be wary, especially since Core supporters have too often ridiculed dissenters instead of engaging in honest debate. Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT Neal McCluskey http://detroitnews.com/article/20130520/OPINION01/305200314/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/OPINION03/305190308/1007/rss07 Prosperity is the greatest enemy of fiscal discipline. When fortunes begin to reverse, the urgency to cut spending, find savings and use resources more efficiently wanes. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:11:00 EDT Nolan Finley http://detroitnews.com/article/20130519/OPINION03/305190308/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/OPINION01/305190310/1007/rss07 ]]>Native Detroiter and new Detroit Police Chief James Craig is returning to his hometown to accept his "dream job." His passion is welcome because he inherits a nightmare. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:11:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130519/OPINION01/305190310/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/OPINION01/305190309/1007/rss07 Pennywise, pound foolish; Reform goes wrong way Sun, 19 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130519/OPINION01/305190309/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION01/305180305/1007/rss07 Hopefully, Michigan has taken a small step toward getting out of the booze business with the Senate's passing of three bills that expand the list of places where residents can buy bottles of wine or jugs of beer. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION01/305180305/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION01/305180308/1007/rss07 David Harsanyi in Reason: The Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups (or, more precisely, groups displaying a bit too much gusto for limited government) was far more widespread than its initial apology would have led Americans to imagine. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION01/305180308/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION03/305180309/1007/rss07 "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..." Or so it goes in Detroit. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT Paul W. Smith http://detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION03/305180309/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION01/305180307/1007/rss07 Polls during the 2012 campaign consistently showed President Barack Obama with a significant advantage on foreign policy, thanks largely to the killing of Osama bin Laden and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT Carl Leubsdorf http://detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION01/305180307/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION01/305180306/1007/rss07 Re: Darren Nichols' May 16 THINK story, "The outsider: Kevyn Orr vs. Everybody": When people are unaware of something they tend to fear it. The very people who are aware fan the flames of fear. Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT http://detroitnews.com/article/20130518/OPINION01/305180306/1007/rss07 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/OPINION01/305170304/1007/rss07 Word from the U.S. Justice Department that it subpoenaed several months worth of Associated Press phone records shouldn't just outrage the journalists involved. This clear and clumsy overreach strikes at the heart of Americans' most prized possession: their First Amendment rights. Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 EDT - The Detroit News http://detroitnews.com/article/20130517/OPINION01/305170304/1007/rss07