The national news media haven’t discovered it, but the issue that is bringing out hundreds of citizens who never before attended political meetings is Common Core (CC). More precisely, it is the attempt of Barack Obama’s Department of Education to force all states and schools to adopt specified national education standards for each grade level that will dictate what all kids learn and don’t learn.  5-15-13  Read column

May 25: Andrew Smith — How Public Policy Has Crippled American Manufacturing

It’s easy to blame globalization and cheap overseas labor for the loss of American manufacturing strength. But our guest says it’s our own public policies that are crippling manufacturing, and he’ll explain how to fix them.

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