Opinions for week ending: Sunday, July 15 2007

(7.13.07) A flawed system
ASHEVILLE — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services needs to be reformed. That reform should begin with the reinstatement of a waiting list that would give the agency a realistic idea about the number of children not receiving needed services.

(7.10.07) Hidden taxes in energy bill
RALEIGH — Legislators are gearing up to force people to buy energy from renewable sources ($10 per month worth, phased in to as much as $30 per month later). So in what has become business-as-usual, the General Assembly is set to introduce yet another hidden tax.

(7.09.07) A costly mandate
JACKSONVILLE — We've never been all that enthused over the government mandating specific insurance coverage; so we are not too excited about a bill requiring businesses to include mental illness in their health insurance coverage plans.

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