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EDWARDS: The Patent and Trademark Office — an enemy to America’s inventors

The Patent and Trademark Office, the federal agency charged with securing certain intellectual property, has become an enemy of America's inventors. How is it that an office charged with protecting innovation is subverting it? In 2011, Congress passed the America Invents Act. This law included a number of provisions harmful to IP rights. Perhaps the worst was the establishment of new administrative procedures for challenging a patent's validity. The abuse of this system has reached epidemic proportions. It's time for […]

todayApril 3, 2018 7

Business & Lifestyle

CAMPANELLA: Time to focus on school choice in Illinois and across America

Later this month, schools, homeschool groups, organizations, and individuals in Illinois and across America will work together to raise awareness about the importance of opportunity in K-12 education. National School Choice Week begins on January 21 and celebrates all types of schools and education environments for children. Nationwide, 32,240 different events and activities – such as open houses, school fairs, and information sessions – are being planned, with an estimated attendance of 6.7 million people. In fact, 1037 of those events and […]

todayJanuary 5, 2018 4

Business & Lifestyle

This Christmas, property taxes are robbing the McCallisters

WINNEKTA (Heartland Newsfeed/Illinois Policy Institute) -- Since 1990, the owners of 671 Lincoln Avenue have paid more than $783,000 in property taxes when adjusting for inflation. It’s a robbery even Kevin McCallister couldn’t prevent. In the small Cook County village of Winnetka, Illinois, sits the filming site of John Hughes’ 1990 Christmas classic, “Home Alone.” Located in New Trier Township, the house is something of a local legend as it made Chicago-area news when it changed owners in 2012. But […]

todayDecember 17, 2017 15

Business News

Commentary: How the state of local news varies (and doesn’t) around the world

Too often, discussions about the state of journalism tend to be national-centric. Given differences across markets, this is not surprising. However, there are often more similarities than many people realize. This April, at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, I convened a panel of four experts to explore some of these parallels – and differences – in the realm of local journalism. The State Of Local The past decade has not been challenging for much of the news industry. But, in the […]

todayDecember 14, 2017 42

Business & Lifestyle

How Thailand has experienced the rise of the online streaming of sporting events

BANGKOK (Heartland Newsfeed/Guest Contribution) -- In Thailand, there are currently over 20 million households watch television today, roughly translating to 30 million individuals glued to their television screen. Recent studies have shown the highest concentration can be found among upcountry, urban households and that in the past three years, cable and satellite television has grown as much as 90%, but how will this trend change in the near future? In addition to cable and satellite television, Internet service is becoming […]

todayDecember 7, 2017 18

Commentary

HAMILTON: You can lay the groundwork for reforming Congress

The first three words of the U.S. Constitution are, “We the People.” The Constitution itself, our institutions of government, the democratic process — all were established to give Americans a voice in their own governance. We are still striving to make that vision real for all, but we are closer than ever. So let me ask you some questions about Congress today. Do you think the voice of ordinary Americans resounds strongly in its hallways and chambers? Can you recall […]

todayDecember 6, 2017 11

Guest Posts

DIY 101: Adding hardware to garage cabinets, repairing plumbing

Editor's Note: Recently, a writer reached out to us wishing to include some content on our site on a trial basis. Unfortunately, with limited time over this weekend, I have been unable to attempt any editing or article revisions. The article that follows has been published as it was submitted without corrections. Heartland Newsfeed will not hold itself liable for the content, and the disorganization of such, of this article. -JL How to add hardware to your garage cabinets Figure […]

todayDecember 3, 2017 3

Business & Lifestyle

DABROWSKI: A near-perfect way to hike property taxes in Illinois

Local officials and union leaders have employed a near-perfect method to pressure residents into accepting higher taxes year after year: Sell the idea that communities around them are more generous than their own. To do that, they consistently point to neighboring communities’ higher salaries, benefits and programs to justify additional spending, then push their own residents into accepting higher taxes to pay for that spending. And if that’s not enough to make the sale, the threat of strikes and binding arbitration only builds additional […]

todayNovember 26, 2017 23

Business & Lifestyle

GRANT: After Equifax breach, blockchain can give control back to consumers

Former Equifax CEO Rick Smith, in testimony to Congress last week, dodged repeated questions from Sen. Elizabeth Warren about whether consumers do, or should, own the personal data that makes up their identities. The senator’s line of questioning and Smith’s squishy answers point to a major problem in our systems of financial and personal trust, a problem that many people have begun to take note of in the last few weeks. The recent breach of Equifax, in which over 143 […]

todayOctober 10, 2017 13

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