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Is Big Brother coming to a school near you? Last month the Pequannock school board made national headlines when it began to randomly administer a new high-tech test - that determines whether a student consumed any alcohol in the previous 4 days. A few days ago, the Moorestown school board approved a tough new drug and alcohol policy that regulates student behavior 24-7 - even on weekends and over the summer. Some parents are voicing outrage at what's happening, but Mike Yaple, a spokesman with the New Jersey School Boards Association says there is a State regulation that addresses this...

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- One Bloomfield Hills school is enforcing a new policy that will end the use of a popular Web site on the premises. St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School students were informed recently that under a new school policy, Think First, Stay Safe, the use of MySpace.com will be prohibited at school and at home. The policy states that students enrolled in the school can't have a MySpace.com account or any similar type of personal site, according to a news release.

With the midterm elections looming before US all American should be mindful & wary in our voting as the very existence/survival of the United States as a free & independent country is at stake since the next Congress will have to decide on the Security & Prosperity Partnership a deviously subversive & wholly unconstitutional scheme courtesy of George Bush to merge US into a North American Union(http://www.spp.gov&www.house.gov/pau...2806.htm)which virtually assures our demise.The treasonous national ID act will also go into effect during that term so choose only those committed to our independence & liberty & who will oppose the above which...

While this new world of corporate governance/ lobbyists/ privatization of the commons etc; seems difficult to understand (disguised as it is with buzz words – and meaningless jibberish), it’s really not as complex as one might think. After you learn how to ignore the superficial banalities, and get to the meat (if there is any) of the message being given. Most times you’ll hear just fluff and nutter talk – sounds important but isn’t. While we naturally focus upon local issues and concerns such as community development, roads, tons of garbage, forest access, tourism, sportsmen’s rights, lack of snow, no...

Public officials have absolutely no excuse for implementing Sustainable Development. ...especially once you've given them a copy of the document I'm asking you to download today! ------------------- Dear friend of liberty: We've talked about it on our radio show... We've mentioned it in our writings... We presented it at the Freedom 21 National Conference in Reno in July... Now, the much-anticipated Guide for Public Officials is here! The full title of this powerful document is Understanding Sustainable Development (Agenda 21): A Guide for Public Officials. In just fourteen pages, you'll have the most concise and comprehensive single document outlining the...

Regional Governance is Here "This commission has become a nightmare, beyond the reach of either state government, or Congress, short of repealing the Act altogether. This appointed commission has absolute authority over all land use within the designated counties, with the authority to override both county and state elected officials..." March 1, 2004 By Henry Lamb henry@freedom.org NewsWithViews.com To submit a Letter to the Editor: newswithviews@newswithviews.com There are currently six Regional Commissions in place, or pending final approval, which impact states from New York to California; from Florida to Washington. Few people realize that these regional commissions even exist, or...