Archive for Douglas E. Wentz
The Sagebrush Rebellion
© 1986 by Douglas E. Wentz. Mr. Wentz is an associate with the law firm of Drinker Biddie & Reath in Philadelphia. In a flurry of recent magazine and newspaper articles, authors across the country have criticized attempts by federal, state, and local governments to sell or to lease public lands for private development.[1] The [...]
1Jan1987 | Douglas E. Wentz | 2 comments | ContinuedThe Right to Education
Mr. Wentz is working toward a master’s degree in public policy analysis. I am a graduate student at an expensive Ivy League university. The federal government’s guaranteed student loan program already has financed $5,000 of my educational costs, and substantial additional debt looms on my horizon. My father, an honest, hard-working bookkeeper, earns substantially less [...]
1Jul1982 | Douglas E. Wentz | 0 comments | Continued-
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