The 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day is 12/1/08 and bloggers are asked to join in the efforts to educate, increase awareness, to initiate conversation and action in terms of prevention, policy and treatment. Over the past 27 years, we have made great strides against this disease but there is so much more to be [...]
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While attemping to watch the evening news, I was subjected to ELEVEN political ads. One was shown twice in one commercial break, with an ad for her opponent in between. These people are running for Congress in a different district than the one that I live in. They are arguing over whether Darcy Burner’s computer science [...]
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Our bail out dollars are hard at work, saving the economy! I am so glad that my tax dollars are helping the insurance industry executives relax away their cares with luxury spa treatments. AIG executives took a $440,000 retreat in a luxury spa. The House Government Oversight Committee showed copies of invoices showing that [...]
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After listening to the pundits prepare and obsess before Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Democrat’s National Convention, I thought there was no way she was going to pull this off. I was pleasantly surprised by the grace, enthusiasm and conviction that she displayed. I have never thought of her as an engaging speaker and believed that it [...]
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I hold long resentment and anger about the hypocrisy of telling adults they are old enough to decide who should lead our nation but not old enough to drink. I get infuriated that these young adults are asked to serve and die for their country but are not deemed mature enough to handle a glass [...]
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Massachusetts Universal Health Care program has resulted in almost 300,000 more residents obtaining health care coverage. This huge influx of new patients has resulted in year long waits for physicals as primary care physicians try to respond to the increased demand. Yesterday’s New York Times article on Massachusetts Universal Health Care discusses the supply and [...]
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I applaud Obama’s speech today acknowledging the race issue in America. Humans fear what they don’t know and that which is different from themselves. To say that race, socio-economic status, gender, religion doesn’t matter to us is naive and dangerous. It has been true throughout history and seems to be part of the human condition. Ignoring [...]
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Community Health Clinics provides a variety of primary health care and dental care on a sliding scale fee. I have received excellent care from Steve Dreseng MD at the Greenwood Medical Center when I was unemployed and uninsured, when I was on Medicaid and now that I am on Medicare. Regardless of my financial circumstances, the [...]
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Today, the Washington State legislature approved a 12 month pilot program to allow limited beer and wine tasting in select grocery stores. ESB 5751 - 2007-08 passed the house on Friday and was approved by the senate today. It will need to be signed by Govenor Christine Gregoire before the pilot program can be implemented. [...]
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Surprise, surprise, once again Bush has decided to disregard decency and common sense in favor of his all consuming war on terror. Once again, I am blogging about man’s inhumanity to man. Terrorists kill people that is a fact and cause great destruction. It sure would be nice to do something to stop this atrocity [...]
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