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    Health Care: Right or Responsibility?

    Thursday, February 11th, 2010

    Neither. It’s an expense. Health care is an economic commodity, just like food, clothing, shelter, cell-phones, cable television, and X-box 360s. And the health care system is simply an industry, or rather, an amalgamation of industries that provide preventative, emergency, maintenance, and palliative care; pharmaceuticals and supplies, and insurance coverage. It might seem a bit [...]

    The Power of the Pen

    Sunday, December 27th, 2009

    I stopped in Borders today with no intention of grabbing anything in particular. When my son wandered over to the Young Adult table, I decided to  look for a couple of texts that were on my Christmas list, but didn’t show up under my tree…and none were available in store. So, I ended up picking [...]

    The Cool Kids Get All The Breaks

    Thursday, November 19th, 2009

    Is President Obama taking the appropriate action to protect our troops and interests in Afghanistan? Is he making appropriate diplomatic choices while visiting with Asian leaders? Did he really think through his decision to try the 911 hijackers in New York City? Is he making flippant and irresponsible statments about the inevitability of Khalid Sheikh [...]

    Helen’s Halloween Costume

    Saturday, October 31st, 2009

      Here’s a photo of me in costume: It was the scariest thing I could think of–Terrifying, isn’t it?

    The Sins of Silence

    Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

    “To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln _____________________________________________ You can say a lot of things about President Obama, but you can never accuse him of slacking in his momentum to get things done. It helps that he has an army of supporters in Congress–there is strength in numbers. [...]

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