Politics

Health Care – revisited

Posted by on March 6, 2010 at 5:08 pm

If they want to address health care costs why are we only concentrating on health insurance

You have the right to remain healthy

Posted by on November 9, 2009 at 7:45 am

Tweet I have spent a lot of time the past few years in doctors’ offices, working with health insurance companies, and pouring over medical bills. I don’t think that makes me uniquely qualified to talk about this health care mess but it probably makes me more qualified than anyone involved in writing all the existing [...]

Technical Difficulties

Posted by on August 31, 2009 at 5:51 am

Tweet I spent the weekend home with TV. I felt ill on Saturday and watched the wall-to-wall coverage of the funeral and burial of Ted Kennedy. I know newsies, pundits, and talk shows will over analyze the event so I will not attempt to add to the noise. I do want to comment on it [...]

Coal: Staple of economy or poisoning our future?

Posted by on July 5, 2009 at 6:06 am

Tweet I live in the coal fields. My dad was a coal miner and so were several of my relatives. All the food I ate, all of the clothes I wore, and everything I had growing up were provided by the salary my dad earned in the coal mines. I also realize that everything around [...]

Sarah Palin: Hero or Villian

Posted by on July 3, 2009 at 7:01 pm

Tweet Browsing Google Reader when I see the story about Sarah Palin’s resignation as Governor of Alaska. I am not sure how I view her. Some Republicans were so happy to have someone as iconic as her that she could do no wrong. Democrats (the party of inclusion?) loved to tag her as dumb, a [...]