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Posted on July 5 at 12:49 p.m.
Tstk, tsk, such vitriole. I understand everyone's frustration, but there are no references to gangs anywhere in the article. It may or may not turn out that way, but you hotheads are getting ahead of yourselves.
Posted on June 7 at 12:33 p.m.
I visited Cottage's emergency room twice in the 90's and can attest to the long waits, even then :(
Regarding billclausen's comment ... Based on what I've read, as contributing factors go, the contribution of illegal immigration to emergency room waits is not the driving factor. Rather, it is the ever increasing number of uninsured patients in the U.S. the majority of whom are citizens.
This Kaiser Foundation report:
http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7761....
is one of many I've found that come to the same conclusion.
Posted on June 4 at 9:13 p.m.
I think of HSA's as a half-hearted bandaid until the day the US can catch up with the rest of the industrialized world and offer universal health care. If you need convincing, watch this excellent episode of PBS Frontline: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/...
Secondly, I believe this fiducial writeup appears to cover the nuts and bolts, but there is more to the HSA story than meets the eye. Based on what I've read, HSA's can make a great tax shelter for wealthy individuals (Montecito reader take note!). There is apparently much debate over the merits of HSA's and current implementation, with some Democratic legislators calling for the repeal of HSA's or at least further regulation for compliance - apparently some people use HSA's as an investment vehicle and can get away with it because monitoring for qualified expenditures can be lax. Conservative's and the "don't tax me" crowd support HSA's and the relaxing of contribution limits which in effect make them more effective tax shelters. To my way of thinking, this is consistent with the world view of the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress that hatched HSA's.
If HSA's are so good for everyone, why not offer them to everbody instead of just those who have the "crappier" high-deductible insurance plans or to those who are wealthy enough to be able to afford a high deductible?
Posted on June 4 at 2:45 p.m.
My heart goes out to the family members on both sides.
This is the only article I've read about this accident, so apologies if I've missed some info. I wonder if a street light would have prevented this tragic accident? Are the facts out on the cause yet? Was the driver headed due east, west, north or south? Going straight or turning? Which street was Mrs. Wilton crossing? At what time was this? Was the sun or other considerations a factor? Was the driver perhaps negligent?
I'm not saying a street light is or isn't warranted. If the cause was determined to be, for example, that the driver was speeding and there were no other factors, that would be an easier case to make. But if the driver wasn't paying attention or was under medication, that would be a harder case to make as a street light may not have made a difference.
I'm willing to listen and am certainly sympathetic, but let's establish the merits of this case. If they are there, then perhaps some progress can be made. I hope I'm not sounding callous because that isn't my intent.
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Posted on June 2 at 12:01 a.m.
Such a tempest in a tea (house) pot!
Posted on May 31 at 1:38 a.m.
I suppose groups like "Seniors for Oatmeal" would be more acceptable to the SBHS administration?
If this story was reported fairly, then I think Hodges et al have done the students a great disservice. The kids deserve to see all sides of a story, and those that tried to organize the assembly and signed the petition should be commended. I'm afraid the only valuable lesson that might have been taught here is people who are older and in positions of authority aren't necessarily wiser.
Posted on May 30 at 12:24 a.m.
Intercollegiate athletes and study abroad students (now there's a hardship case for you) are exempt from MCP but students who have to work to pay for school aren't? Speaking as a UC grad who had to work to pay for grad school, I sympathize. That seems unfair and I hope they can work out a waiver situation. If not, I say to the Alumni association, you can forget about my handout for this year.
Posted on May 29 at 12:32 a.m.
El_Barbareno wrote:
"Isn’t it odd though, they have no problem promoting the New Religion of Blue Lines and Global Warming, ..."
If we don't start taking the threat of Global Warming seriously and soon, I'm afraid our children and their children will be the ones asking Saint Barbara for help!
Posted on May 24 at 11:48 p.m.
I pulled the May 15 issue out of the recycling bin and had a look at the ads Rick Feldman cites. They were run by a non-profit called "Americans for a Just Peace in the Middle East". One ad features a quote from an Auschwitz survivor who is an author of books shown in the ad - the impression I get (I've never read the book or heard of the author before) is the author is critical of official Israeli policy towards the Palestinians. The other ad features books by an Israeli Jew and professor of history named Ilan Pappe.
Although I'm not a Jew, I think its pretty safe to say there is nothing anti-semitic about these ads. Rick Feldman may disagree with the viewpoints of those two authors, but that doesn't make the ads anti-semitic.
To put it another way, would I be anti-American to criticize the Bush Administration? Of course not.
Rick, you actually did me a favor. I went to the AJPME's website and watched the video of Ilan Pappe speak at UCSB. I had never heard of him, but I found him to be an interesting speaker with fresh ideas. I'll probably pick up his book and give it a look-see.
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Posted on July 6 at 1:53 p.m.
Good article and references, it puts into writing what I know many of us have been thinking.
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