Low Cost Health Insurance in Florida
A guest column…for a change. It’s a state where more than 4 million people are uninsured, but yet there are hardly any takers for the new low-cost healthcare program in the state, the Cover Florida Healthcare Access Program. It’s hard to believe that of the millions who are uninsured, only 952 have signed up between [...]
Let’s Leave the Pope and Prayer Out of It
I am in Denver this weekend, soaking up the love of my niece and nephew and catching up on all things newsworthy. What’s up with the Pope? Your favorite cross-dresser and mine was in Africa recently telling the AIDS-ravaged continent that condoms won’t really help prevent AIDS. Great. I expect such ramblings from the crazy [...]
Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients?
I know I’ve been slacking here lately, but certain news stories are not escaping my attention. For example, Craig Blair, a Republican in the West Virginia Legislature, wants anyone applying for food stamps, unemployment compensation or any federal program to submit to mandatory drug tests. Similar laws have been introduced in Kansas, Hawaii, Missouri, Minnesota, [...]
I Get By With a Little Help From…You
I’m a mouthy broad who’s always believed that happiness and success are self-bestowed. I still do. That’s why it’s sometimes hard for me to ask even close friends and family for anything that might make the load a bit lighter. Trying to be self-sufficient and all. But recently I’ve found that most people respond quite [...]
Today is the Day for Gainesville
Voters will decide today whether to remove sexual orientation and gender identity from the Human Rights Ordinance. If you know someone who lives, works, or goes to school in Gainesville, please take a moment to forward this post. We are all connected and if something like this can happen in a progressive community like Gainesville, then [...]
Update on “Guns in Parks” Rule
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the Bush Administration’s last-minute rule change to allow loaded, concealed weapons in national parks and wildlife refuges. Thanks to key documents that showed the Bush Administration ignored the warnings of senior career Department officials who said the rule change violated several laws – the judge said [...]
I Know You Can’t Wait to Read My Book About Life in Colorado
And believe me, it’ll be worth the wait. But right now I’ve got to take whatever free time I have (read: next to none) and get busy with rewrites about teaching in Tampa. Which leads me to contemplate a show I was listening to on WMNF several weeks back about writers. Apparently we exploit those [...]
This is Why I Encourage Crazy Talk
Because nonsense can be entertaining. Check out the comments about my vaccine/autism post over at The Political Whore.
You Could Learn a Thing or Two from the Irish
Muslims, African-Americans, poor people, homosexuals and other targets of discrimination – listen up. Here’s how you beat bigotry with some style. How many of you are familiar with the story of the Irish? It ain’t about green beer (oh the horror), corned beef and cabbage. What is it about, you ask? What are we celebrating [...]
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