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Reject Bush’s Cuts to Public Broadcasting

Reject Bush’s Cuts to Public Broadcasting

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Take Action: Tell Congress: Reject Bush’s Cuts to Public Broadcasting Once again, President Bush is trying to cripple the public broadcasting system by slashing its funding. I just signed a petition to Congress to reject these proposed cuts, and I hope you will too. Mr. Rogers would be proud of you. In 1969, Richard Nixon attempted to cut PBS funding by 50%. A senate hearing chaired by “hatchetman” Senator John Pastori couldn’t push it through as long as there was…

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Safe to Wander and Explore

Safe to Wander and Explore

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Not too long ago, I was asked by a publisher if I might consider reviewing a children’s book. We corresponded a little bit and I said I would take a look. If I liked the book, I’d say so, and I’d run it by our little boy as well to see what he thought. Well, I got the one book, but then I also received two more books directly from the author. They were all signed, with the date, and…

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Woo-hoo John Edwards!

Woo-hoo John Edwards!

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Presidential candidate and all-around fantastic guy John Edwards has joined MyBlogLog, and VirusHead is the very blog community that he has joined! Thank you! I sure would like to see him win the Presidency. Download The Plan to Build One America (80 pp., pdf) to see some of the reasons why I am supporting John Edwards. Here is Edwards’ response to the State of the Union Address last night: The president tonight renewed his call for an economic recovery plan….

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Calling Armchair Activists for Progressive Actions

Calling Armchair Activists for Progressive Actions

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Here are some more actions that you can take online. Pick a couple, or do them all! Sign up for the newsletter at FactCheck.org. Sign up for The Progress Report from the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Watch the video (or read the transcript) of Abu Ghraib whistleblower Samuel Provance speaking out on torture and cover-up, and then write a letter to your local newspaper. Watch the Wage Peace: The Cost of War video at the American Friends Service…

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Protecting Our Common Dreams

Protecting Our Common Dreams

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These are just a few of the stories I got in one email from Common Dreams. Here’s the newswire, but email subscription is recommended. “If we do not act we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion, might without morality, and strength without sight.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Can you imagine a trillion? How about the almost 9 trillion of our national debt? How could…

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MedFICO: New Healthcare Profiling in the Works

MedFICO: New Healthcare Profiling in the Works

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I am complete agreement with Jolly Roger’s post Uninsured? Insured, But Poor? DIE, Deadbeat at Reconstitution 2.0, in which he speculates about the ultimate purpose of MedFICO. MedFICO is a new Healthcare Analytics product that assesses healthcare payment risk. Already, payment history is being gathered from hospitals around the country in order to develop records that will predict “how likely patients will be to pay future medical bills.” Don’t tell me that this isn’t some kind of a screening process…

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