by Bill Norman A watercolor titled Pride of the Yankees is part of the MDA Art Collection. Painted by William Ross, who has ALS, the artwork captures the emotion of the moment when Lou Gehrig gave his farewell address in Yankee Stadium 70 years ago. July 4 is a date that holds special significance not [...]
Archive for June 14th, 2009
14 Jun
Ben Stein’s Last Column
Ben Stein’s Last Column For many years Ben Stein has written a biweekly column called ‘Monday Night At Morton’s.’ (Morton’s is a famous chain of Steakhouses known to be frequented by movie stars and famous people from around the globe.) Now, Ben is terminating the column to move on to other things in his life. [...]
14 Jun
Fox Propaganda Site Goes to New Lengths to Distort Reality
By Karl Frisch, Media Matters for America. Posted June 8, 2009. “Fox Nation”, a website that’s the newest addition to Rupert Murdoch’s evil empire, deliberately misleads readers. He’s called former Vice President Al Gore an “evil enabler” for speaking at Netroots Nation — an annual conference that draws thousands of progressive blog enthusiasts. He’s likened [...]
14 Jun
119 Million Americans Want a Public Health Option — Why Aren’t Politicians Listening?
AlterNet By Robert Parry, Consortium News. Posted June 8, 2009. Rarely has an issue more dramatically highlighted the question of whether our government represents the people’s interests or an industry’s. As the health insurance industry and its defenders in Congress lay out their case against permitting a public option in a reform bill, perhaps their [...]
14 Jun
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A MEDIGAP POLICY
By Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance June 11, 2009 I will be 65 soon and have decided on a medigap policy that costs $120 per month. I read your 3 Things to Avoid When Trying to Cut Health Costs column a few weeks ago, which suggests not focusing too much on premiums when [...]
