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A Ten Minute Tweet on the British National Health Service

By amike on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 3:21pm |
Yesterday I posted a short entry regarding Britain's Defense of the National Health Service on Twitter.  I promised  to post anything interesting I found...a daunting task given how fast the scene changes.  I don't think I'll become a tweetertwit.  I'll...
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The Brits Fight Back on NHS slurs. This is FUN!!! Really! Honest!

By amike on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:27pm |
Just listened to an extended session on Public Radio International's The World:The World's Lisa Mullins talked with a French and a German journalist covering the U.S. healthcare reform debate from Washington to hear what they make of the vitriolic debate...
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More from the Religious Left supporting Health Care Reform UPDATED

By amike on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 11:35pm |
I mentioned a bit about this in a comment on Ghengis' Blog earlier today.  While the religious right is out there doing nasty things about health care, there's another religious side to the debate--several other sides, actually.  I thought I'd...
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R.I.P. Eunice Kennedy Shriver: and Thank you

By amike on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 9:50am |
It's ten of seven in the morning.  My computer at the university is disconnected, and who knows if it will get re-connected any time today.  But I wanted to make sure that the passing of Eunice Kennedy Shriver was marked...
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Evacuation Drill (updated for Obey)

By amike on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 1:47pm |
Evacuation Drill  O Ship of State THOU, too, sail on, O Ship of State!Sail on, O Union, strong and great!Humanity with all its fears,With all the hopes of future years,Is hanging breathless on thy fate!We know what Master laid...
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Wanna be on Teevee (as a health care advocate)?

By amike on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 7:52pm |
I just received this e-mail, and thought it would be a good idea to pass it on:Dear Michael,Last night, something big happened.Mike Snider, the owner of a family restaurant in Ralston, Nebraska whose personal health care story was featured in...
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Happy Birthday Dear Barack and Helen and Jordann-n-n-n

By amike on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 9:44pm |
Just because somebody should, and nobody has, I  will.Didn't know it was Jason's birthday when I posted this, but better late than never. President Barack Obama knows that sharing is caring.The president turned 48 today, but he brought cupcakes for...
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Stuck WITH you, NPR :-(

By amike on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:40am |
This is not the kind of post I like to write, as those of you who read my stuff probably know.  No pix, no vids, no quasi-philosophical musings.  But NPR has done it again, and I'm back in the quandary...
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Ready, Aim, Sing!!!

By amike on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 3:17pm |
I'm back in the office today, still packing up for the move to new digs across campus.  UGH!  But I had a marvelous weekend at the Newport Folk Festival...(nobody calls it by its new "official' name)...the 50th Anniversary Year.  You...
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"It's All in the Wrist" a new Health Care Advocate Strategy

By amike on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 3:37pm |
As we've been reminded over and over, our representatives are going to be "checking the temperature" in their constituencies back home during the August Recess.  If your state is anything like my birth state (I am an American Citizen, honest),...

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Reader blogWanna be on Teevee (as a health care advocate)? amike014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogEvacuation Drill (updated for Obey) amike2414 years 2 months ago
Reader blogR.I.P. Eunice Kennedy Shriver: and Thank you amike014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogMore from the Religious Left supporting Health Care Reform UPDATED amike1914 years 2 months ago
Reader blogThe Brits Fight Back on NHS slurs. This is FUN!!! Really! Honest! amike2614 years 2 months ago
Reader blogA Ten Minute Tweet on the British National Health Service amike514 years 2 months ago
Reader blogThirty-One mainstream to left-leaning Religious Organizations Unite to Push FOR Health Care Reform amike214 years 2 months ago
Reader blogDear TPM : Is every penny of advertising revenue absolutely necessary? amike1414 years 2 months ago
Reader blogThe Dignity of Labor: a Labor Day Memorial. amike2514 years 2 months ago
Reader blogAddison Graves Wilson: You are NO Joe. amike014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogYou Heard it here Second. Coonsey caught it first. The Majority of Doctors Support Public Health Option. amike1914 years 2 months ago
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Reader blogMemento Mori: Not Only Peter and Paul will Miss Mary. amike2614 years 2 months ago
Reader blogFriendship and Harboring amike4814 years 2 months ago
Reader blogJust a Little Something to Share amike1514 years 2 months ago
Reader blogGreat Resource--horrific topic amike1414 years 2 months ago
Reader blogNobel Peace Prize To Obama: A nice way to greet the day amike3814 years 2 months ago
Reader blogSmall things considered--with thanks amike2514 years 2 months ago
Reader blogMy Many First Times amike1114 years 2 months ago
Reader blogClick through to Chris Hedges, if you will amike9314 years 2 months ago
Reader blogKnow Demos? No, the Other One. Try it, you might like it. amike614 years 2 months ago
Reader blogOne can't have too many coffee houses. amike1814 years 2 months ago
Reader blogMemorial Day and the Gaza Incident: A Meditation. amike914 years 2 months ago
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Reader blogTwo Faces of the American Dream amike114 years 2 months ago

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