Here we go folks! Time for the annual block party once again!! Sunday, October 2 is the date so SAVE IT! Look for more info to come — but I can tell you we’ll be having a pie eating contest AND a bicycle decorating contest!!! Look for a flier at you front door soon!
It hasn’t always been like this you know. When hospitals began to appear at the turn of the 20th century, they did so primarily as places of charity. In fact, they were called “alms” houses. Even when I was a kid back in the 50′s, hospitals were nearly always run by churches or some other charitable organization. Even in 1983, only 15% of America’s hospitals were “for profit.” But by [...]
The GOP Leader of the house, John Boehner of Ohio, gave a speech on the debt limit to Wall Street on Monday, May 9, 2011. In that speech, John Boehner seemed to be backing away from the GOP plan (crafted by Paul Ryan with the help of the Heritage Foundation, and put forth last month) – to replace the current system of Medicare Health Insurance Program Americans have enjoyed for [...]
Rep. Paul Ryan and the GOP began attacking AARP this week as a “left wing” group. CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE. And I took particular personal issue with this, because I was able to become a gerontologist because of AARP back in 1975. So — what is AARP and what does it do? The American Association of Retired Persons, has 40 million members and acts as an advocate for seniors citizens [...]
Originally, John Boehner asked for $36 million in cuts to the Federal budget. The Democrats have offered up $33 million; but the GOP refuses to compromise. Do we have a deficit problem? Absolutely. But let us all recall that in December, the GOP gave 6,600 of the wealthiest Americans $25 billion in estate tax cuts. All millionaires in the U.S. received a total of $61 billion in tax cuts. And [...]
These are the Addresses Phone numbers and/or websites for Senior legal hotlines in the U.S. States. California: Temporarily Suspended Due To Budget Cuts Connecticut: 800.296.1467 Connecticut Senior Legal Website District Of Columbia: 202.434.2170 Florida: 888.895.7873 Georgia: 888.257.9519 Hawaii: 888.536.0011 Hawaii Senior Legal Aid Website Iowa: 800.992.8161 Iowa Senior Legal Aid Website Idaho: 866.345.0106 Kansas: 888.353.5337 Kansas Senior Legal Aid Kentucky: 800.200.3633 Louisiana: 800.310.7029 Maryland: 800.999.8904 x 7750 or 410.951.7750 Maryland [...]
77% of all Americans in 2009 self-identified as “Christian.” This represents a 8% drop from 1985 and a 14% drop since 1947 when 91% of all Americans self-identified as “Christian.” Is this drop due to other religious identification, such as Muslims or Jews? No – The drop has come as a result of the increase in non-believers. In 1947, 2% of the American population said they were non-believers. In 1985 [...]
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