Historical fate could have left us with other constitutional rights that are just as thorny as a “well armed militia.”
Health Care Insurane Coverage
Posts related to coverage, prescription medications, benefits and providers under health insurance plans.
Philanthropy as Symphony
Philanthropy sets in motion a whole series of events that culminate in symphonic performance. Not unlike the music in a symphony, philanthropy creates a tapestry of services that both enrich and bind the community together.
Can Christianity reclaim a subversive underground church?
In yet another attempt to save mainline Christianity from itself, minister and professor Robin Meyers offers the latest recipe for success with The Underground Church, Reclaiming The Subversive Way Of Jesus. Even if the provocative title suggests more than what is actually delivered for a new Christian way forward, Meyers offers some salient observations and […]
Guns don’t lower murder in Israel, Switzerland compared to U.S.
The lack of gun violence in Israel and Switzerland probably has more to do with culture and government than gun ownership.
NRA “Good Guy Gun” Logic Fails
The “good guy shoots bad guy” theory assumes that the public will accept at least one gun related injury or death.
Stranger was Fiction
To me he was just another unfamiliar face among some of the others in the rented seaside home. He appeared one evening when we returned from dinner. Mike was a young college kid, who we learned, was a friend and acquaintance of three of the other house guests. In essence, he was a stranger to […]
No Gun Control for Black Children
The surge in advocacy for gun control legislation has been primarily among white suburban folks.
Wild Mendocino Mushrooms: Hunt, Gather, Eat
At the end of our two hour hike, Adrienne handed us a couple of wax paper bags full of mushrooms, primarily hedgehogs and winter chanterelles, to take home.
Could God have stopped Newtown?
After any man made tragedy the circular reflection of potential inhibitors of the calamity starts. I say circular because the logic always seems to return to the beginning and the necessity for either divine intervention or clairvoyance. This is no different with the killings at Newtown, CT. The world of Adam Lanza violently collided with […]
Hospitals bilk Medicare for $ millions with kwashiorkor
In the case of the malnutrition reported at hospitals in Redding and Victorville, Prime Healthcare Services was billing Medicare for treatment of kwashiorkor disease which is a form of malnutrition found in countries racked by famine and civil war.
