A TN couple is forced to divorce so that both can get insurance.
Tennessee Couple Larry And Linda Drain Forced To Separate After 33 Years To Keep InsuranceThe state of Tennessee refusal to expand medicare is hurting real Americans. In TN if your household makes...
View ArticleThe Young Turks -Story on the children killed on a Gaza beach
Cenk Uygur did a story on the children who were killed on a Gaza beach. The first bomb killed three of the children and a second bomb killed 4 more aged 7-11.These 7 kids were playing hide and seek on...
View ArticleWhat happens to our society, when the robots have most of the jobs and few...
I recently saw a video on how robotics, and computer bots are nearly ready to take over most of the jobs that humans currently do. We need a discussion on what will happen to the millions of people...
View ArticleHelp. Does anyone have any great ideas for getting rid of phlegm?
I've been ill now for nearly 3 weeks, I did go to urgent care and got a script for Amoxi-clav last Thursday, but it doesn't seem to be working. I've got a bad sinus infection that has turned into a...
View ArticlePresident Obama signs executive order calling up reserves to fight Ebola
President Obama just signed an executive order calling up some active reserve members of the military to help prevent the spread of Ebola.The order is here: The White House Office of the Press...
View ArticleTime to Lose the Ebola Hysteria
"Conservative Americans distrust most news that isn't Fox News" is the headline in the Guardian. (link below)This is telling, since Fox News whole goal is to spread fear as a way to control their...
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VOTE
With the election right around the corner, vote on or before Nov 4th. Many locations are already offering early voting. Personal note: I'd like it if you would vote BLUE or at least GREEN if you...
View ArticleHow well does our healthcare system work? Can it be made better?
With the irrational scare of ebola, especially after a Texas hospital failure to treat an uninsured person, you would think that single payer healthcare would come to the forefront again. It...
View ArticleHere is what I would like the next presidential candidate to say and do.
I know it seems early but I figured this was the time to put it out there. :I will stand up for and represent all of the people in this nation. Not just the wealthy 1%ers.I will implement a basic...
View ArticleTed Talk: Nadine Burke Harris: How childhood trauma affects health across a...
This is a very powerful talk on how childhood traumas can lead to severe health consequences. I will let Dr. Nadine Burke Harris tell you about it. (15:58 Minutes) I tried to embed it but it wouldn't...
View ArticleSunny Buds
I thought I would share what I and a group of mostly retired ladies are doing in our communities. We started a group called SUNNY BUDS. Our goal is to brighten the day of people who might need a...
View ArticleA Wake Up Call on the Challenges Our Elderly Face
I have known for a long while now, that the elderly, especially those who live rural remote, have challenges of daily living, that the rest of us take for granted in our daily lives, that we feel we...
View ArticleIs your drinking water safe?
Alternet put up an article asking people to not be afraid of their tap water.In most areas of the country buying bottled water is probably not necessary since bottled water is often the exact same...
View ArticlePrison Pipeline: What happens to these kids who have been ramrodded into our...
Politico has a story on our classroom to prison pipeline.When I was a kid, if you got into a fight at school it meant detention for a few days, and no prison record.Chewing gum in class meant writing...
View ArticleA hard pill to swallow when you realize China is doing a better job than USA...
The United States and our leaders on both sides of the Aisle have failed the citizenry of this country with it's pro corporate, pro TPP, pro pollution, pro legal bribery, and all round anything the...
View ArticleTPP, T-TIP and You.
Wiki leaks released a confidential document that outlines the Investment portion of the TPP.The text can be found here:https://wikileaks.org/...Several other news outlets and blogs have run with the...
View ArticleLiving Disabled: My Household Challenges
I have been disabled for about 6 years now.It's amazing the number of people who look at you and assume you are faking it. I'm not a light weight person, in fact I'm carrying far too much weight on my...
View ArticlePresident Obama Signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 into law
Sounds great in theory, however as the already leaked documents indicate, this willmean higher drug prices for consumers(pharmaceutical companies get extended patents)I didn't see anything preventing...
View ArticleI sent a FOIA request for total, transparent, and complete disclosure of TPP...
Since the 4th of July is the birthday of the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, I decided to put in a request, for all the good it will do me or you. I should have done this 2 years ago when I first learned...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Poem
Bernie! Bernie! He's my man, If he can't do it no one can. He fights for rights and equality, His ideas are of high quality.With people struggling all across this land, His ideas for helping people,...
View ArticleClimate Change is happening faster than most people realize. UPDATED
I read an article today that confirms what I have been thinking is happening to our world, and it is concerning.Not because I didn't know this was happening, or even how fast, but because I know many...
View ArticleDid you know....
Did you know you have lost your right to sue a corporation? Especially if they put inan arbitration clause in your contract that your must sign to get goods and services? Did you know that most...
View ArticleColumbia Riverkeepers is seeking volunteer help
Columbia Riverkeepers are asking for volunteers to use boats or other public access craft to inspect bridges along the Columbia river where oil trains travel, so as to help try to prevent a disaster...
View ArticleButterfly - poem
BUTTERFLIESRed, yellow, blue, and green, Butterflies are a sight to be seen. Orange, purple, black, and brown, A smile returns to a face that was a frown.As butterflies flutter by near your face The...
View ArticleBeing Resilient - poetry
Being ResilientSome days are good days and some days are bad. Even with chronic pain you can't always be sad. For if you are there is no reason to live, But you and I have, to society, something to...
View ArticleThese hands - poem
Constructive feedback is always welcome.These HandsThese hands have done so much in my life. They have seen me through both joy and strife. Much of what they have accomplished, in usage and rest, I no...
View ArticleGrandmothers - a poem
I wrote the second listed version, of this short poem for my cousins wife who lost her grandmother and was devastated by her loss. Yes I know I use the term "mortal coil" too much. Which version do...
View ArticleBernie Sanders - On foreign policy- a Yahoo article
I am a Bernie Sanders supporter and for most of his positions and votes while he has been a senator, I do agree with stances.He was against the Iraq war for instance, which I was also trying to rally...
View ArticleUSTR posts its take on TPP
If you recall I sent a letter requesting information on TPP among others, become public. It can be found here: http://www.dailykos.com/... Thus far I have been denied that information. The USTR put...
View ArticleWhat is wrong with the AZ parole board that they don't know even the basics...
Arizona has a prison overcrowding problem and they are trying to find a way to reduce the number of prisoners, by reducing sentences of some people who are in prison, and who have already served more...
View ArticleSunny Buds strikes again!
Sunny Buds is the name for a group of women in the inland Pacific Northwest who give out flowers, cards, cookies and other baked goodies to people who we feel could use a pick me up. We are asking for...
View ArticleHow China now Controls the internet
Recently China has made moves to control content on the internet worldwide by censoring what words can and cannot be used in domain names. So far there are 12,000 words that China has banned. Thanks...
View ArticleRepost: Do you care about the infrastructure of the USA?
I think more people need to be aware of this and perhaps even participate. Innovation used to be the cornerstone of our country, can we bring that back?I found a contest whose first phase deadline is...
View ArticleSunny Buds needs your help.
www.gofundme.com/…Sunny Buds would like to deliver flowers and cards to about 120 Meals on Wheels recipients on The Palouse, in Whitman County, Washington and Latah County, Idaho. We already have...
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A photographic tour of a trip across the country II
Sunset at Potholes State Park WA Not signed inI recently helped a friend move from WA to NY. I stopped to see a few sights along the way. I also went on a couple other excursions before and after...
View ArticleVoting machine hacking
People in the Democratic bubble better wake up to reality. Neither side has a particularly liked candidate, but republicans vote and a great many democrats stay home, especially when the candidates...
View ArticleJennifer Goulet for WA State Rep and Joe Pakootas for Congress
Jennifer Goulet is running for WA state representative against Mary Dye in the 9th legislative district, and Joe Pakootas is running against Cathy McMorris Rogers in the 5th Congressional district.We...
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How a dog can make all the difference in the world when you are having a high...
Muse and Smudge. I wish they would still get along like they used to, He doesn’t necessarily take away any of my pain, but he does make life worth living, I don’t know what I would do without his...
View ArticleJennifer Goulet for Washingtons' 9th LD
Jennifer Goulet is running for Position 1 of the Washington state Representatives of the 9th LD against republican Mary Dye.I have met her and truly like her both as a candidate and as a person. I...
View ArticleCan we have a do-over election season?
The news today isn’t good for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.Trump gets caught bragging about money and his ability to molest women, and Clintons Transcripts of speeches given to the banks...
View ArticleI hope the Daily Kos folks that shunned Sanders supporters are satisfied with...
You who shunned Sanders supporters did this to your country.You were warned that this defeat might happen due to your disdane for young Democrats. You did this to yourselves. No sugar coating for this...
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Santas for Seniors program is taking off nicely
I am part of a group of people who calls ourselves Sunny Buds. Most of the time we deliver baked goods, cards, and flowers to area seniors to brighten their day. We have also been known to deliver...
View ArticleSantas for Seniors Update
Sunny Buds Santas for Seniors program has just added an additional 57 seniors to our list.So far we have about 131 seniors to try to get gifts for. We are a small group of people doing this. My...
View ArticleSantas For Seniors - A Success story
Santas for Seniors 2016 was a great success for us.With the help of the people in the Palouse region, the businesses and other locations that agreed to take donations, as well as people elsewhere, we...
View ArticleThird Way Democrats are trying to gain more power.
The DLC Lives: "Third Way" Democrats Are Trying to Push the Party Rightward via Truthoutwww.truth-out.org/…From the article:“Third Way's argument rests on the flawed notion that the Democrats have...
View ArticleWA 5th CD candidate Matthew Sutherland in Walla Walla WA July 8th 2017
Matthew Sutherland is running against Cathy McMorris-Rogers for the 5th Congressional District in WA. He will be holding a town hall in Walla Walla WA on July 8th from 4 PM - 6 PM at the Veteran's...
View ArticleSantas For Seniors of the Palouse
Our Santas for Seniors program has kicked off to a great start in 2017. We have started putting out our drop off locations in Moscow ID and Pullman WA.If you would like to donate to our cause, you can...
View ArticleThe DNC reshuffling of posts and purge of a few members.
Since a previous diarist failed to provide links to the DNC reshuffling/purge. I thought I would do so. The DNC chairman Perez has also decided that putting some corporate lobbyist in the positions...
View ArticleThe Third Way researchers are trying to figure out what happened in 2016.
The Third Way researchers have been conducting research on why people voted the way they did in 2016 and their beliefs are being severely tested. They thought people would stay in the middle ground of...
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Santa's for Seniors is going strong this year.
Santa’s for Seniors on the Palouse is doing well this year so far. We started out thinking we would have about 300 seniors this year but that number has grown to over 400. That is nearly 3 times as...
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