Author - SK Ashby

Healthcare

Whatever Works

The Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (CCHI) and ProgressNow Colorado Education have teamed up to run this ad in the Colorado area. The idea seems to be that they may be able to convince skeptical...

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Economy

Another Casualty

Let’s not forget that sequestration is still in effect and that the recent continuing resolution approved by Congress to avoid financial apocalypse continues the proud tradition of cutting...

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Open Thread

The Experiment

Artist – Randy Bish In other news, the state of Ohio is poised to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, extending Medicaid coverage to as many as 275,000 people. To quote Vice President Joe Biden...

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Economy

“Sit Down and Shut Up”

The President of the Chamber of Commerce is not impressed by Senator Ted Cruz. “He has his right as a member of the Senate to get out and push the things he supports or resist the things he...

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Healthcare

Obamacare is Working

According to a report from the Associated Press, nearly 500,000 people have filled out applications for health insurance on Obamacare exchanges. Administration officials say more than 476,000 health...

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The Media

Paid Trolls

Some people will adamantly deny that paid comment trolls are a real thing that exists, but employing paid trolls is exactly what Fox News now stands accused of. According to an NPR reporter, Fox...

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Cory Booker LGBT

Progress

Despite the protestations of Governor Chris Christie (and a holier-than-thou protester who showed up to the ceremony), the recently elected Senator Cory Booker wed the first same-sex couple in New...

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Open Thread Sports

Tea Party Patriotism

Artist – Tim Eagan The elder victim in the Maryville rape case, Daisy Coleman, wrote about her experience for xojane dot com. It presents a far more specific face in the case rather than an...

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Best Persons Guns

Jesse Lewis: Hero

This report from the Associated Press on the actions of a 6-year-old boy before he was shot in the head by Adam Lanza was hard to read. HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy killed in the...

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