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I am deviating from my plan to write more about the history of healthcare and the U.S. government because of Saturday’s Campaign for Guaranteed...

Your pulse is fast, your hands are sweaty. You grab the phone and dial 911 because you need help NOW! Whether this is the worst...

Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider.  Some info below taken from:  https://wellness.uchicago.edu/page/bystander-intervention  http://thoughtcatalog.com/abbey-fox/2013/07/the-four-ds-of-bystander-intervention-how-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/  https://www.facebook.com/MCAllianceAgainstGBV/  Please, don’t turn...

Editor’s note: Jack is taking a turn this week. First of all, what does “circulation” really mean? We order 5,600 newspapers printed every week. (We used...

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When I was in elementary school, we routinely turned in reports on current events as part of the social studies curriculum. To complete the...

Trump is the issue, just as Nixon was the issue. Trump has a complete lack of respect for those fundamental rules and institutions...

You will probably be surprised to learn that the first U.S. president to propose any form of government-sponsored healthcare was a Republican. OK, technically a former Republican. Teddy Roosevelt served as our 26th president from 1901 to 1909, after which his hand-picked successor, William Howard Taft, was elected. Returning from a safari and European tour, Roosevelt found himself unimpressed with Taft’s performance and sought the Republican nomination in 1912. Rebuffed, he founded the Progressive Party, which included in its platform the provision of limited health insurance to low-wage earners. (Sorry, I know this is upsetting to modern Republicans, but it is true; look it up. You can take some solace in the Progressive Party’s alias: The Bull Moose Party).