Blog Entries tagged 'Health care reform'

Obama to Speak in Iowa City March 25

source@lisco.com — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0100

President Obama is coming to the University of Iowa on Thursday! He'll be here to talk about the new health insurance legislation passed this week. Limited tickets are available to the event, on the University of Iowa campus, Thursday, March 25, 1 p.m., in the Field House. If you want to attend,

Chemical Consumption

tony@tonyellis.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:00:00 +0100

There are advantages and disadvantages to having a wife whose job is campaigning about the dangers of GMO food. The disadvantage is that you have to read the labels on every item of food before you buy it. The advantage is that you do actually read the labels before you buy it. Because, let's f

Change of Heart

tony@tonyellis.com — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Good news for once about our tempestuous health care debate. While the brats inside the Beltway distract everyone with their school yard scrapping, others are out there are making positive change. Here’s a couple of examples:

Former top insurance executive Wendell Potter had a cha

The Tale of the One-Dollar Q-Tip

source@lisco.com — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0100

An AmeriCanadian Perspective on U.S. Health Care Reform

I’m no politician—which means I can sit back in front of the TV with a cool raspberry popsicle and something like detachment as I watch both supporters and critics of the Democrats’ he