T. Boone’s objective is to own as much of the water rights to the aquifer as possible. The Kansas government wants to buy the water rights from as many Western farmers as it can. My fear is they will sell those rights to T Boone if the price is right. My opinion is the water is way too valuable to be playing games with. Once gone, it’s gone. We’re now wasting it on corn for methanol, and will be wasting more on the coal-fired energy plants approved for Holcomb, Ks, of which Colorado will be getting the bulk of the energy produced. Believe me, it’s got plenty of Kansans up in arms.

My mom was born in Alaska in 1925. She can’t find a doctor in Southcentral Alaska who’d agree to take a medicare patient.

Anyone know a doctor?

Why do we hang our old Alaskans out to dry?
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Why do you think the AMA is against a single payer system. I worked in a hospital and doctors avoid Medicare and medical patients all the time. They would choose another patient first for surgery and make the other wait until the next shift. The big money doctors are just another corporation. Single payer does not mean single provider. You just have to work within the system.

Gay Pride week is coming up here in NYC. I love it. Where else can you see 300 gay guys dressed like Sarah Palin?

Oh snap!
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Oh Boy !! The best would be if Letterman did a “Man in the Street” segment and filmed the “sarah squad”. I’m laughing just thinking about it……

Gay Pride week is coming up here in NYC. I love it. Where else can you see 300 gay guys dressed like Sarah Palin?

Oh snap!

So much health can be preserved and problems minimised (and with that the costs) by routine checks. Investing in a healthy nation must be a must for a government!
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Almost a year ago, I had the misfortune of having my business downsized by Bush’s economy. Then, it took me 7 months to find a job, and since it is not in my field, I am considerably underemployed, which means I am, like so many Americans, struggling to make ends meet. I have not had health insurance for approximately 7 years because it is too expensive, and my new employer provides no benefits. I have been putting off basic health exams because I cannot afford them, and I deal with health issues (or not) as they emerge. I have new problems with my eyes that I cannot afford to investigate. This system that we have in this country is vile. We need a single-payer system or at least a public option which will help make health care affordable for all. I watched the video avahome posted, and it just made me ill. These bleeping insurance companies, along with the AMA, are fighting tooth and nail to keep the status quo, and their rescission practices are unconscionable. I have really appreciated the commenters on this and other threads who are trying to get people involved in the health-care debate. There are many of us out here who cannot wait much longer for affordable health care.

I hope they provide time-line pictures of the glaciers…before and now. I saw the Mendenhall glacier 2 years ago and was struck by by time-line pics of how it looked 50 years before. I actually saw it back in 1978 and was amazed how much it had receded in that time.

I have watched the glaciers on Mt. Rainier shrink and it is definitely noticeable. I’m sure whomever goes on this trip will be amazed and hopefully alarmed.

the Grand Tour of Alaska is always–

always come during fishing season
fly to Bethel on jet
quick boat ride to nearest Village
look at boardwalk
step in mud
act appalled at honeybucket
mention how friendly natives are
back to Bethel for lunch at restricted YKHC boardroom
fly out on jet
then get on with the fishing!”

— if only it weren’t true…