A group of centrist Democrats wrote a letter to Baucus and Reid (heading up the Senate Finance Committee’s Healh Care Reform Plan), requesting additional time and transparency for all parties to have more time to evaluate and weigh in on their proposed bill. Here’s an excerpt of their letter: “Every step of the process needs…

As the health care reform debate continues and a Senate vote approaches, I thought this would be a good time to become more aware of the issues and to take some last minute action. So, here’s some information you might want to consider. The Institute on Medicine released a report this week indicating that health…

One day New York history writer, Colin Beavan, found himself unable to write about the past any longer because he was simply too worried about the future. He was so concerned about global warming that he decided to start an experiment to change his life. Colin and his family took on a challenge to live…

As someone who’s life has been devastated by an earthquake, I can tell you there is nothing more terrifying. Consequently, I have a great deal of sensitivity and compassion to all of those who have been impacted by the recent earthquakes and tsunamis that have hit American Samoa and Indonesia this week. My heartfelt sympathy…

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