Health

Health Care Summit Summary

by Karoli on February 25, 2010 · 8 comments

Here’s my take on the health care summit: Underneath the talking points, there was a theme from the Republicans: We do not want people with pre-existing conditions to be covered. They had to admit that in public. If you weren’t listening, I’ll try and find you the exact point where it came through loud and [...]

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Vic Chesnutt: Free of Hope

by Karoli on December 26, 2009 · 12 comments

At 18, Vic Chesnutt drove drunk. That choice consigned him to a future in a wheelchair with limited use of his hands and arms, but with a powerful voice which rang strong until December 23rd. On that night, Vic Chesnutt opened a bottle of muscle relaxants and swallowed them all. He died on Christmas Day. [...]

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This is not an uncommon sight in Half Moon Bay. Young migrating sea lions battle El Niño currents to exhaustion. When they arrive at what appears to be a safe harbor, they become entangled in the kelp beds as they search for food. The lucky ones get out. The less fortunate fight their way to [...]

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