| Perry Brown: Sali's vote shows lack of compassion for uninsured ...
Congress recently once again failed to stand up for children. On Jan. 23, U.S. Rep. Bill Sali joined with 151 other U.S. representatives to uphold President Bush's veto of legislation that would have provided health care coverage for millions of children across the United States, including 12,479 children in our own state (2005 census), who have no health insurance at all. For these million-plus families across the United States, the new year doesn't bring new opportunities. For them, 2008 is beginning to look a lot like 2007. Sali's vote to uphold the veto, means these families - our neighbors, our children's friends - will continue to hope daily that their children won't become ill or get injured, and that even a minor illness won't spiral their family into financial disaster.Just today, I cared for an uninsured child whose family could not afford asthma medications that cost $100 per month; as a result of not having these medications, the child is now hospitalized, at the cost of several thousand dollars.
Best Bet: KIDS EXPO today!
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 16, more than 60 local merchants and community organizations will come together in the old Teachers Delight building at Market Square Shopping Center in Lafayette for education, entertainment, and shopping.
With free admission, the Kids Expo will give Tippecanoe County and surrounding residents an opportunity to learn about the businesses, programs, and services available to area kids and families. Just a few of the vendors and sponsors are LafayetteMoms.com, City Bus, Thrivent Financial, Uniquely Yours Pottery and Glass, Kerry Vintila of Shelter Insurance Company, and Learning is an Art. Additional attractions include face painting, carnival games, and a variety of other activities, products, and services geared toward parents and children.
A TRIBUTE TO JEREMY BEADLE
As has already been well documented in his obituaries, Jeremy scaled the very heights of TV stardom. At the peak
of his career on Beadles About or Youve Been Framed, there was simply no one as popular on the box. When it was all over, when the producers changed tack and grew tired of the TV prankster format, he had a long way to fall.
But his personality did not change. He was always the same Jeremy; intelligent, sensitive and generous.
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Cuba After Castro: What Lies Ahead?
Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he will not seek re-election and has resigned as Cuba's president, after 49 years in power. Castro announced in Cuba's state-run newspaper that he is stepping down. At 81, he has been ailing and has not appeared in public in the past year and a half. When the Cuban parliament meets Sunday, Castro said, he will neither seek nor accept a new term as president. Despite its historical importance, Castro's announcement did not come as a complete surprise. When Cuba's parliament convenes this weekend, it would have had either to re-elect Castro or choose a new president. Cuba held elections last month for a new National Assembly; the new legislature meets for the first time on Sunday. Their first order of business is to elect an Council of State and a president.
Dreaming of a 'green' Christmas: Real or fake, potted or cut - in ...
Take your family out to cut a tree at a local tree farm," advises Woodrow Nelson of the Arbor Day Foundation, an organization dedicated to celebrating trees. "Those folks do a good job of replanting their crop every year. You get native trees that are local - find the nearest one, and make it a family outing."
Of course, greenest of all would be an outdoor tree: a newly planted Colorado blue spruce, say, just outside the biggest north-facing window of your home (to block winds and help lower heating bills), Nelson says. He did that at home, and instead of papier-mache bird ornaments, the tree attracts real feathered friends, as well as neighbors' compliments.
But, Nelson acknowledges, it might not be the towering holiday symbol most people are looking for.
For indoor trees, there are "green" arguments for both real and fake.
JC dissolution: Numbers don't add up to taxpayers' advantage
In response to John Sullivan's article published on Jan. 7, I would like to present some facts that refute his claims regarding the dissolution of the Village of Johnson City. As a proud lifetime resident of Johnson City, I've seen the services the village provides. Although times have changed, dissolving the village may not benefit JC residents. It hardly seems like a solution. Sullivan states we must "separate myth and government propaganda from fact." The fact of the matter is there might be an increase in costs and a decrease in efficiency if JC residents accept the Town of Union's services. Maybe the "16" would do well to understand the following information. As far as sourcing goes, all of this information can be obtained from village offices under the Freedom of Information Law.
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