DENNIS PATRICK: ACORN NEWS - WHAT’S IMPORTANT, WHAT’S NOT
A story of sleaze and corruption involving a taxpayer-funded organization consisting of sex, hookers and government ties at high levels has to be a news director’s dream. Yet, this very…...
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 07, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: BIRDS ON THE BRAIN
Labor Day traditionally spells the end of summer and the start of school. Seasons change not by calendar alone, and summer’s end is marked by bird behavior as well. Politics…...
Monday, August 31, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: ROBERT W. SERVICE—THE POET
When slowed by an ailment, a person naturally turns to the familiar for solace. That’s what I did last week recovering from a medical procedure. I sought my old “friend,”…...
Monday, August 24, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: HEALTH CARE CO-OPS—TRUTH AND FICTION
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Universal health care doesn’t appear to be the shoo-in it once was, but it may still become reality.…...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: A REAL SAD POWER GRAB!
There is an old saying, “When you’re sent to drain a swamp and you’re standing in water up to your neck with alligators swimming all around -- don’t lose sight…...
Monday, August 10, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: A HEALTHY UPROAR
Words come easy, but only actions can give substance to good intentions. So it is with politicians on summer break who pander with smooth words to their constituents. Woe to…...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: DOES AARP REPRESENT SENIORS’ BEST INTERESTS?
If you want to drill for oil, you hire a petroleum engineer. If you want to drill for money in Washington, you hire a lobbyist. That’s what farm lobbies, industry…...
Monday, July 27, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: RUSHING HEALTH CARE
July 24, 2009 Health care legislation, the biggest story in months, gets scant critical examination in the mainstream media. One outlet after another offers the same unremarkable spin in favor…...
Monday, July 20, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: FIT FOR LIFE
FIT FOR LIFE Remember how Mom used to harp about a healthy life style? “Go out and play.” “Eat your spinach.” “No more candy.” She taught us to take care…...
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