Category: Letters
Health Care Reform: People Already Have the Right to See a Doctor Without Charge
August 17th, 2009, No Comments
but some of us feel it ought to be a primary care physician first, instead of a coroner.
Defining the United States by Economics – Do We Only Stand for Wealth?
July 28th, 2009, No Comments
Bob Herbert summed it up nicely in his column, “Chutzpah on Steroids” (7/14/09) in which he marvels at the engineers of our economic meltdown who now insist no meaningful oversight of their nefarious activities is required. Interesting choice of words for your title, Mr. Herbert. The rush to economic prosperity for the few is also [...]
Are You Green or Merely Chartreuse?
May 27th, 2009, No Comments
Okay. I’ll admit it. Most of the environmentally ‘friendly’ magazines and many advocates of green society make my flesh crawl. They don’t know of what they speak because ‘trade secrets’ remain secret. The advertising these days is about what you won’t find in a product. I took Grist magazine to task on this topic after [...]
No Boy Left Behind
March 26th, 2009, No Comments
This column by Kathleen Parker is indicative of the impoverished intellectual landscape that President Obama is facing as he gears up to alter the course of our disastrous history. I believe the platform was built on the concept of ‘change’. This must be staunchly resisted by conservatives for fear of having to share their rung [...]
Perverse Journalistic Myopia
March 22nd, 2009, No Comments
I guess I’m not really through, after all, with David Brooks. Re: NY Times OpEd, “Perverse Cosmic Myopia” by David Brooks To the Editor, Perhaps Brooks believes his glasses are for a condition of ‘far-sightedness’. If so, there has been a distinct over-correction into a profound myopia of his own. Our current crisis is due [...]
“In Search of”… Genuine Republicans – Where is Leonard Nimoy when you need him?
March 10th, 2009, No Comments
David Brooks, the New York Time’s professional conservative, finally told the party (poopers) of Lincoln that they are obstructing the process of economic recovery. My response: Mr. Brooks, It is only fitting, after criticizing an older commentary you published, that I congratulate you on this challenge to the finer minds within the Republican party. The [...]
Dear N.Y. Times, I have this pain…
March 7th, 2009, No Comments
Physicians who practice virtual colonoscopy ought to know their procedure has been called ‘unproven’ in a NY Times editorial. Funny, I’ve been reading about it for years now in major medical journals touting reliable results. But, if the NY Times wants to offer me medical advice or decide whether a procedure is worthy of insurance [...]
The Institution of Love
March 5th, 2009, No Comments
This is just so self-explanatory… Re: Tennessean article, “Tennessee Bill Would Ban Adoptions by Unwed Couples” by Janelle Ross (3/2/09) To the Editor, I don’t live in Tennessee, so my observations may not be of interest to your paper. However, I worked in special education for 25 years in New York City and witnessed some [...]
The Human Genome was Not Designed with PCBs in Mind
March 14th, 2008, 4 Comments
Re; Kansas City Star article, “Independence District Flees ‘Sick Building…‘ by Mike Sherry (3/14/08) This article announces how a school was relocated so its building could be tested for an explanation of employee illnesses. Has anyone looked at student attendance records? I was poisoned in a school but have no notion of what, if any, [...]
Ignorance is Profitable – as long as the “mark” doesn’t see ya coming…
December 28th, 2007, No Comments
Update on labeling for milk in Pennsylvania: The Inquirer informed me they were interested in printing my letter to them on this subject but, lo and behold, today we see this breaking news. It appears that there was sufficient outcry to delay the ban on truth in labeling for milk derived from cows treated with synthetic [...]
