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Still remaining in the shadows with their future uncertain

Wed, 08/17/2011 - 12:33 — Dave Culver

  • People with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families have many unmet needs and inadequate opportunities to lead productive lives in their communities, according to a national survey.
  • Sixty-two percent of caregivers surveyed reported a decrease in services for their family member with a disability. State budget proposals threaten this further.

ARC of Minnesota, Access Press | MN

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People with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families have many unmet needs and inadequate opportunities to lead productive lives in their communities, according to a national survey.

Sixty-two percent of caregivers surveyed reported a decrease in services for their family member with a disability. State budget proposals threaten this further.

“Fifty years ago, President Kennedy called on the nation to bring people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities out of the shadows, so they could live in and contribute to their communities. We have worked hard in Minnesota to make this vision a reality,” said Pat Mellenthin, Chief Executive Officer of The Arc Minnesota. “Sadly, we have evidence that not nearly enough progress has been made to create the opportunities that make life in the community possible.

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Army sees record 32 suicides in July

Tue, 08/16/2011 - 16:35 — Dave Culver

  • This is the most suicides recorded for a single month since the Army began releasing monthly figures in 2009.
  • After 8 Deployments, Army Ranger Takes Own Life
  • They Died in Vain; Deal With It

Greg Jaffe, Washington Post | DC

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The U.S. Army suffered a record 32 suicides in July, the most since it began releasing monthly figures in 2009.

The high number of deaths represents a setback for the Army, which has put a heavy focus on reducing suicides in recent years. The number includes 22 active-duty soldiers and 10 reservists. The previous record was 31 in June 2010.

Army officials cautioned investigations are under way in most of the deaths to confirm the exact cause.

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After 8 Deployments, Army Ranger Takes Own Life, Keith Eldridge, Information Clearing House
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A soldier's widow says his fellow Army Rangers wouldn't do anything to help him before he took his own life - after eight deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

They Died in Vain; Deal With It, Ray McGovern, Common Dreams
However well meaning their intentions, the preachers' negligence and timidity in confronting basic war issues merely help to perpetuate unnecessary killing.  It is high time to hold preachers accountable.
St. Paul Pastor says church is not to function as..."catalyst for peace..."

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Mike Keefe | Climate Change Effects / media.caglecartoons.com

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 14:49 — Dave Culver

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Dangerous Docs Go Undisciplined in California

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 14:42 — Dave Culver

A Side Effect of Fiscal Constraints

Marian Wang, ProPublica

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Steve Sack

More than 700 doctors in California sanctioned for wrongdoing by hospitals and other health care organizations haven’t faced any disciplinary action from the California medical board. And according to consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, which compiled the numbers [1], the medical board’s inaction puts public safety on the line.

The group sent a letter [2] this week (August 9) to California Gov. Jerry Brown, urging him to take action to protect patients. Most of the physicians had been identified by other health organizations as “unable to practice safely,” having “substandard or inadequate skill level,” or giving “substandard or inadequate care.” More than 100 were identified by peer reviewers as posing an “immediate threat to health or safety” of patients.

California’s medical board isn’t the first of the state’s regulators to be flagged for giving dangerous caregivers a pass.

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Al Gore | Media spin on global warming is 'bullshit.'

Thu, 08/11/2011 - 13:00 — Dave Culver

Gore referenced the book “Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming” by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, which tells of how petroleum, steel, utilities and other industries enlisted lobbyists to cloud the climate debate.

Troy Hooper, Real Aspen

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Al Gore is pissed.

The former vice president dropped in on an Aspen Institute media forum titled “Networks an Citizenship” on Thursday and railed against corporate evildoers who put profit above society.

Gore referenced the book “Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming” by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, which tells of how petroleum, steel, utilities and other industries enlisted lobbyists to cloud the climate debate.

The ex-vice president recalled how not long ago tobacco giants “succeeded in delaying the implementation of the surgeon general's report for 40 years – 40 years! In every one of those 40 years the average number of Americans killed by cigarettes each year exceeded the total number of Americans killed in all of World War II : 450,000 per year. My sister was one of them. … It was evil, evil, evil.”

That same model of media manipulation, Gore said, “was transported whole cloth into the climate debate. And some of the exact same people — I can go down a list of their names — are involved in this. And so what do they do? They pay pseudo scientists to pretend to be scientists to put out the message: 'This climate thing, it's nonsense. Man-made CO2 doesn't trap heat. It may be volcanoes.' Bullshit! 'It may be sun spots.' Bullshit! 'It's not getting warmer.' Bullshit!

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How to stay positive during challenging times

Wed, 08/10/2011 - 13:00 — Dave Culver

NaturalNews.com

I'm hearing it from readers: Times are tough. People are frustrated with everything that's happening with the economy, government abuses of power, the riots in London and the bleak outlook of the U.S. debt situation.

That's why today (August 9) I recorded a special audio segment you'll want to hear. I call it "How to stay positive during hard times," and it contains an uplifting message about why the long-term outlook as actually quite positive.

And, I've included two clips from my new upcoming song called "Doin' Alright." This is the first audio teaser from this song that has been publicly released!

Listen to the audio at SoundCloud or just visit the NaturalNews home page where I have the audio posted on the home page.

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