Point of Clarification: When I wrote, "He did include a subsidy suggestion for the lower income.," I was referring to the author, not Bill Glasheen. Pardon the sloppy writing.

Mary

I haven't read the article in a while, but a few points that I recall and found interesting are: 1) looking at the role of insurance in a way similar to other insurance industries, to cover the unexpected or outrageously unaffordable for most incomes, and look at other paying options, such as health...

Here is the link to the September 2009 article. The title is misleading, though his father's death did lead him to this journey.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... ther/7617/

Mary

There was an extremely interesting article in the September, 2009 Atlantic Monthly magazine that really took a different approach to affordable health care. It didn't just talk about insurance reform, but really deconstructed the entire process of health care and brought in several different mechani...

Hi, Bill. Long time, no post, so I was surprised to hear about your move. Congratulations. Every time I travel to the south, Louisville included, I enjoy myself. I wish you and your family much success with this transition, and can't think of anyone better equipped to make the move.

Mary

There are many discussing contributing factors to poverty with better minds than mine, and while I do not agree with all of her conclusions, Ruby K. Payne, Ph. D. is one, and has an interesting perspective in Bridges out of Poverty, Strategies for Professionals and Communities . Food has a cultural,...

Why bother with the kata at all, why not just teach good applications and let the students play with them? Well, call me a romantic (I've been called much worse :wink: ), but what about the Arts part of Martial Arts? My interest in study is not exclusively practical combat readiness. In fact, I und...

Bill, I sent you a p.m.---Mary

All I can say is "Wow."


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19686498/?GT1=10150

Mary

Dana, Thank you so much for presenting such a concrete response on how to help women train to spar. I may request that that approach be introduced for some of our more timid students of both genders at our dojo. As I read this thread, my first thought was, "Did you ask the woman what held her b...

Wow! Thank you, everyone. I really appreciate your time and input on this.

Thank you, Glenn. I ordered the Harvard Medical School Guide.

Mary

Hello, everyone. Both my husband and I had gotten sloppy in taking care of our health and are taking steps to address this. My husband is a wonderful, loving and strong man, and an incredible father, but not well schooled in nutrition or exercise. He used to be naturally active through employment an...

The discussion on this thread reminds me of an old employment management maxium, "90% of the employment law is to deal with 10% of the employees;" just substitute rules and members for employment law and employees, and it sounds like there is a fit. I always hate it when we have to resort ...

My dad, who is 73, said the worst thing to ever happen to youth sports was adult involvement. Now, that's an over-simplification, but his point was valid. In his day, and even in my day (oh, to be old enough to have had a "my day") kids played, fought (verbally and sometimes physically), w...