This picture of a motorlife boat practicing in the surf at Bodega Bay was published in the October 5, edition of the Navy Times. Yes, we do get some high surf around here at times.
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The Insurance industry’s lobbying organization, America’s Health Insurance Plans, released a report that they purchased from PricewaterhouseCoopers that suggests that insurance premiums will increase over time if the current health care plan is passed.
AHIP apparently gave PricewaterhouseCoopers marching orders that ensured they got the numbers they needed to scare and upset people.
The report was immediately criticized as misleading by a number of individuals and organizations.
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The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Alvarez holds that employees who work in meat and poultry processing plants must be paid for the time they spend walking between the place where they put on and take off protective equipment and the place where they process the meat or poultry. The Court determined that donning and doffing gear[1] is a “principal activity” under the Portal to Portal Act, 29 U.S.C. 254, and thus time spent in those activities, as well as any walking and waiting time... Read Full Story
Heidi DeJong Barsuglia joined the California Retailers Association in June 2004 as Director of Government Affairs. In this position, she focuses on issues of importance to the CRA’s Chain Drug and Grocery Store members, including Medi-Cal pharmacy reimbursement, product recycling, workers’ compensation, and precursor regulations. Prior to joining the Retailers in 2004, Ms. Barsuglia acted as legal and legislative consultant to Democratic members of the California legislature.
Ms. Barsuglia ha... Read Full Story
This is what I received when I contacted Senator Diane Feinstein to request that she support President Obama’s health care reform with a public option.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Stokes:
Thank you for contacting me regarding health care reform and providing a public health care option. I appreciate the time you took to write and welcome the opportunity to respond.
I believe that there is much room for improvement in our nation’s healthcare system. However, I believe that health care... Read Full Story
On June 23, 2009, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors by unanimous vote added the voluntary medical marijuana zip tie fee of $25 per plant to the County’s master fee schedule.
More about this here.
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Face of Iran
The Face of Iran
I also know that Iran’s women stand in the vanguard. For days now, I’ve seen them urging less courageous men on. I’ve seen them get beaten and return to the fray. “Why are you sitting there?” one shouted at a couple of men perched on the sidewalk on Saturday. “Get up! Get up!”
(Roger Cohen, NY Times)
Update: It appears her name was Neda, she is the face of Iran.
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