9/11 – Where were you?

I was sitting in my room, putting together some materials for a trade show. I’d been up all night and, habitually, I was watching CNN’s Headline News. When CNN went live to New York with pictures of the towers, I remember a commentator saying something about a small...

The uninsured aren't just another statistic

Randee Willard and her two childrenUniversity of Utah Daily Chronicle09/08/2006 In today’s Utah Daily Chronicle (UofU Student newspaper) is a story about a young mother of two, named Randee Willard. While it is easy to quote the statistics regarding the growing...

The 17 Bin Ladens of 2006 – GOP Fear Machine

After 9/11 Bush Wanted To Get Bin Laden 2001: After Attacks Bush Wanted Him “Dead or Alive.” “We will win the war and there will be costs,” President Bush said shortly after the attacks. He said that he wanted Osama bin Laden “dead or...

Horse Before the Cart: GOP Back at Work and Still Doing Nothing

The Republican Congress Returns to Work This Week and with Health Care Costs Rising, Wars in Iraq and Afganistan, Gas Prices Soaring and an Immigration Crisis, the GOP Puts the Horse Before the Cart Average NAtional Price Per Gallon of Gas: $2.73 (Up $1.66 Per Gallon...

Wages & Healthcare in Utah

It’s Labor Day, 2006, a fitting time to review the state of wages and healthcare in the Beehive State. Unfortunately, things do not look good, especially on the healthcare front.According to a recently released Census Bureau report, Utah saw the largest increase...