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for all citizens with better
outcomes.
The first note of impor-
tance is that health care <—
health insurance are two sep-
arate entities. The second is
where from a third to three-
fifths of our cost.
The data shows we have
more than enough money in
NW, Washington DC
call 202-456-1111
202-456-1414
or 202-456-
voices heard. In this eco-
nomic downturn, brought on
by the same people who are
The most alarming
pect of Sotomayor's record
was discussed in a May 31,
Los Angeles Times article ti-
r.” It noted a Thomas
Goldstein, a
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1 is an
eerie reminder of how
Clarence Thomas' nomina-
was
> were
stories about his
„ J *n Pin’
Ga. Hte father left
when Thomas was 2-years-
old and the family home was
Currently, health care
and insurance
are constantly at ably is
odds because of their respec-
tive profit motives while the
health care consumer suffers
OPINION
Havinq Second Thoughts: Questions about Sotomayor
’ because the first African- undergraduate and Yale Law with the fired policeman.
SSiy XT.n pnXl picked Schoo" Thomas background The mos. alacmmg as-
i her or t
For President Dwight D. wi----------
Eisenhower, it was Earl War- serve on the Surpreme Court.
ten. In Richard M. Nixons
case, it was Harry Blackmon
and Lewis 1------- —
George H.W. Bush, it was
David Souter. In those in-
legislators tried to pass
year was prohibiting insur-
ance companies from pay-
ing bonuses to employees
who can figure out how to
cancel a policy when the in-
a new face on this old health
care coin. He's presenting the
real face of health care - the
American |
system is ..
COMMENTARY
ma €asle
"We make America better when we aid our people.
E. L. GOODWIN. SR. (1902-1978), Publisher, 1936-1978
Edward L. Goodwin, 11, and James O. Goodwin
Co-Publishers
Eddie L. Madison, Jr.
Editor Emeritus
Act now. Go to:
www.whitehouse.gov/con-
tact, and complete the online
form; or write, The White
House, 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave
fail to realize that 20500; or
(comments),
(switchboard),
the 2461 (fax).
The President is right.
There must be a public health
care option to keep busi-
nesses honest. Send your
postcard and let him know
we are standing with him to
make it happen.
both government systems,
outperform the private
health insurance community
and both in cost and outcomes.
ertv, and the pursuit or nappuBTO, — r--r i r—.—- ...
L nited States to work toward eliminating racial pre]udices, injus- pundit has ar opinion about '
' " health care reform and the providers
from Iowa, and Sen. Sam I effort to cover the unin- companies
> as both major I sured Most of them would <------- .
J^fcaT parties bamshed their deep differences on topes have us believe that Umver- *ve Pro«‘ ^^^^r suffers
L. .u....-------- rnme together on the measure. sal care will cost more and health care consu
beyond this shameful period and we be less productive. We seem from their lack of ability2 and
to as the original sin of I ’bi discussion that every strong consumer |
effort would be useful.
Hospitals have taken it
on themselves to manage risk
by cost shifting. Keep in
mind these are people that
have an 80 percent error rate
. . ”?„!r Ter Datient dan_ and--- . Another measure some
the system to accommodate error per patient uu.. ,hic
comprehensive health ere charge the untosjired op to
.. ... h-Hor TiW nercent of Medicare re-
-----. For the highest priced
the other hand, have health care system tn the
world, we should expect the
best health care in the
world. Sadly, we rank 15th
out of 25 industrialized
countries at twice the ccst.
As we continue to hear
about reform, it’s important
to keep in mind that special
interests will try to convince
us health care delivery will
somehow be worse if they
don’t make big money.
The truth is the special
interests have to manipulate
voters in order to continue a
which is too disor-
ganized to be financially
— — • a 'el * A.Z — ,
this fair to the rest of us.
they stood,
stand in the way of fixing it.
The edge is, as 1 said,
pplanted made up of those who pay
’ the insurance premiums. We fenng 8reatty
do so dutifully only to be
our
insurance companies for
whatever reason they choose.
Because we get shouted
down in the bigger argu-
ment, we I—--------
we occupy a lot of territory.
We are an even more
vital part of this coin as I—
others, so we must flex our
muscle by making calls, and
writing letters and emails to
Poll shows teenagers
are not getting
enough sleep
The reports of teachers about students falling asleep in class
have been verified by the results of a recent poll announced in
March that many teens are losing out on quality of life because
of a lack of sleep. . I
the poll The NSF cites sleeping in class, lack of energy to exer- I
rise feelings of depression, and driving while drowsy as only
thv Xuemv, for .nauffic.en. sl«p CNN. which I
also reported on the sleeping problems of teens noted over the
weekend that teens get about 6 hours of sleep when their bodies
rVqUThe8X11 data support previous work by three Rhode Island
researchers who are at the forefront of sleep research Prev1Ous
studies from Brown Medical School and Lifespan affiliates
Bradley Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital, have foun
that adolescents are not getting enough sleep, and
that this can lead to a number of physical and emotional impai
ments Marv A Carskadon, PhD. With Bradley Hospital and
SX Medical School, chaired the Nationa!.SleepiFoundati^
poll taskforce and has been a leading authority on teen sleep tor
more than a decade. Her research on adolescent arcadian
rhythms indicates that the internal clocks of ado‘«“n^
dergo maturational changes making them Afferent horn
of children or adults. Nevertheless teens
creasinglv earlier start times that make it nearly impossible
them to get enough sleep.----------
fortable than that of most
blacks in the city. After com-
cially an appoinment as criti- pleting Catholic schools,
—I., L^iiart in Holv Cross as an
care system in the world,
those in the margins are suf-
ByhaMM
Guest Columnist
■ The puh
on for changing
the way health
care is diflrib-
Hardman uted and man-
--aged within the
US. Of course, like every
issue, there are five sides to by b,^n8
this coin. That's right, 1 said 1..J
five: heads, tails, the edge, through government
and two ridges.
Here's how it breaks
down. -------
tration represents heads; Re-
publicans and I
represent tails; working peo-
ple represent the edge; and
those too old, too young, or
otherwise unable to work oc-
I cupy the ridges.
Don't worry, it's not as
complicated as it sounds.
President Obama
Americans on
wrongs-------- „ „
U '^It'ateo rrcomnfite lawmakers "to the principle that all people
are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life hb-
erty, and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people c 11
tices, and discrimination from our society."
Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat f —
Brownback, a Kansas Republican, led the debate
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such as the economy to come together on the..—
"We pledge to move bevond this shameful period and we
officially acknowledge and apologue for the institution of slav-
ery in this country- what many refer to as the original sin of
America," Brownback said.
"Let us make no mistake: This resolution wiU not fix J11^’ |
ing injustices. I-------- , .
is long overdue, the real work lies ahead," said Harkm.
In a step that has angered some African American lawmak-
ers. the measure takes pains not to fuel the push for the U .8. go\ -
ernment to pav reparations to the descendants of Afncan slaves |
claimer" bv some observers The NAACP, the nation s oldest
civil nghts organization currently observing its 100th anniver-
sary also noted that the action does not address reparations.
This has drawn "serious concerns ' within the Congres-
sional Black Caucus, though the group has yet to dec.de on aor-
mal position toward the legislation, a source close to the Caucus
aidh'wasunclear whether opposition from those lawmakers
could force a change to the language or otherwise hinder the ieg-
S at*And Harkin said a "fitting ceremony" to mark the final pas-
sage would occur in early July. Supporters hope Obama will at-
t, l d Former President Bill Clinton expressed regret for slavery
during a March 1998 trip to Africa, while his successor George
W. Bush called slavery "one of the greatest crimes of lustory
during a July 2003 visit to Goree Island, Senegal, a former slave
P°rt Page an African-American and frequent guest on television I
talk-shows, said Sunday the slavery apology issue erupts at a
convenient time for Congress but it's an inconvenient distraction |
at best for Obama. . ■„
The Tribune columnist adds: After all, talk of slavery apo o-
gizes leads inevitably to the more volatile fnd
issue of reparations for the damage slavery left behind^ Did
somebody say "preferential treatment?" At a time when Obama
wants to bring different factions together on many different is
sues, I
owes 40 acres and a mule to whom.
Page goes on to say to ease the passage, the Senate resolu-
tion contains a significant escape clause, refernng to the afore-
mentioned "disclaimer:" It is not to serve as a basis for any
lawsuit against the United States. That means the measure did
not have to address the racially divisive issue of whether we, the
descendants of American slavery, are owed any financial repara-
tions.
Of course her life story is
an inspiring one. Her parents
Powell. And for moved from Puerto Rico dur-
ing World War II. So-
tomayor s father died when often pondered ho-
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the Supreme Court voted mother, a nurse, reared So- American,^comd ibe so inse
cortrary to the way those y ’fXlXs Why L he no dil-
'“'''SiXge St ^‘gXt&^to £«nt. ot probabty worse,
a C iin »h!t list’ laude from Princeton Univer- than many of the most con-
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who | SLt™" * “n8
SXtptdt'whu tomayo'rs'Xmund tsM. tomtp—
appointed Clarence Thomas eerie remind McReynolds, a white the McClatchy News Service
to the Supreme Court also Clarence Thomas no „,madst ^|,o referred to shows that she is definitely
appointed Sotomayor to the lion tolheSuprme Co“rt • . p . ... pro-government The news
federal bench. orchestrated There were blacl^1™Xre is no indi- tvice reported. Of 90 crim-
Bill Clinton elevated her endless stones abou Sotomayor is an- inal-law cases considered by
from a federal dis.net judge humbie vpbnng'ng I an pane| Wch
to the Second Circuit Court point, Ga. His tatner evidence that she will Sotomayor had served since
of Appeals but that does not when Thoma, »as hyeare- ^™^“he, Thurgood January 2002. she's sided
change the fact that that the old and the fami y Marshall tbe government 65
elder Bush selected her first. destroyed by fire Pappas v. times and prisoners and de-
Most civil rights leaders Those handling his nom- The, case^ pp ^P,
have enthusiastically en- mation conve"*®n^ f york City policeman who Prosecutors are required
dorsed Sotomayor, largely lected tciponHout that h was fi J distributing by law to turn oyer any eyi-
because President Obama age 7" Jho^ a bus.- racist material. An appeals dence to defense lawyers that
says she will make an excel- with his g ^tlre court panel ruled that the city '
lent Supreme Court jusfice. nessman, in havanna^ could\irv the cop for his be-
havior without violating his Sotomayor
First Amendment right to L----
free speech. However, So-
tomayor dissented, siding
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tices of the century? I
only think of one f
who was worse than
Justice Clarence
James McReynolds, a
supremacist who referred
blacks as niggers.
Though there is no indi-
cation that Sotomayor is an-
other Clarence Thomas, there
is no
become i
Marshall.
The case of Pappas v.
Giuliana involved a New
York City policeman who
Every politician
health care reform and the providers
effort to cover I— -----
sured. Most of them would
loP‘cs I have us believe that univer-
| sal care will cost more and
be less productive. We seem
to have forgotten during
this discussion that every
other industrialized country
aiw has a universal health care
While we are proud of this resolution and believe it I SySjern which costs any-
(he first African- undergraduate and Yale Uw “"h fa fired potaman.
School. Thomas background "■----‘
CI that,rifconfirmJd, she didn't make him have empa-
ill become the first Latina to thy for the plight of Afncan-
Higginbotham tied, "Two Sides to Sonia So-
. Z .I ________•• U -1 Tknmjq
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Third Circuit, said, "1 have
»w is it that
Justice Thomas, an Afican-
serving. It’s about time.
The thrust of his argu-
ment is that insurance com-
is panies have suj.'
American citizens as the pri-
marv beneficiaries of this sys-
tem I've said before that often denied coverage by
simply by looking at the cur- insurance companies
rent situation one sees that
health insurance companies,
‘ ‘- access to care,
make billions in profits, much
t subsi-
dies. Mr. Obama has his work
cut out for him, and as usual
The Obama Adminis- he's up to the challenge.
a >; \ t Tails, better known cs
big business Republicans, are busy loyally
President does by deploying Republicans,
even weak Democrats - post-
cards from the edge.
By acting now as
bate grows, we
gins for our children, parents.
Those handling his nom-
... ination conveniently neg-
Sotomayor, largely lected to point out that at the
a age of 7, Thomas moved in
excel- with his grandfather, a busi
, . nessman, in Savannah. That
But that's not good enough, assured him a life more com-
We do ourselves a disservice
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reported the results of I by accepting someone - espe-
cal as this one - simply enrolled in Holy Cross
"Our results show that the adage 'early to bed, early to rise
presents a real challenge for adolescents," says Carskadon, w o
directs the Bradley Huspiu>. Sk.,; rhronobiology Sleep Lab-
oratory and is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at
Brown Medical School.
Carskadon's work has been instrumental in in uencing
school start times across the country. Regionally, dw Nortn
Kingstown School Department tn Rhode Island, North Rea mg
Public Schools in Connecticut are considering school start ime
changes are due, in part, to research on teens and sleep,
In a study published in the November 2005 issue of the jour-
nal Sleep, Carskadon tound that the "sleep pressure rate t e i
ological trigger that causes sleeplessness — slows own in
adolescence and is one more ex planation why teens cant
asleep until later at night. Carskadon's newest finding indicates
that, in addition to the changes of their internal docks, o es-
cents experience slower sleep pressure, which may contn u e o
an overall shift in teen sleep cycles to later hours.
Americans.
A. Leon
Jr., former chief judge of the tomayor.
Washington
lawyer and expert on the
Supreme Court, had re-
viewed 50 cases involving
race that emanated from So-
tomayor's appeals court. Of
the 50 cases, a three-judge
panel rejected 45 discrimina-
tion claims. Sotomayor failed
to dissent in any of the 45
cases that went against plain-
U.S. Senate apologizes
for slavery and Jim Crow i
-after 150 years
We agree with The Chicago Tribune's Clarence I age ffiat
U. S. Senate's apology tor slavery and the Jim seg^
that followed it was "a little late” since it took alm^t 150 yea.
and the election of an African American president who is no
ccended from slavery to act on one of the most grievous wrongs
guvemmentol unit Ihrt cunen.ly
has onlv one black member, unanimously approved a fierce y
worded resolution last Thursday that attempts to apologue l
slavery and the segregation that followed.
Approval bv the House of Representatives could come a.
early a" his week whkh would make it lhe lirtl time the enme
cJnww has formally apologiaed on behalf of the Amenean peo-
plefor what has often been called "Americas shame.
r The bill, which does not require President Obama s signa-
ture, states that Congress "acknowledges the fundamental injus-
tice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jun Cro. .
laws" that enshrined racial segregation at tne ------------------------- Pncf
''^“^TaMc^a-a^toA^ A Universal System: The Myth of Health Care cost
Americans on behalf of the people of the United States, for the , v- Are rea||y qualified to make a claim. Again t
wrong, committed .gam,, them and their .n«,tor, who suf- | „ m j|, N||m that undemrte ad
Senate Dlrtric 3 outperform the private Health insurance compa-
D T,h,equah insurance community nies, on L. ..
little community ethics and
seem to be only responsive to
the profit motive. There prob-
_L'. i a role, but it’s unlikely
that it includes providing
medically necessary health
care in a universal system.
Some legislators tried
this year to increase the per
protection centage of premiums used
for health care from 60 to 75
percent, but failed to get the
votes. It's hard to imagine
that a health insurance com-
pany needs a 40 percent
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Obama, and even former
people whom the President Clinton, for failing
supposed to be to address the crisis even as
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