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Denton, Texas: A model for other towns, large and small, to keep energy costs down.

January 30, 2011by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

Having noticed several months ago that my hometown of Denton, north of Dallas-Ft.Worth has the distinction “of being the city with the most wind power per capita in the country” […]

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Climate Science/Global Warming, Energy, Texas/Local stories

FIXING HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

January 29, 2011by lbwoodgate 3 Comments

Making Them More Attractive for Lower Income Working People Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were set up as a part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 […]

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Health Care Reform, seniors/aging

Mubarak’s Mistake

January 29, 2011by lbwoodgate 3 Comments

What can other nations take from corruptible and repressive government actions similar to Egypt’s to prevent civil unrest that could lead to chaos? Seeing the pictures of Egyptians protestors fire-bombing […]

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People

Recalling George Harrison’s Part in “End of the Line”

January 28, 2011by lbwoodgate 3 Comments

Driving down the road the other day with my radio on I heard an old tune by the Traveling Wilburys in which George Harrison was a part of, along with […]

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Music, People

Active Euthanasia – Dying with Dignity

January 28, 2011by lbwoodgate 1 Comment

For some, the thought of dying begins to creep into our train of thought almost daily when we reach retirement age. That we are naturally nearer to it than at […]

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Health Care Reform, seniors/aging

Challenging the NRA’s 2nd Amendment Philosophy: The Fear of Tyranny

January 27, 2011by lbwoodgate 11 Comments

former spokesperson and NRA president Charlton Heston in his famous “from my cold, dead hand…” pose Supporters of the 2nd amendment vary in degree from the progressive view that we […]

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Gun Control

How Can You Appeal a Hospital or Nursing Care Facility’s Decision to Prematurely Release a Patient?

January 27, 2011by lbwoodgate 3 Comments

One of the dilemmas we face in our society today is the high costs of medical care. Unless you are amongst the wealthiest 5%, more than likely you have limited […]

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Health Care Reform, seniors/aging

Prophet or Scaremonger

January 26, 2011by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

Another religious interloper is using her interpretation of scripture to denounce homosexuality.  Is there a thin line between these people who claim to hear the word of God in their […]

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Religion/Science

Do I Have What it Takes to Be a Member of the Polar Bear Club?

January 26, 2011by lbwoodgate 2 Comments

Reprinted with kind permission from my friend Donna Cavanaugh As I was driving along in southern New Jersey, I saw an advertisement for the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Sea […]

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Udall’s Senate Resolution 10: A Path to Breaking Senate Gridlock

January 25, 2011by lbwoodgate 5 Comments

There hasn’t been much of anything that the two major political Party’s in this country could agree on over the last couple of years.  What legislation that did make it […]

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