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Appreciating The Snowplow Guy

When you are young, you probably don’t pay much attention to the “snowplow guy.” But, the older you get, the more important he gets. This past Thanksgiving weekend was a good example. We had been out of town, at one of our kids’ homes for the holiday. We drove back on Saturday in good ...

What Can I Do If I’m Too Late To Change My Drug Plan?

Question: Is it too late to change my drug plan? I know the date is December 7th, and that is Saturday, but is it too late? What do I do if I missed that? Answer: The media coverage for the Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP) of October 15th to December 7th is intensive. It is hard to imagine ...

United States Is Not Ancient Rome

Today’s column partly flows from the column of March 24, 2023: ——— Let’s pick up where we left off five weeks ago. Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Oct. 29 that the 2024 election was a choice between freedom and chaos. Harris was right for reasons she ...

The Thrill Of Your First Job!

I do not know about you, but I remember when I got my first job vividly. The day after I turned sixteen, I went downtown to apply for a job for Christmas. Mind you, my birthday is in September, but I did not want to miss the opportunity. I went to Sidey’s department store. I went to the ...

The Benefits Of Listening – And Being Open, Too

The first session introduced us to Morton, a married man to Eva, and father to Abigail. Monte is the family dog. Morton was recommended to counseling by his PCP. She had reportedly noted some early medical matters of concern, namely weight loss of 8-pounds and high blood pressure. He came ...

Dedicated Public Servants And Bad Medicine

The Hippocratic Oath, taken by doctors, says “First, do no harm.” The government version says: “First, do not harm Big Pharma’a huge profits.” We must never forget the damage done to Americans by deliberate government disinformation and censorship of valid science around COVID, as ...