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An OEN Editor. Born-03/20/1934, BA Pol. Sci.-U of Washington-1956, MBA-Seattle U-1970, Boeing-Program Control-1957-1971, State of Oregon-Mental Health Division-Deputy Admistrator-1971-1979, llinois Association of Community MH Agencies[IACHMA]-Executive Director-1980-1987, District of Columbia Government-MH Division-Chief MH System Development-1987-1989, Illinois Real Estate-Associate Broker-1989-1995, Ohio-Retired-1995-1999, Florida-Retired- 1999-? Operate an eBay book store, Ajax Books Etcetera, which currently [12/17/06] has approx. 435 items for sale, mostly mystery books . Ajax Books Etcetera can be found by searching Google, Yahoo search and some other search engines.
He has now found his true love;writing and consequently has joined the National Writers Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. Member Northwest Progressive Institute. Member Florida Progressive Coalition.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 3, 2008 Doctors plan to use balance billing
Patients may soon have to pay a larger portion of their medical bills if doctors get their way.
SHARE Monday, July 27, 2009 Hopi Indian Nation
The Hopi Nation invites all to take a step back in time.
(25 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 10, 2009 The Bush Legacy Propaganda
President Bush repeatedly argues that neither he nor his contempories are yet able to fully assess his legacy.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, December 8, 2007 TREAT MENTALLY ILL LAWBREAKERS
When Broward County officials a decade ago decided it was both unjust and outrageously expensive to steer nonviolent mentally ill defendants into jails and prisons, they got creative.
SHARE Monday, July 16, 2007 SMOKING IS BAD FOR YOUR BONES!
The longer you smoke and the more cigarettes you consume the greater your risk of bone fracture in old age.
(11 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 23, 2007 Lakota Sioux Declare Sovereign Nation Status
The freedom loving Lakota Sioux Indians withdrew from the constitutionally mandated treaties to become a free and independent country.
(4 comments) SHARE Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Lords of the Southern Plains
1640 to 1880 has been called the era of the Indian Horse Culture. To put it in perspective, so far, the United States democracy has lasted about 30 years less than the Indian Horse Culture.
(13 comments) SHARE Friday, July 31, 2009 The Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation is the largest reservation in the United States. It has a total of 27,000 square miles making it larger than West Virginia.
(5 comments) SHARE Friday, September 4, 2009 Medicare Cuts
Are we being misled or lied to again by our Federal government?
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, August 24, 2009 History of Butch Cassidy
Born Robert LeRoy Parker in Beaver, Utah, he was the first of 13 children. His Mormon parents had come to Utah from England in 1856
(4 comments) SHARE Sunday, March 2, 2008 ELIGIBILITY FOR TAX REBATE
Those eligible to receive a tax rebate must have a valid Social Security number and must have earned at least $3,000 in 2007.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, February 16, 2007 Assimilation Not Elimination-Part One
Most non-Indians are either not aware of or know very little about Indian boarding schools.
SHARE Tuesday, July 10, 2007 Indian Legends
Old Man and Old Woman. "Well," said Old Man,"I should have the first say in everything."
"I agree with you," said Old Woman. "That is, of course, if I may have the second say in everything."
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, April 6, 2009 Mental Health Ameica $750,000 grant
MHA has been awarded a $750,000 by Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to develop culturally appropriatally support for Native Americans
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Economic Stimulus Package
In February Congress approved and the President signed into law an economic stimulus package which includes a tax rebate check for low-income individuals.
SHARE Friday, June 1, 2007 Homeland Security-Part 6
This concludes a history of how people of European ancestry criminally mistreated American Indians from 1492 until the 1890's. Is it no wonder that we as a society are able to seek global domination without a qualm?
SHARE Sunday, March 8, 2009 Healthcare Reform-Recommendations
For policy makers and stakeholders who are considering new healthcare reform improvements to their current programs
SHARE Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Stop Over: El Paso, Texas
While the city itself is the sixth largest in Texas with over 600,000 residents in 2000, with the inclusion of residents of El Paso County the number is raised to over 7.00,000
SHARE Sunday, May 27, 2007 Homeland Security-Part 5
Indians of the Southwest had a different backround from that of others in the United States. The Spaniards, who ruled this territory, for many years, believed in making them dependant on their masters.
SHARE Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Mental Health Notes Etc
Emotinal Health;Stress myths; Dealing with stress;Creative solutions
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 15, 2009 The Healthy Fish Myth
Have you fallen hook line and sinker for fish.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, March 27, 2009 Homeless Veterans
H.R. 1171 would extend HRVP through 2014
SHARE Wednesday, August 8, 2007 ADA Restoration Act of 2007
On July 26,the 17th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA]the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 was introduced.
(5 comments) SHARE Monday, September 8, 2008 MENTAL HEALTH ETCETERA AND NOTES
Mental Health is the second largest area of illness facing our returing service members
(6 comments) SHARE Sunday, March 29, 2009 Florida State Parks Reductions
This week's news indicate significant cuts to agencies delivering services to citizens.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, March 15, 2009 Health Care Costs
The most important thing we can do to improve the long-term fiscal health of our nation is to slow the growth rate in health care costs.
SHARE Thursday, June 7, 2007 Veterans Mental Health Outreach and Access Act [S38]
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare urges its members to contact their Senators and ask them to become co-sponsors of the Veterans Mental Health Ouutreach and Access Act [S38].
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Fright Depression
Work overload can cause depression
SHARE Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Illinois Steps Backward in Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
Following the passage in 1990 of the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA], The Department of Justice issued regulations under Title II requiring state and local governments to administer their programs in the "most integrated setting" appropriate to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
SHARE Sunday, January 13, 2008 NARSAD 11th Annual Symposium
This year NARSAD will give away more than $20 million in research grants to 300 scientists world-wide
SHARE Thursday, January 3, 2008 WHAT IS DIABETES?-Type One
Type one diabetes is a lifelong disease that develops when the pancreas stops producing insulin.
SHARE Wednesday, January 9, 2008 WHAT IS DIABETES?-Type two
The two main types of diabetes are both characterized by high blood glucose levels and, if left untreated, have similar long term consequences.
SHARE Sunday, May 13, 2007 Homeland Security
Today, the U.S. government recognizes more than 370 tribes or separate Indian peoples.American Indian wars were struggles between the indigenous people and white people of several different nationalities for the rich lands that became the United States.
(5 comments) SHARE Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Bush Wins Big
President Bush scored victory after victory over his Democratic adversaries as Congress heads for Christmas
(5 comments) SHARE Sunday, July 8, 2007 9.9% Cut in Medicare Payments Proposed
On Monday, the CMS issued a press release announcing a proposed regulation that would cut Medicare payments to Doctors by 9.9 percent.
(4 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 12, 2009 Mental Health America Honored
Celebrating 100 years of mental health advocacy, Mental Health America is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all poeople live mentally healthier lives.
SHARE Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Cross Ownership Proposal
Again and again, the FCC chairman has attempted to ram through rules that will encourage concentration despite the public's opposition.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, January 18, 2010 What's Cookin
Here ae some recipes from the South Hobby Club of Colony Cove, Ellenton, Florida
SHARE Saturday, July 18, 2009 Grow an Edible Garden
Cultivate a crop of herbs and vegetables in your backyard
(4 comments) SHARE Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Republican Health Position
Republicans are advised that they should not attack the President's health care policies.
SHARE Sunday, May 3, 2009 Health Care Fast-Tracked
The most contraversial provision in the agreement on health care is a fast-track provision called reconciliation.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 20, 2007 Democratic Party Values
It's almost past time for the Democratic party to tell the prospective voters in the 2008 election primaries what it stands for, in any meaningful way.
SHARE Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Destination: Las Vegas
Today with a population of 485,000 and an umemloyment rate of around 11%, I don't recognize the place.
(6 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 31, 2009 Corporate Greed
Reacting to the news that brokerage firms doled out $18.4 billion in bonuses, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called the story "outrageous".
SHARE Sunday, November 18, 2007 National Council Public Policy Update
The National Council Public Policy Updates begin with an update of the Second Chance Act and two bills affecting community mental health delivery.
SHARE Saturday, September 6, 2008 MENTAL HEALTH ETCETERA AND NOTES
MENTAL HEALTH IS THE 2ND LARGEST AREA OF ILLNESS FACING OUR RETURNING SERVICE MEMBERS
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Standing on the Corner
Civilizations have thrived in the area of Winslow and Holbrook Arizona for centuries.
SHARE Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Conservative Health Reform Myths
Befor President-elect Obama can institute his health care reform agenda, Congress must address some unfinished business from the Bush era
SHARE Wednesday, January 30, 2008 New Home Sales Slump
In the Manatee-Sarasota market, builders are finding that low interest rates and bargain pricing is stiring buyer interest.
SHARE Thursday, July 17, 2008 MENTAL HEALTH PARITY
WHILE THE BATTLE FOR MEDICARE PARITY WAS WON THIS WEEK,CONGRESS MUST STILL PASS FINAL LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH PARITY IN PROVIDER PROVIDFD INSURANCE.
SHARE Thursday, October 2, 2008 Mental Health Parity
The bill is expected to be taken up in the House of Representatives on Friday October 3rd.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, May 21, 2007 Homeland Security-Part 4
Death on the Plains, California and the Pacfific Northwest
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Dealing With Stress
To help millions of Americans deal with stress MHA is recommending strategies on dealing on stress
SHARE Tuesday, February 6, 2007 What is the Protection and Advocacy System?
There is a National Disability Rights Network [NDRN] that is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Prorection and Advocacy [P&A] systems and Client Assistance Programs[CAP].
SHARE Monday, March 12, 2007 Assimilation Not Elimination-Part Three
Government policy toward the American Indians had been evolving process which reformers, in the late 1800s,turned toward assimilation rather than separation and elimination.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 8, 2009 Obama's Economic Recovery Plan
All the most resposible polling demonstrates inceasing strong majorities favoring s progressive agenda.
(4 comments) SHARE Sunday, March 22, 2009 Jobless Rate for Veterans
Recently discharged veterans are having a difficult time finding a civilian job
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Mental Health Equity
Mental Health America applauds today's vote on mental health equity legislation.
SHARE Saturday, January 10, 2009 OJJDP News
After a decfline in gang activity from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, a steady resurgence has occured in recent years.
SHARE Friday, September 12, 2008 Mental Health Parity
I'm calling to ask My Senators and my Representative to press congressional leaders to bring mental health parity to a vote.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, October 15, 2007 Congressman Vern Buchanan: Will He Follow Through?
The "Devided We Fall"campaign is encouraging elected officials and advocacy groups to work together in a bipartisan effort to find solutions that are fair to all generations.
SHARE Sunday, January 11, 2009 Detecting Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis used to be diagnosed only after a bone fracture.
(3 comments) SHARE Wednesday, January 7, 2009 President-elect Stimulus Plan
President-elect Obama is moving forward with what he has billed as his top priority.
SHARE Monday, August 18, 2008 Mental Health Etcetera notes
Talk therapy falling by the wayside;The do's and don'ts of taking prescription drugs.
SHARE Monday, January 5, 2009 A 21st Century Veterans Affairs
On December 7th,2008,President-elect Obama named retired Army General Eric Shineski as his Secretary of Veterans affairs[VA]
SHARE Tuesday, April 24, 2007 National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
The members of the National Council bear testimony to the fact that medical, social, psychological and rehabilitation services providrd in community settings helps people with mental illnesses and addictions disorders recover and lead productive livees.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disdabling biologic brain disorder. It affects about one percent of Americans.
SHARE Thursday, June 21, 2007 Congressman Vern Buchanan
My unduly elected Congressman in the unlucky Florida 13th Congressional District finally communicates [at taxpayers' expense] with his constituents.
SHARE Saturday, September 20, 2008 SPJ Leads
So we never forget,because if we do, Free speech, Free press, Free Enterprise?
SHARE Friday, January 30, 2009 Mental Health Notes Etc. Jan. 30th, 2009
Recently, the House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The bill was sent to the Senate with a vote expected next week.
SHARE Saturday, April 18, 2009 Mental Health Notes Etc., April 18, 2009
Mental Health America is calling for the end of disparities that exist for people of color in need of mental health care and treatment.
SHARE Saturday, September 20, 2008 SPJ Leads
So we never forget,because if we do, Free speech, Free press, Free Enterprise?
SHARE Saturday, May 19, 2007 National Council Testimony on Post-Traumatic Stress
The National Council strongly supports a nationwide contract initiative funded at $100 million targeting only National Guard members and Reservists living in rural areas.
SHARE Thursday, July 19, 2007 Book Review-FRAMING THE DEBATE
FRAMING THE DEBATE is well thought out. Jeffrey Feldman shows in 15 key speeches by American Presidents how those speeches are framed to achieve each President's goals and how each can be framed to apply to today's political debate in order to promote a progressive perspective.
SHARE Monday, May 11, 2009 Same Old Party
The Reublican Party is in deep trouble because it is getting smaller and being led by far-right polarizing figures.
SHARE Thursday, November 15, 2007 Congressman Vern Buchanan[R-Fl-13]
"This Nation owes a great debt to its veterns who have been willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to defend our nation"
SHARE Friday, April 4, 2008 FY 09 Budget Process Gets Underway
House Appropriations Subcommittee hearings on the Administration's FY 09 budget requests have begun.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, October 16, 2008 Education Plans
Obama wan'ts $18 billion in new money; McCain says schools don't need more than the $59 billion in discretionary funding they noe receive.
SHARE Monday, July 2, 2007 Further Legislation Affecting Mental Health
Bill to give states flexibility in TANF work requirements introduced in the Senate. And,Senate votes to extend health coverage plan for poor families.
SHARE Friday, September 7, 2007 Septemkber 2007 is National Youth Court Month
The National Association of Youth Courts consists of local youth courts, teen courts, student courts and peer courts across America. Never heard of it? Neither had I.
SHARE Sunday, April 12, 2009 Public Healthcare Plan
Liberal groups are waging a grassroots campaign to demand that all Americans be given access to government- run p[ublic health insurance plans.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, March 2, 2009 Radical Right
House Republican Whip Eric Cantor[R-VA]does not subscribe to Rush Limbaugh's hope nthat President Obama fails,
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, March 28, 2009 Our Sinking Economy
The bhailout bill passed last week at the behest of the Bush administration would do little, if anything, to address the fundamentles 0f the economic crisis.
SHARE Monday, May 18, 2009 Looking Back
Today, there are commercial and residential developments within a few blocks of where my family lived in the 1950s.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, August 17, 2009 Health Care Reform
Health care reform must include the "Public Option"
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, September 6, 2008 Mental Healh Etcetera and Notes
Mental Health is the 2nd largest area of illness facing our service members
SHARE Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Children's Health Care
On Wednesday, the house is expected to pass the Senate version of SCHIP
SHARE Wednesday, April 16, 2008 WHAT REPUBLICANS WANT
"If a state had its priorities straight, balancing a budget on the backs of the working poor, the elderly and the disabled would be the last option. This year in Florida,its the first option..."
SHARE Sunday, July 29, 2007 July 26 Mental Health Legislation Report
Several FY 2008 spending bills which contain Mental Health spending allocations have been passed by the full House and Senate.
(8 comments) SHARE Monday, February 11, 2008 Headed for a Train Wreck
There's a growing sense of disaster among Democrats because the primaries in Florida and Michigan didn't count toward delagates.
SHARE Saturday, April 26, 2008 DNC to Hear Appeal From Florida
On last Friday, the DNC announced the decision of its Rules and by laws committee to meet on May 31 to hear appeals from Michigan and Florida.
SHARE Thursday, June 14, 2007 Criminal justice/mental health appropriation mark-up
The Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus project reported that on June 11,2007 the House CJS subcommittee marked-up its 2008 appropriations bill with substantial funding increases.
(9 comments) SHARE Friday, October 19, 2007 PELOSI FAILS
President Bush's veto of SCHIP stands
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, April 25, 2009 Obstructing Progress
The optimistic tone of the Democratic leaders in Congress is not shared by their counterparts in the Republican [do nothing] party.
SHARE Saturday, August 23, 2008 SPQ Conference
Do you want to sharpen your skills?
Or become a professionl writer?
SHARE Monday, September 3, 2007 Mental Health Appropriations Update:FY 2008 Status Report
This week members of Congress return to Washington following the August recess. In this Appropriations update, the National Council recaps each of three important spending bills.
SHARE Monday, December 10, 2007 Project Helping Hands
In 2007,the National Council surveyed providers in and around New Orleans and the results highlited insufficient numbers of staff and increasing instances of mental illness and addiction disorders among the residents.
SHARE Wednesday, February 27, 2008 FIVE MAIN FRONT PAGE STORIES
In 2017,taxpayers and consumers will be spending more than $four trillion on health care. January home sales in Southwest Florida increase as sellers adjust. More than a quarter of adult Americans have left their childhood faith. Starbucks closed all its stores on tuesday afternoon.Sen. Clinton opened new lines of attack.
SHARE Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Congress Reaches Deal
Congress reaches deal on $789 billion stimulus plan
SHARE Thursday, March 19, 2009 Market Overhaul
Writing legislatiion by early May is the goal of overhauling how the federal government regulates the nation's financial system
SHARE Monday, July 28, 2008 Support S. 3335
Call your Senators to support legislation that includes Mental Health and Addiction parity.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Congress Takes Action on Student Financial Aid
The College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 was passed by both the House and the Senate in slightly [?] different versions, the House by 273-149 and the Senate by 95-0.
SHARE Monday, May 4, 2009 A Supreme Decision
On May 1st, Supreme Court Justice Souter officially announced his intention to resign.
SHARE Sunday, June 24, 2007 Migration From Mexico-Part One
The earthworks of the lower Mississippi,WONDERS OF GEOMETRIC PRECISION,were centers of life long before the Europeans arrived in America.
SHARE Sunday, October 28, 2007 SCHIP again and again
On Thursday the House voted 265-142 to pass H.R.3963, a revised version of the State Childrens Health Insurance Program [SCHIP]
SHARE Thursday, January 22, 2009 Healthcare Reform
Member after member reported cuts that mean curtailment of services.
SHARE Saturday, November 24, 2007 Use 'em or Lose 'em
American airlines are looking seriously at the possibility of selling your unused frequent-flyer miles to raise cash to satisfy investors.
SHARE Monday, February 23, 2009 Fiscal Responsibility
In advance of the "fiscal responsibility summit" at the White House, summit participant Pete Peterson launched a $1 million ad campaign, irresponsibly peddling false information about the nation's budget.
SHARE Sunday, June 3, 2007 National Council Testimony on PTSD Bears Fruit
On May 23rd, Senators Domenici and Obama introduced a bill to improve access to mental health services for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill includes all of the elements of the appropriations request the National Council and Mental Health America have been pursuing in Congress in recent months,....
SHARE Saturday, July 14, 2007 Mental Health Appropriations Update
The National Council for Behavioral Healthcare reports that the House and Senate continued work this week on FY 2008 spending bills.
SHARE Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Migration From Mexico-Part 2
The migration of the Moundbuilders stopped in about 1500 AD,but a second migration from Mexico is now taking place and its not all bad.
SHARE Thursday, September 6, 2007 Republicans in Senate Stall Debate on SCHIP
On Tuesday, Senate Republicans blocked a move to begin negotiating with the House on legislation to re-authorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program [SCHIP].
SHARE Saturday, July 26, 2008 Whole Health
Health care reform is a top election issue...
SHARE Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Lamestream Media?
Your hometown newspaper, Lamestream or valuable neighborhood newspaper.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 7, 2007 The Battle goes on and on
On Wednesday,President Bush vetoed SCHIP, On Saturday he indicated a willingness to compromise,in the so-called compromise he proposed stringent rules that would strangle the program.
SHARE Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Book Review-A Real OWNERSHIP Society
With 23 years experience in corporate finance and consulting, the author has observed the design flaws of the modern corporation from all sides.
SHARE Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Life in the Big Easy
A discussion of the crisis in mental health facing New Orleans.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, December 13, 2007 BUSH SINKS SCHIP AGAIN
Bush urged Congress to extend the program at its current funding level before lawmakers leave Washington for their holiday break.
SHARE Tuesday, January 22, 2008 What's new in the US of A
What's new in the Seattle Times, Boston Globe, Chicfago Tribune, Miami Herald ?
SHARE Friday, March 2, 2007 Movies
Where have all the movies gone: westerns, romantic comedies, musicals and war movies? Has television killed them all?