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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.

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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        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.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        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 More Sharing        Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Bush Made Good On Promise to Veto Hiding behind closed doors, Bush vetoes SCHIP
SHARE More Sharing        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 More Sharing        Sunday, September 9, 2007
$20 Billion Student Aid Package Passes Both Houses This legislation includes the largest increase in student aid since the GI Bill.
SHARE More Sharing        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 More Sharing        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 More Sharing        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 More Sharing        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 More Sharing        Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Illinois Steps Backward in Care for People with Mental Illnesses One of the problems faced in Illinois and some other states is the "knee jerk" reaction following the recent Virginia Tech tragedy.
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, August 11, 2007
Illinois Steps Backward in Care for People with Disabilities A Cook County[Chicago] Commisioner made some interesting points about the pending closure of Tinley Park Mental Health Center in Illinois.
SHARE More Sharing        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.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, August 5, 2007
FY 2008 Mental Health Spending Bills Congress is close to completing action 0n FY2008 Mental Health Spending Bills.
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, August 3, 2007
National Council Public Policy Update as of August 2, 2007 The House passed legislation to improve access to mental health services for VETERANS and the House passed the Champ Act to reauthorize and expand SCHIP.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        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 More Sharing        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.
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, July 23, 2007
Work on FY 2008 Mental Health Spending Bills Continues The House and Senate continue their work on the FY 2008 spending bills.
SHARE More Sharing        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 More Sharing        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.
SHARE More Sharing        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.

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