Posted in music, tagged grateful dead, music, truckin on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes you just have to sit back and listen to some tunes so I have added CHC’s Tunes to my blog. It is a work in progress.
Peace & solidarity,
CHC
Posted in Iraq, News, Peace, Politics, health insurance, video, tagged health care, VA, veterans, vietnam on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
I just caught this on KELO TV. Reporter Jon Wilson has a story about a Vietnam veteran who came close to dying on April 20th, 38 years ago. Gene Murphy now calls that day his Come Alive Day. Paralyzed from his injuries, Murphy has been advocating for better health care for veterans ever since that day. [...]
Posted in Iraq, Peace, Politics, music, music video, video, tagged elvis costello, Iraq, james burton, music, music video, nick lowe, Peace, video on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Five years of the Iraq War Occupation. No end in sight. How about a song?
Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, and James Burton perform the classic, What’s So Funny ’bout Peace, Love, and Understanding.
Peace & solidarity,
CHC
Posted in ICE, Minnesota, Misc., Unions, immigration, music video, worthington, tagged immigration, ICE, homeland security, worthington minnesota, jim carrey, vanilla ice, greencard on March 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A little over three weeks ago, ICE was in Worthington, Minnesota to conduct an “enforcement action”. The February 28th edition of the Worthington Daily Globe reported:
“Immigration officials were closed-mouthed Wednesday about what they were doing in Worthington, but did say they were conducting an enforcement operation targeting specific individuals in the area… “
In a recent conversation [...]
Posted in Iraq, Peace, Politics, WWI, music, tagged eric bogle, Iraq, music, occupation, Peace, Politics, war on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
It has been five years now since the start of the occupation of Iraq and I could probably fill up your screen with countless links to facts and opinions but instead why don’t you take a few moments and listen to the song, The Green Fields of France by Eric Bogle.
Also known as No [...]
Posted in DFL, EFCA, JBS Swift, Labor, Minnesota, Politics, Unions, worthington, tagged Labor, DFL, attorney general lori swanson, amy lawler, EFCA, MNOSHA on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Sunday I wrote about Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and the unrest in her office. I also offered a message to the AG. Today I am not surprised but certainly distressed that the AG has put assistant attorney general Amy Lawler on administrative leave. Once again, Eric Black at MinnPost.com has the story. MPR’s Tim [...]
Posted in DFL, Labor, Minnesota, News, Politics, Unions, tagged Minnesota, Unions, attorney general lori swanson on March 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As Martin Luther King once said: ” The time is always right to do what is right.” Nowhere is this more true than in the office of the Attorney General.
Those words, AG Swanson, are from your inaugural remarks upon taking office in January 2006 2007.
You talked about Clarence Darrow:
… a famous lawyer from the last century who [...]
Posted in AFL-CIO, DFL, Labor, Minnesota, Minnesota AFL-CIO, News, Organizing, Politics, Unions, tagged attorney general lori swanson, Minnesota, Organizing, Unions on March 9, 2008 | No Comments »
The effort to unionize the staff at the Minnesota AG’s office has been going on for some time now but this last week has seen a resurgence in news about the organizing drive and Attorney General Lori Swanson’s efforts to quash it.
The office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is riven by fear, politicization, low [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Well, Mr & Mrs CHC are grandparents again. This young man checked in today at 5:24 AM at 7 lbs. 4 oz and is 19 inches long. Mother and baby are doing fine.
Learn well, grasshopper.
Posted in DFL, Minnesota, Politics, Tim Walz, Wellstone, mental illness, tagged H.R. 1424, mental health parity, Minnesota, Ramstad, Walz, Wellstone on March 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Legislation also known as “mental health parity” is scheduled for a vote on Wednesday, March 5. From the Wellstone Action website is this description:
The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act is legislation that would end the practice of insurance companies discriminating against people suffering from mental illness. Sponsored by Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and [...]
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