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11/09/09 UPDATE: Harmon Park is safe. According to members of the Save Harmon Park group the Pipestone city council met in closed session again tonight (11/09/09) and when they came out they announced that they had taken a vote and had declined Coborn’s offer for Harmon Park. “Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to [...]

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An email from David Wellstone alerts us to the possibility of a compromise and final vote on H.R. 1424,  the ”Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008”. From the Wellstone Action website is this description of the bill: The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act is legislation that would end the [...]

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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. [...]

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Health care has been one of the major issues of this current presidential campaign. Minnesota Central, a frequent visitor to Corner House comments, has left a comment about one of my previous posts which mentioned this issue and H. R. 676. Introduced by Representative John Conyers (D), of Michigan, HR 676 would institute a single payer health [...]

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Thanks to Eric Lee over at LabourStart  for bringing to our attention this video from Australia: Manic Times asks ‘What Have The Unions Ever Done For Us?’   Peace and solidarity CHC

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Technorati Tags: Politics, unions, H.R. 676, Congressman John Conyers, health insurance, single payer, Laidlaw, Amalgamated Transit Union Transit workers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota face an uncertain future as the deadline of their contract with Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. is set to expire. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1356 have been working under an [...]

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