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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Green vs. Green-The Harmon Park Saga
Posted in EFCA, GOP, health insurance, Minnesota, Misc., music video, News, Politics, Uncategorized, tagged big yellow taxi, coborn's, EFCA, green space, harmon park, health care reform, joni mitchell, pipestone, steve gottwalt on November 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A Final Vote On Wellstone Mental Health Parity Bill?
Posted in Bachmann, health insurance, mental illness, Minnesota, News, Politics, Tim Walz, video, Wellstone, tagged Jim Ramstad, John Kline, mental health parity, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Patrick Kennedy, paul wellstone, Politics, Tim Walz on July 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Do We Really Support The Troops?
Posted in health insurance, Iraq, News, Peace, Politics, video, tagged health care, VA, veterans, vietnam on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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. [...]
H.R.676-the United States National Health Insurance Act
Posted in AFL-CIO, Conyers, DFL, Elections, H.R. 676, health insurance, Labor, Minnesota, Minnesota AFL-CIO, Pawlenty, Politics, single payer, Unions, tagged AFL-CIO, Conyers, h.r.676, healthcare, Keith Ellison, Unions on February 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
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 [...]
What Have The Unions Ever Done For Us?
Posted in AFL-CIO, health insurance, Labor, Organizing, Unions, video, tagged australia, Labor, maternity leave, medicare, pay increases, retirement, video on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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
Showdown in South Dakota
Posted in Amalgamated Transit Union, Argus Leader, Conyers, H.R. 676, health insurance, Laidlaw, Politics, single payer, Unions on July 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]







