Day: December 5, 2007

I attended the hand-eye recount of two precincts at the Buncombe County Board of Elections on Nov. 26, in order to observe the process. I continue to be amazed at the wonderful imagination of the folks in Buncombe County, especially the ones who do not read, nor listen to, the instructions to fill in the … Read more

I have tended to take health-care coverage by Medicare for granted. However, inaction at this juncture will bring some needed services to an abrupt halt. Without Congressional action, the therapy cap without exceptions for medical need will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2008, and physical therapists and physicians paid under the Medicare Fee Schedule … Read more

While the holiday season apparently brings out the rush in all of us, there is one place we should never cut corners—with our children. While I am all for a ban of foreign-made toys containing dangerous levels of lead paint, there is something more frightening that I have witnessed recently. Apparently people think that it … Read more

When a reporter gives money to a politician, he climbs into the politician’s bed no less effectively than if he accepts money from one. It’s a serious breach of journalistic integrity. Whether he gives money or accepts it, he then has a vested personal interest in events he writes about and can no longer be … Read more