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ACA/Obamacare

Can you still get health insurance for 2018 via ACA/Obamacare? Yes, you can

October 18, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care, Trump Leave a comment

Donald Trump’s recent statements and tweets have created confusion and chaos in the health insurance market, just as open enrollment for ACA/Obamacare is about

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sexual harassment

Me, too: a lifetime of sexual harassment and abuse

October 18, 2017 Stacy Mergenthal Crime/Violence, Gender issues, Women Leave a comment

A common form of sexual harassment, in my case, is through technology. Someone I briefly dated many years ago sent me unsolicited and unwanted

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niger

US has troops in Niger? Why?

October 15, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Foreign Policy, War One comment

I was surprised to learn that last week, four US soldiers were ambushed and killed in the northwestern African nation of Niger. I was

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stink bug

Invasion of the stink bug: Icky and economically dangerous

October 9, 2017 Renee Shur Consumer issues, Environment, Health, Science Leave a comment

And now, a word about the brown marmorated stink bug. If you haven’t heard of it, count yourself lucky. This autumn the stink bug,

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Tim Ryan

Iowa, already, really?

October 9, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Democracy, Democrats, Electoral College, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

I remember that Barack Obama, upon leaving office, said that one of his post-presidency goals was to reform our democracy. He seemed to have

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sabotage

Signing up for ACA Obamacare? Republican sabotage makes it harder to enroll

October 8, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare Leave a comment

This year’s open enrollment period for ACA/Obamacare is from November 1, 2017 to December 15, 2017. That is a mere six weeks, compared to

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resignation

Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter

October 5, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Corruption, Environment, Protest/Resistance, Resignations, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

Joel Clement,  a scientist at the Department of the Interior, has just joined the legions of people quitting the Trump administration and leaving toughly

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CAMPAIGN

Guns as campaign props, and the politicians who love them

October 4, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Here’s one reason why we can’t have a rational discussion about guns in America, even after witnessing mass shootings like those in Sandy Hook,

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Slide fire bump stock modified ar15

Rapid fire weapons – every man’s birthright?

October 4, 2017 Bill Kesler Guns, Terrorism, Violence Leave a comment

In 1934, following the era of Al Capone and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Congress placed restrictions on the sale, purchase and ownership of

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silence

The silence of the guns: Don Trump Jr. edition

October 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Crime/Violence, Guns One comment

As we reel from the carnage in Las Vegas, Congress is contemplating a bill that would make it easier to purchase silencers that would

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