“We want to make a decent living as doctors in Israel….We have a great public health system and you have to invest money and funds and the government is just letting the health system collapse.”-Doctor Shuli Swetitzki, Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv
She said a lot of doctors sought to leave either Israel […] Continue Reading…
The United States Postal Service does not make money off taxpayers, they are solely funded by the postage they charge. The U.S. Congress controls what the USPS can charge, and, according to testimonies by the U.S. postmaster general, Patrick Donahoe, and Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, the U.S. Congress […] Continue Reading…
September 6, PBS Newshour’s Gwen Ifill interviewed U.S. postmaster general, Patrick Donahoe, and Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. They both pointed out that the U.S. Congress is holding back on money earned by the USPS, and that was a primary reason the Postal Service is in trouble.
FREDRIC ROLANDO: “I’m […] Continue Reading…
“When I became a judge I had no idea that I was becoming a gatekeeper to the largest psychiatric facility in the state of Florida – the Miami-Dade Jail.”-Steve Leifman, Miami-Dade County judge
Not only does the United States have the most people in prison, in the whole world, but it also has […] Continue Reading…
“Southeastern states generally have the highest prevalence of depression, serious psychological distress, and mean number of mentally unhealthy days.”-CDC, Mental Illness Surveillance Among Adults in the United States.
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of their mental health study. Ileana Arias, principal deputy director of the CDC, concludes […] Continue Reading…
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says one in four Australians, age 16 to 24 have mental problems.
Since 2000 there’s been a 66% increase in mental issues for teens age 12 to 14. And a 90% increase for teen girls specifically!
The Australian Christian Lobby blames divorces. I think the Australian Christian Lobby needs […] Continue Reading…
HOPE stands for Hemp Offers People Everything.
The first Idaho HOPE Fest will be at Julia Davis Park, Boise, on Sunday, September 25. The event runs from 10:00 to 20:00, with live entertainment, food and vendors with products made from hemp.
The event is hosted by Idaho NORML and Idaho Moms for Marijuana.
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Department says they destroyed $70,000 worth of pot, growing on Bureau of Land Management acreage southeast of Idaho Falls. It happened last week.
Two men were arrested. The pot field was accidentally discovered by fishermen, who then reported it to cops.
“The human cost of the failed drug war has been enormous – egregious racial disparities, shattered families, poverty, public health crises, prohibition-related violence and the erosion of civil liberties.”-Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative for California’s 9th congressional district
The Metro Narcotics Agency of Las Cruces, New Mexico, forced a woman to undergo a costly […] Continue Reading…
At the end of August U.S. supported rebels detained 19 Ukrainian cooks and oil workers, on unsupported claims that they are mercenaries for Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi.
“How can we be snipers? They are old. She is a woman. We are not snipers. As you know, life in the Ukraine is bad. We came here to […] Continue Reading…