Locked Out?
For many rural residents, especially the self-employed or working poor, finding health insurance is nearly impossible
The South County Spotlight,
Jan 14, 2009
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Updated 1.9 hours ago
Demand for low-income healthcare is headed skyward as the economy slumps, exposing questions about whether the local healthcare infrastructure is equipped to handle the rising tide of uninsured families.
David Appell of St. Helens doesn’t Read the rest of this entry »
West Chicago’s foray into the world of workouts is one that many communities have made in recent years. In Elmhurst, the park district recently upgraded its fitness facility to include granite counters and automatic soap dispensers in the restrooms. In
, members of the Premiere Fitness Club can get massages, free towels after workouts and coffee from an on-site cafe.
residents enjoy personal TV screens on cardio equipment.
“If you look around Read the rest of this entry »
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When Oprah Winfrey decided to go public about her latest weight gain, she didn’t hold anything back and suggested to the editors of her magazine, O, “Why don’t we just put my fat butt on the cover?”
And so, Winfrey’s 200-pound self was posed next to a picture of her skinnier self from three years ago.
The talk show queen is talking about her latest tumble off the diet wagon and “Good Morning America” showed a clip today from Winfrey’s Jan. 5 show Read the rest of this entry »
The two rivals are joint-second in Serie A, six points behind leaders Inter
Milan.
“There isn’t optimism or pessimism. He has a groin problem. It could be
that he doesn’t even train today, but he will leave with the squad for Turin,”
said coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Losing their main creative force would be a further blow to Milan, who will
miss midfielder Gennaro Gattuso after he was almost certainly ruled out for
the rest of the season Read the rest of this entry »
Q. What is HPV?
A. HPV stands for Human Papillomavirus. The term papillomavirus indicates that a given virus causes warts (papillomas) that might appear on hands, feet or on the genital area; however, not all HPV viruses cause warts.
Q. What are genital warts?
A. Genital warts are flesh-colored growths that are usually caused by certain types of HPV, and usually appear on the outside of the genitals or near the anus of females and males. Sometimes, Read the rest of this entry »
With the stroke of a pen, President Obama today has lifted the stranglehold on women’s health across the globe. His repeal of the
(the global gag rule) ends eight long years of policies that have blocked access to basic health care for women worldwide. No longer will health care providers be forced to choose between receiving family planning funding and restricting the health care services they provide to women.
To women around the world, no Read the rest of this entry »
By Merrill Matthews Jr.
The past few years have been tough, shaking both Americans’ finances and consumer confidence.
One reason for the negative impact on consumer confidence came as a result of multiple revelations that there are dangerous products out there—products whose safety many of us had taken for granted; products that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), were Read the rest of this entry »
A year later “Stormy” was a hit, and “Traces of Love” made it to No. 2 in 1969. That same year, the group had a top 20 hit with “Everyday With You Girl.”
Buddy Buie, co-writer of the group’s songs with guitarist J.R. Cobb, said: “Dennis had an incredible voice — just a great voice for love songs.”
The group eventually changed its name to “Dennis Yost and the Classics IV.”
Although the group’s lineup changed, Yost continued to perform with the Read the rest of this entry »
Good architecture isn’t reserved for luxury condos anymore. In fact, excellent architecture can now be seen in a building for low-income housing and homeless services in Palo Alto.
Like the very best architecture, the Midpeninsula Opportunity Center has turned its challenges into creative opportunities. On a difficult two-lot Encina Avenue site, squeezed between the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Town and Country shopping center off El Camino Read the rest of this entry »