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Originally posted on HealthCetera – CHMP's Blog:
On Sunday evening during the Louisville Cardinal vs Duke NCAA Elite Eight tournament game millions of television viewers witnessed Louisville Cardinal sophomore guard Kevin Ware’s awkward fall to the ground, after trying to block…
Posted in Health Care, Politics, Social Issues, Uncategorized
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How about a “news” hour that breaks the mold?
Yes, here it is – “All In with Chris Hayes!” I have been a fan of his week-end show, and the new prime-time 8 pm week-day show is just as interesting and thought-provoking as his week-end show — and different … Continue reading
Reflections on why we all can’t “just get along”
The words are so easy .. “let’s just all get along.” But the actions are so very hard. My thoughts have turned to this human dilemma recently because I have (finally) developed a web site/blog for my book “Peace and … Continue reading
Posted in Making change, Peace & Power, Politics, Reflections, Social Issues
Tagged conflict, empowerment, peace, power
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Lessons from puppy kindergarten
About four months ago, we adopted an adorable 2-month-old YorkiePoo who we named Jazzy. Until about 10 years ago, I always had dogs, and have loved every one of them dearly. Then the last of my beloved pugs, Cozie, died, … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged Berkeley Humane Society, peace, puppy kindergarten, unconditional regard
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Quilts, and women, with a history!
Recently I discovered that my cousin Margaret and I have matching quilts made by our mother’s sisters, Bettie and Hilda. These quilts were made in the 1930’s and the discovery that there are two of them prompted me to post … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Feminism, Reflections, Social Issues
Tagged 1930 vintage fabric, Heirloom Quilts, Margaret Sanger, women's history
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Feminism is not dead, and neither is this blog!
Well perhaps this blog has been bogged down lately, and perhaps some folks feel that feminism has taken a back seat if not bogged down or dead. But in fact, these perceptions are far from reality! My blog story is … Continue reading
The dawn of possibility for health care – meaning HEALTH – not just medical care
I admit it .. I am quite a fan of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Like a host of others I would prefer, of course, a single payer plan. But this law is a great start. If it serves to … Continue reading
Twitter for a digital immigrant
Finally, I am a twitter nut! Ordinarily I am the first one in line for the latest and the greatest, but twitter has simply eluded my comprehension. Twitter has made me feel like a visitor to a foreign land where … Continue reading
Posted in Making change, Politics, Social Issues, Technology
Tagged culture, politics, social change, social issues, social media, social networking, twitter
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Truth, Reason and Integrity
My last post was over 3 months ago! The truth is that I could pull any number of reasons out of the atmosphere and any explanation would suit as well as the next! The fact is that this admission brings … Continue reading
Posted in Making change, Politics, Reflections, Social Issues
Tagged @ezraklein, Ezra Klein, lies, pundits, truth
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Hand signals – a small/huge part of changing the world!
There are several things about the Occupy movement that have intrigued me over the past several months, one of which is the practice of hand signals that has developed. These hand signals are not totally unique to “Occupy” – some … Continue reading
Posted in Making change, Occupy Wall Street, Peace & Power, Social Issues
Tagged hand signals, Occupy, twinkle
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Peggy L Chinn 