Cindy's Blog
My home on the web since 1995
Category: Society
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The world of those who are happy is different from the world of those who are not. –Ludwig Wittgenstein Happiest Countries 1. Denmark 2. Puerto Rico 3. Colombia 4. Iceland 5. North Ireland 6. Ireland 7. Switzerland 8. Netherlands 9. Canada 10. Austria 11. El Salvador 12. Malta 13. Luxemburg 14. Sweden 15. New Zeland…
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This past weekend, 39 House Democrats voted against the health care reform bill. It’s not surprising that 31 of the 39 defectors came from districts carried by John McCain in the presidential election. Here is an interactive graphic table from the New York Times that shows some interesting numbers: House Democrats Who Voted Against the…
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These days, we are over-saturated with news 24/7. Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish facts from hype. There has been plenty in the news about H1N1 (Swine Flu), but I honestly didn’t pay much attention to it. Remember all the hype surrounding the Bird Flu? Then all of a sudden, some sort of flu-like virus started…
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Dear John Boehner, Public Option Fact Check *All three House committees that have passed health insurance reform bills this session have included a public option. [Washington Post, 8/2/2009] *Polls continue to show that two out of every three Americans support health insurance reform that includes a public option. [Kaiser Family Foundation, Quinnipac, WSJ/NBC News, September…
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Here is today’s headline from CNN: “Does ‘strengthening diplomacy’ warrant Nobel? Americans split” OK, I’ve just about had it with the conservatives in this country. Here’s the real deal: We are a country divided. It is really quite amazing how polarized we are as a nation. Maybe this is caused by our two-party system, I…