Category Archives: United States

Lessons Learned from a Welfare Queen

Posted on 03/06/2011 by paulefallon

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is getting a lot of traction calling out public sector employees as 21st century welfare queens. Thirty-five years ago Ronald Reagan popularized the phrase during the 1976 presidential campaign, spinning elaborate tales of women, mostly … Continue reading →

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Treating Abby, Healing America

Posted on 01/23/2011 by paulefallon

My 22 year old daughter Abby spent ten hours in an emergency room in Miami Beach over our vacation with a high fever, chills and aches.  Malaria symptoms, we assume, from our trip to Haiti.   She received three lumbar punctures, … Continue reading →

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Resolution – More Smiles, Fewer Guns

Posted on 01/01/2011 by paulefallon

My children and I took the T downtown to see The Fighter at the multiplex. Riding over the Longfellow Bridge Andy mentioned that 2010 had been the best year of his life.  Abby seconded the sentiment, and I had to … Continue reading →

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The Mayor of New York Battles Soft Drinks

Posted on 12/19/2010 by paulefallon

On October 16 the New York Times published an article, “Unlikely Allies in Food Stamp Debate” which focused on how left leaning non-profit hunger groups and Big Food interests aligned in their opposition to Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to bar food … Continue reading →

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Looking for Health in Las Vegas

Posted on 12/05/2010 by paulefallon

The Center for Health Design is a non-profit group out of California that advocates for creating healthcare environments that are patient and family-centered and utilize evidence-based design, meaning that design decisions are backed by documented environmental research. As an organization … Continue reading →

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