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Black and White

I'm usually a shades of gray kind of thinker, but from where I sit, this presidential election is about polar opposites:  Read more >

Why We Voted for Barack Obama

Yesterday my husband and I decided to send an email to our friends and family exlaining why we support Barack Obama. I thought I would share it with you too:    Read more >

McCain's Offensive Scoffing at Medical Errors

Last night John McCain offended me to the core in his Town Hall debate against Barack Obama. While discussing health care issues, McCain scoffed at "medical errors" and even used air quotes when he said the term. His platform addresses his plan for reducing "frivolous" medical malpractice law suits. From his flippant attitude about medical errors last night, it's clear to me that he will make sure that the term "frivolous" is defined with the doctors in mind and with little concern for patients.  Read more >

Living with Cancer and Scared to Death of the Fate of Healthcare

Last year we discovered that I had a rare form of cancer -- so rare that it took doctors ten years to realize that there was a tumor on my pancreas. Up to that point, they all said I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome and gave me a myriad of drugs which masked the root of the cause: a metastatic, insulin-secreting tumor on my pancreas.  Read more >

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Full Name
crewt
Member Since
July 2008
About Me: 
After a number of years working for non-profits, I returned to school in 2005 to study music. I will be applying to Ph.D. programs in the fall in musicology/music theory so that I can one day teach at a university. I am a closet-political wonk, who has come out through my blog, A Stream of Consciousness.
Location: 
Arlington, VA
Location Tags: 
south florida,virginia,england,quebec
School Tags: 
university of miami,george mason university
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blogher,politics,news
Causes Tags: 
democratic party,health care,environment
Favorite Tags: 
animals,music,living life to the fullest
 

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