Category Archives: Health Care

The Seventh Post in the “Oh My Achin’ Head” Series: Alaska State Senator Claims That Birth Control Is So Cheap That Citizens Shouldn’t Be Required to Pay for Other People’s “Recreation”

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Fred Dyson is a Republican State Senator from Alaska. Dyson feels that access to affordable contraception isn’t a problem in his state. During a floor speech this past Wednesday, Dyson claimed that he had “researched the issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Politics | Tagged , | 26 Comments

Military Families: School transition and deployment increase social isolation and weapon carrying by kids

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

By CHARLTON STANELY The mental health community has devoted considerable attention to the effect of deployment(s) on members of the military service. Not enough attention has been given to the effects of deployment on other family members. The California Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Education Policy, Foreign Policy, Government, Mental Health, Politics, Psychology, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Reality of Violence

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON There are patterns in the world and this is illustrative of one of them. There is a tragedy, some horrid even where a lot of people have died senseless deaths and often for doing nothing more egregious … Continue reading →

Posted in Heroism, Law Enforcement, Media, Mental Health, Society, United States | 14 Comments