Will Obamacare be voted down?
Just Sayin'
There needs to be a vote, so I hope the Dems don't block a vote. This way we know exactly where each Senator stands on this critical issue.
My prediction is that even though Republicans are in the majority in the
So once and for all the
Even though I think the ACA is a long way from being perfect, and is a long way from being affordable the Republicans are offering absolutely nothing in its place, which means we would go back to what we had. Nothing.
Health care should be a right, not a privilege. Every American should have access to health care regardless of income. One's health is more important than anything, including money. I'm still trying to understand how the general public and the major media as a whole are allowing the
After the vote and the dust has cleared then maybe both sides will get down to the business of fixing the ACA so that it better serves the general public.
Farewell to
She passed recently at the age of 91. She was one of the nicest and committed people you ever want to meet.
People are still talking about the Who's Who In Black Pittsburgh event.
The people at the event as well as some who didn't attend were very excited and said it was about time, even though some were disappointed at some of the people who didn't make it.
This was the first event of this kind in
My biggest concern, which also came from many other people, was the lack of a males among the Living Legends. I felt Livingstone and
I don't know why so many people were so late to respond this year. Maybe they didn't think it was for real. I expect the event to double in attendance next year.
It was great to see and hear musical icons coming to
I really wish I could have seen Natalie; she's my favorite female vocalist. Well, next to Aretha.
There was some concern by some who said Natalie was wheeled to the stage in a wheelchair and was extremely thin. This is probably a result of a kidney transplant she had a few years back which almost took her out. But I couldn't find any details on anything recent, so I will keep on looking. But it hasn't affected her voice. Writer
"We have a 1907 civil service model driving our hiring," he said during his Power Breakfast address. "We want to reconfigure it so we can screen and hire differently. There is an alternate model that is in place elsewhere."
He wants to hire from the top 100.
"The old systems was intended to fight cronyism, but it doesn't work, and it selects out the possibility of hiring for values," McLay said.
Former Police Chief
I wonder what all the people are saying who fought and finally defeated the Affirmative Action because they said that the civil service method of hiring based on a test was better, and fairer. It wasn't. Hopefully McLay will get his wish. But we as Blacks still have to watch and monitor very closely to make sure he, and whoever follows him, are hiring Blacks.
The Pittsburgh Promise, which has been a great asset to
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