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I copied the following off a White House Web site (www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/ ):
“There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to
Clearly, President Obama and the people he employs put in place a method to gather information on people whose ideas, writings or even casual conversations disagree with the administration. This absolutely goes against every principle of liberty and freedom which our forefathers paid so dear a price beginning at Lexington in 1775. Our senior citizens should recall the neighborhood informant networks of Joseph Stalin and Adolph Hitler. Today, North Korea and communist China operate extensive local spying organizations to crush dissent.
That any agency of our government should even begin to dabble in these oppressive techniques demonstrates an utter disregard for the foundation of our Republic and contempt for every freedom-loving American who dares to speak his mind. Take a minute to call or write our elected representatives and let them know about this turn of events.
No doubt I’ll be on the list of subversives tonight along with Ben, Tom, Sam, John and George, to name a few. Of course, that’s the company I’m honored to keep.
Chris Nowak lives in Kelseyville.
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The uses of the ARRA funds are extremely restricted; they can be used for building improvements and/or the purchase of medical and dental equipment. Historically, there have been very few opportunities to make improvements on our facility; MCHC will be using our funding to significantly expand our women’s health services department, Care for Her.
While ARRA funding does help with long-overdue improvements, it does not provide any support for the operations of our center. We find it somewhat ironic that the federal government is willing to improve our facilities while state government is cutting reimbursable services. This reality puts our centers in the position of being more dependent than ever on local donations to help meet the day-to-day health care needs of local people.
We can only hope that an achievable solution for the national health care problem will emerge. Right now, community health centers like MCHC are the backbone of local health care. With growing numbers of uninsured children and adults, declining state reimbursements and more restrictive eligibility standards for basic health services, we will continue to need the support from our generous community.
John Pavoni is chair of Mendocino Community Health Clinics Inc., which serve Lake and Mendocino counties. He lives in Clearlake Oaks.
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