Opinion Forum

Our 5-Hour, $10,000 Visit to the ER

October 1st, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Back in August, while on vacation in Idaho, my wife began to experience some stomach pain but didn’t think much of it. But, on our drive home around 9 pm as we neared Reno, the pain became intolerable. I called 911 and was directed to the emergency room of the Northern […]

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Tags: costs, deductibles, health, healthcare, HSA, insurance, rights, universal
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If Chavez Dies, What Happens to Cuba?

July 4th, 2011

By Tom Carter We may have a new crisis brewing right outside our back door. Americans, aside from a few dunderheads on the far left, don’t think much of Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela. He oppresses his own people and demonizes America at every turn, and if he dies from his current illness few […]

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Tags: Chavez, Cuba, death, Florida, health, instability, oil, refugees, Venezuela
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Amish Terrorists Strike Again but We Are Safe

May 17th, 2011

By Dan Miller Feds milk it for all it’s worth. Last month, federal agents struck. They went in harm’s way at no small danger to themselves just to protect us. Federal agents watched the home closely for a year, gathering evidence. Then, in a pre-dawn raid, armed members from three agencies swooped in. No, this […]

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Tags: Amish, farmer, FDA, federal, health, milk, pasteurized, raw, satire, USDA
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Business: Steps to Stress Mastery

May 14th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor Having the right attitude and positive goals, as I discussed in the last issue of Prime Business Alert!, are important steps for becoming a stress master. But just thinking about mastering stress won’t make it so. You have to actually do things to relieve your stress. Here are some suggestions for […]

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Tags: diet, friends, health, music, relaxation, sleep, society, stress, work
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Healthy School Lunches – Eat What WE Provide

April 12th, 2011

By Dan Miller Taking the lead as Chicago often does, the principal of Little Village Academy on Chicago’s West Side, a public school, now bans lunches from home and insists that only nutritious and tasty food prepared by culinary professionals be eaten there. Principal Elsa Carmona said her intention is to protect students from their […]

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Tags: Chicago, health, home, lunch, nutrition, parents, satire, school
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