Eyeing White House, Gov’s Jindal and Perry Ditch Citizens on Health Care
Watts Winery Welcomes Young Winemaker to the Family
By Rhashad R. Pittman When Fermin Ramirez Jr. finishes his degree program at UC Davis next month, he will be one of the fortunate college graduates who have a job waiting for them. Unlike many graduates who are entering [...]
Legacy of School Board Member and Education Advocate to Live On
Sara Cazares served with passion both in the classroom and community By Rhashad R. Pittman Stockton native and education advocate Sara Cazares was known for her dedication to providing an equal education to all. That d[...]
All the Lonely People: How We Live Alone Past 65
DURHAM, N.C. — Clydie Pugh-Myers, one of the state’s first black licensed practical nurses, once drove a red Cadillac around Durham, sang in the choir at her church and generally stayed busy. These days, living with [...]
Supporters Sound Alarm Against Delay in Expanding Medi-Cal
SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters of health care reform once again sounded the alarm that California has only four to six weeks left to resolve budget issues that are hampering the timely rollout of Medi-Cal expansion, a [...]
Photographs and Memories of a Traumatic Marathon
With Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in custody, Leona Merk of Dedham, Mass., can breathe a sigh of relief. “I am hopeful we will now have insight to the brothers’ motivation, which we wouldn’t have the opportunity to hear if it[...]
As North Korea Talks Economy, ‘West Talks of War’
SAN FRANCISCO — In the mounting war of words North Korea is having with the United States and its allies, it’s easy to believe who the chief aggressor is. A bankrupt dictatorship more interested in arming itself [...]
I’m Young and Straight, But Gay Marriage Is My Issue Too
I’ve never had any reason to think that I wouldn’t be able to someday marry the person I truly love. That’s something that isn’t true of many of my closest friends who are gay. So why should I care ab[...]
Obama budget: Trim Social Security, tax wealthy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and [...]
Patients Teach Doctor How to Heal at the End of Life
PALO ALTO, Calif. — How does a doctor specializing in saving lives turn into one of the nation’s leading experts — and medical educators — on end-of-life care? Dr. Vyjeyanthi “V.J.” Pe[...]
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Eyeing White House, Gov’s Jindal and Perry Ditch Citizens on Health Care
Last week, 400,000 poor and underserved Louisianans, many them people of color, were shut out of potentially life-saving health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A Louisiana House health committee voted down a measure that would have forced Governor Bobby Jindal to opt into the Medicaid expansion provision of ACA that is being subsidized [...]
Watts Winery Welcomes Young Winemaker to the Family
By Rhashad R. Pittman When Fermin Ramirez Jr. finishes his degree program at UC Davis next month, he will be one of the fortunate college graduates who have a job waiting for them. Unlike many graduates who are entering the workforce shortly after completing their college careers, Ramirez will not be working in the business, [...]
