Nobody – not even medical personnel – are immune to our screwball health care system. First of all, we have the story from the Peoria Journal Star about how OSF Healthcare is cutting compensation for its employees because of the swelling ranks of unemployed – and therefore uninsured – patients using its emergency room. And […]
So, President Obama spent his press conference the other night trying to convince America that health care reform is essential and important for everyone. The New York Times reports that he had mixed results. I don’t think that’s too unexpected. It just illustrates how critical health care is to people’s lives and sense of security […]
So, Karl Rove came to Peoria to speak. I applaud everyone who turned out to protest. What was most interesting to me is, though, is this: I moved here about a year-and-a-half ago. I have read the Peoria Journal Star almost every day, including the stories and columns by the designated political reporters. But I […]
I don’t live in Peoria County, so I don’t get to vote on this, but I would vote “yes” if I could.
The Peoria Journal Star has two articles today with measures of Peoria’s economy. They both appeared in the print edition, but I couldn’t find them online. In the first, Manpower Inc. has released the result of a survey that shows area employers plan to keep roughly the same number of workers between April and June. […]
The national unemployment report was bleak. We now have an official unemployment rate of 8.1%. But it’s also important to look at the Labor Department’s broader measure of unemployment, especially in today’s economy. It includes people who are unemployed and still looking for a job, people who are unemployed but have given up looking, and […]
I’d like to point all interested people to a new group, the Peoria Humanist Society. They also have a Meetup group. Thanks to Richard for getting this started!
The government has posted its revised GDP numbers for the last three months of 2008, and they are ugly – a 6.2% annualized rate of decline. I link to the New York Times story on the GDP, which includes this nugget: Among the more distressing aspects of the report, according to Joseph Brusuelas, a director […]
Just a shout out to the Peoria Area World Affairs Council, which is holding what looks to be a really interesting conference on Pakistan this weekend: “Pakistan: Dangers, Insights & Strategies.” It starts tonight. The Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. speaks tomorrow afternoon. A pretty good “get” there!
In the Peoria Journal Star today, Paul Gordon writes about a report produced by the Peoria area’s economic development organization. The report is designed to make everyone feel better about the local economy. Apparently, the Heartland Partnership has gotten some grief over its ad campaign that says “It’s better here,” even with the poor economy […]
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