Daily Archives: August 3, 2010

Health: Be Sure Exercise Is All You Get at the Gym

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In the 3 August 2010 issue of the NY Times, Jane Brody writes, Be Sure Exercise Is All You Get at the Gym.

When you go to the gym, do you wash your hands before and after using the equipment? Bring your own regularly cleaned mat for floor exercises? Shower with antibacterial soap and put on clean clothes immediately after your workout? Use only your own towels, razors, bar soap, water bottles? If you answered “no” to any of the above, you could wind up with one of the many skin infections that can spread like wildfire in athletic settings.

Read on. Ick!

-RichardH

Justice Lawyers Plan Crackdown On Sex Offenders

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Lauren French of McClatchy Newspapers wrote the article Justice Lawyers Plan Crackdown On Sex Offenders.

The Department of Justice released its first-ever national strategy to combat child exploitation and abuse Monday, which calls for a crackdown on the most dangerous sex offenders in the country.

Besides applauding this worthy effort, I highlight this effort to make a connection to political thought.  After all, this is a political blog.

It has recently come to my attention the possible connection between extreme right wing and libertarian points of view and the suffering of childhood sexual abuse.  The shattering of the bond of trust by what should be a respected adult may lead to a lifetime of mistrust of all authority figures.

Freeloading On Health Care Isn’t Freedom Of Choice

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Barbara Shelly of The Kansas City Star has written the commentary Freeloading On Health Care Isn’t Freedom Of Choice.

The Missouri Hospital Association is nothing if not persistent. It keeps pushing this crazy idea that people should have health insurance.

The article goes on to describe how insistent are the Republicans in the Missouri House of Representatives in cutting off their nose to spite their face (or in this case to spite President Obama).