Phoebe violates it’s own charter [ March 13, 2010 – 7:56 am] by Tom Posted in » Albany Dougherty County

The Albany Herald reports this morning of Margurete Burns, an 81 year old Albany woman, who suffered a head injury back in February. After being initially treated in Douglasville, Burns returned home. The next day, she got a phone call telling her to get medical treatment immediately. So, she went to Palmyra. The ER doctor apparently felt she needed a neurosurgeon, so he contacted Phoebe. They allegedly refused to take her, so she was airlifted to Macon.

Now, let’s ignore the fact that there are laws stating that hospitals can’t refuse to treat people, and go right to Phoebe’s own charter. Read More …

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State House Bills I Find Interesting (HB 71 – HB 80)[ July 26, 2009 – 6:06 pm]by Jeff Posted in » Commentary

Conclusions:
HB 71: SUPPORT Rating: 8
HB 72: SUPPORT Rating: 10
HB 73: OPPOSE Rating: 5
HB 74: OPPOSE Rating: 5
HB 75: SUPPORT Rating: 10
HB 76: OPPOSE Rating: 3
HB 77: SUPPORT Rating: 6
HB 78: OPPOSE Rating: 1
HB 79: SUPPORT Rating: 6
HB 80: OPPOSE Rating: 1
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Personal responsibility in a free society[ July 26, 2009 – 8:30 am]by Tom Posted in » Editorial

The libertarian ideal world is unrealistic, many say. A world where the needs of the poor are met by private charity, where the environment is saved not through government regulation but through the free market of all things, where things like drugs and prostitution are legalized and it actually cleans up the streets. But is it really? Read More …

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