Smart and silly

You heard of Event Planners and Wedding Planner but have you heard of Baby Planner???

August 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment

From the Chicago Tribune; there is a a new trend parenting baby planning,  Baby planning you say, Yes baby planning where they suggest and plan everything from, designing the nursery, advice on food, furniture, and products for a fee from $75 an hour to $700 flat fee to find the right nanny. There’s even a association           National Baby Planner Association created to set guidelines and counsel to this burgeoning industry. Here more http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-baby-planners_bd03aug03,0,959228.story. The piece give a whole new meaning of phrase Planned Parenthood.

Categories: Uncategorized

Immigration and health care

August 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment

In incredible expose by the New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/us/03deport.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all reveals patient dumping of illegal immigrants across the country.  But the price for the hospitals could be the shut down of programs including emergency rooms.  Here in California in the last 20 years about more than 100 emergency rooms have closed statewide do to the high  number indigent patients leaving putting a burden for charity non-profit, government hospital and  small number of for profit to cover with immigration reform, seal the borders and reform health care; it going to get worse before it gets better

Categories: Nanny State · Politics · health care
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Buyer Beware!

August 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment

An article on Saturday Orange County Register tell the tale of students and former of Southern California Trade Schools and how the owe tens of thousands of dollars in debt.  http://www.ocregister.com/articles/graduates-job-students-2112059-medical-college ; seeking work in other professions and searching for justice.

Categories: education
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