Where was FEMA? Where was the national guard?
Nine days without power, heat and water may not seem like a big deal to some of you, but it prompts my first diary to KOS. Maybe I want to write now because I've been unable to read Daily Kos since...
View ArticleMy report from SW Missouri...I saw Obama!
I stood in line for over 4 hours for an Obama rally in Springfield, MO. I got a seat in the far field bleachers where we could barely see Obama, but it was worth it. I have to tell you that I've been...
View ArticleDear President Elect Obama, I need a job!
I'm on the computer several hours each day searching for employment and scanning the news. I also make myself go out every week and visit employers or contacts to help me find employment. The lack of...
View ArticlePay the Piper - We need justice for credit abuse
Many of us are responsible for the debt in this nation; we have huge unpayable debts($100,000 is huge to me). I can't pay because I haven't worked for over a year and I only made enough to barely get...
View ArticleRant for Justice...left out again?
Will any of the stimulus stimulate your economy? Economic relief always seems to exclude some; like the deck is always stacked for the other guy. I shouldn't be whining. I'm sitting cozy in my old...
View ArticleMy day in the ER...healthcare in the U.S.
I think the ER personnel at my local rural hospital are getting to know me. I took my father-in-law and my SO to the ER last year for cardiac and respiratory problems. Last month I took my neighbor...
View ArticleMedia's complicity in our downfall
We need to start a 'factual information' media station. A broadcast that only tells the truth; only reads the facts that are known. No B.S. opinion or 'fair and balanced' half truths. I'm afraid the...
View Articlecaring for caregivers-I need help in SW Michigan
I've been a caregiver at a nursing home, worked in home healthcare, cared for my disabled SO in Missouri and now I am trying to help my 83 year old mother in SW Michigan. I came to Michigan August...
View ArticleWe need healthcare...we didn't get a bailout
Medical bankruptcy is increasing at an alarming rate. I have experienced it over the last 10 years and seen the same scenario played out over and over again. You work hard and think you are...
View ArticleInsomnia is a symptom...healthcare is a cure
I've taken medication for depression and anxiety for about 30 years. It's hereditary...my mother suffers from the same disorder, and her father was institutionalized for mental problems many years ago...
View ArticleExtended Unemployment in Missouri
I am pretty much a lurker on Kos, and only occassionally write, but my visit to the Missouri Career Center this last week really bothered me, so I thought I'd write about it. First, let me say the...
View ArticleThe Real Death Panels - fight for health care
I read the other day where the state of Arizona had cancelled transplants for Medicaid patients. At the same time, the state has increased Dept. Of Corrections spending by $8.4 million. Gov. Brewer...
View ArticleThank-you Claire McCaskill
I'm mostly an armchair activist; I write letters, sign petitions, blog and talk with friends and family about issues that are of concern to me. Sometimes I get 'form letter' replies from Claire...
View ArticleKosAbility - Is It Me With HCV?
KosAbility is a community diary series posted at 5 PM ET every Sunday by volunteer diarists. This is a gathering place for people who are living with disabilities, who love someone with a disability,...
View ArticleBird Flu in Polk Co. Missouri
I found out today that a Cargill turkey operation in my county of SW Missouri has been quarantined with bird flu. The local newspaper article says that 13,000 Tom Turkeys would be killed and the meat...
View ArticleConcealed carry nuts
What are the requirements for someone to qualify for concealed carrying of a gun? What are the requirements for someone to teach concealed carry classes? I'm not against guns. I was raised with 2...
View ArticleVisit to an ER
I've mentioned my neighbors who have genetic kidney disease in earlier diaries. The story continues...
View ArticleDaily Kos and Community Musings
I have been visiting Kos since about 2004 and it's usually a friendly community where I learn from and commune with progressives who want many of the things that I've strived for in my own life. This...
View ArticleVenting - I'm ready to explode
I read DocStory Ticking-Time-Bombs and know I'm one of those on the edge. Will I continue to suffer, will I get better, will I die an early death? Life is an unfolding journey to where and for what?...
View ArticleHe Shot His Own Dog and I'm blamed
I was talking with people in my small rural community Saturday, and about now I'm feeling pretty down and 'dumped on'. I've written several times about my community, it has 14 lots ranging from 1 to...
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Chronic Tonic: The Diagnosis - Mental Health
CHRONIC TONIC posts on Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST. It is a place to share stories, advice, and information and to connect with others with chronic health conditions and those who care for them. Our...
View ArticleOccupySpringfieldMO Reflections
The following was written by a member of OccupySpringfieldMO and I thought it was appropriate to republish with her permission. I didn't make it to last weeks OSM Wedsnesday meeting, but I'll be in...
View ArticleOccupy Springfield MO 10/15/2011
Democracy is hard work if you want it to be fair and equitable. It's a grassroots movement with the 99% raising their voices, which have been silenced too long. Local protests were going on across...
View ArticleChronic Tonic: Up and Down
CHRONIC TONIC posts on Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST. It is a place to share stories, advice, and information and to connect with others with chronic health conditions and those who care for them. Our...
View ArticleOccupySpringfieldMO 11/7/2011
I've been working with OccupySpringfieldMO over the last month and it has opened my eyes to many horrible truths in America. There are many people in America who are now homeless, don't have food to...
View ArticlePolice locked out of van at OccupySpringfieldMO
On 11-11-11 OccupySpringfieldMO held a rally across from Jordan Valley Park at an empty field where 8 of the groups members were arrested for trespassing. Four other members of the group were given...
View ArticleOccupy the Midwest Police Violence
Occupy the Midwest participants were beaten and arrested late Thursday evening. Sorry this is short, but I'll get more details. Call St Louis Mayor and Police Dept. NOW to show your solidarity with...
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