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How Insurance Companies Have Unfair Advantage

Jun 11, 2014

Syngenta and Monsanto: Double Trouble for Jackson County

OPINION -- Out-of-state biotech corporations and their allies have contributed $600,000 out of a total of more than $800,000 to fight Jackson County’s May 20 initiative to ban the growing of genetically engineered (GE or GMO) crops, an eye-popping amount for a small county election. Monsanto has given over $183,000, DuPont Pioneer nearly $130,000 and Syngenta $75,000. The Oregon Farm Bureau has donated over $50,000, much of which could be pass-through money, since it receives thousands of dollars from biotech firms.

Apr 16, 2014

Legislators Urged to Deny $200 Million in Bond Funding for OHSU

Dr. Kris Alman is urging legislators to not fund OHSU’s bond funding request, contending there is no return on investment for the public.

Feb 18, 2014

Keeping Our Health Information Secure from Data Breaches

Paul DeMuro contends that we all should be vigilant about unattended or misplaced portable ‎devices, whether they be phones, laptops, or whatever

Feb 12, 2014

Big Data and Lawful Threats to Privacy

This author contends that 20th century privacy laws are not keeping up with 21st Century technology when it comes to protecting our most sensitive data.

Jan 23, 2014

Public Health Advocates Must Derail the TranPacific Partnership

Without public input, fast-track passage of this treaty could jeopardize their important work with the threat of costly lawsuits that put profits over people

Dec 18, 2013

Publicly-Owned Cooperatives Could Shine a Light on Our Healthcare System

OPINION -- In the 1960's many airports, department stores, businesses and municipalities experimented with pay toilets as a means to generate extra revenue. Thankfully, pay toilets are a thing of the past, having been removed from our society for reasons that should be obvious to anyone with even a slight amount of common empathy.

Dec 11, 2013

Competition is Really Good for Healthcare

Oct 30, 2013

Heath Insurance Exchanges: Were They the Solution?‎

Oct 21, 2013

For the Convenience of the Tobacco Companies

It’s time the Obama Administration stood up to the promotion of cigarettes and stop caving into the industry.

Sep 4, 2013