Sarah and Janet, thanks for the terrific job organizing the 'Talking Green' series. The evening was enjoyable, well attended and a great learning experience. The Smokehouse has been the beneficiary of more frequent patronage by our family simply by hosting the Qmonthly events.
We have found the volume of recyclables is twice as large as the non-recyclable rubbish. Every other week for trash pickup would suit us but is revenue lost for WM.
I wish the City Council would consider a "if it can't be reused or recycled" deadline/protocol to limit products like polystyrene and other non-biodegradable plastic products from being used as packing of our products into our city.
Is there a family that doesn't have a similar, tragic and vivid story? Lost my Father to lung cancer, my Mother is a survivor of colon cancer, lost my niece at 34 to breast cancer in november, lost a 54 year old friend last month to liver cancer, my Father in Law has chronic leukemia, have two younger close friends with prostate cancer, a couple distant friends of friends with melanoma...
We can't do much about genetics just yet but we have failed when it comes to clean water and our daily exposure to numerous cancinogenic chemicals in our food and air. May be we shouldn't be using roundup on every weed in our lawns and our yards...
each year during the Relay for Life, the hush while hundreds walk the luminaria filled oval at twilight seems, eerily, too similar to visiting the wall in D.C. at the Vietnam Memorial.
... sounds like a model citizen. umh, it may or may not have helped here but once again it does bring to mind the issue of reasonable background checks/gun control?? next week are we going to hear that he was worried that Obama was gonna take his cold beer away from his dreaded, cold hands....
Lynn, that was so well stated. From a retired physician point of view, Lynn has essentially nailed the salient points. Indeed, the general public is quite satisfied with their healthcare delivery in Canada, Switzerland and many other countries that have universal healthcare.
Initially, there will be a myriad of problems once a new program has been adopted but the system that we now have isn't sustainable nor is the health care delivery to individuals even close to what it could and should be. Less corporation direct involvement into the delivery, profits and decision making is sure to make significant improvements for the general public and overall costs. Making fewer and more modest (less than maximum) profits can surely be tolerated to deliver better health maintenance.
Lastly, a week ago I lost a vibrant, close friend to cholangiocarcinoma (biliary cancer of the liver). She had private health insurance coverage and our system provided her with no special favors. BTW, I have been a longstanding, registered independent (i.e. nonsocialist) but have long been a progressively minded voter especially when it comes to the delivery of healthcare. This fine country is wealthy enough to find a way to fund healthcare for its citizens.
Aside from the emotional strife, we are all only a single, tragic diagnosis away from a disease induced, family bankrupcy.
A far more useful question for the editorial body of the Steamboat Pilot would be "are you as a voting, tax paying citizen, pleased with the job and the direction that the city council, planning commission and county commissioners are doing for our community at large"?
Recycling discussion focuses on single-stream system
Sarah and Janet, thanks for the terrific job organizing the 'Talking Green' series. The evening was enjoyable, well attended and a great learning experience. The Smokehouse has been the beneficiary of more frequent patronage by our family simply by hosting the Qmonthly events.
We have found the volume of recyclables is twice as large as the non-recyclable rubbish. Every other week for trash pickup would suit us but is revenue lost for WM.
I wish the City Council would consider a "if it can't be reused or recycled" deadline/protocol to limit products like polystyrene and other non-biodegradable plastic products from being used as packing of our products into our city.
November 13, 2009 at 8:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Zachary Linnert and Kevin Pease: Thanks, Steamboat
yeah LTFO. it is great to see more needed diversity in stbt to balance the cerebrally narrow that would shell out $ to watch Bachmann et al.
September 2, 2009 at 7:32 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Linda Lewis: Make sure health care facts, news are accurate
Linda points it out all too well. We are all just a single, terrible diagnosis away from family bankrupcy.
I hope seeus isn't too upset that she wasn't named the keynote speaker at the "freedom conference".
August 29, 2009 at 11:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lynn Abbott: Health care reform
why not universal health care in the US? it is one of purest forms of unselfishness. we are all only one terrible diagnosis from a family emergency.
August 15, 2009 at 8:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Fall election could begin near City Council annexation ruling
once again, this community doesn't need to fund a $34.2 M rec center. indeed, the whole town, county and surrounding area IS a 4 season rec center...
August 15, 2009 at 8:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Cancer survivor channels anger
Is there a family that doesn't have a similar, tragic and vivid story? Lost my Father to lung cancer, my Mother is a survivor of colon cancer, lost my niece at 34 to breast cancer in november, lost a 54 year old friend last month to liver cancer, my Father in Law has chronic leukemia, have two younger close friends with prostate cancer, a couple distant friends of friends with melanoma...
We can't do much about genetics just yet but we have failed when it comes to clean water and our daily exposure to numerous cancinogenic chemicals in our food and air. May be we shouldn't be using roundup on every weed in our lawns and our yards...
each year during the Relay for Life, the hush while hundreds walk the luminaria filled oval at twilight seems, eerily, too similar to visiting the wall in D.C. at the Vietnam Memorial.
July 19, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Suspect in chase had 10 guns in stolen truck
GREAT JOB SSPD, RC and JC sheriffs departments.
... sounds like a model citizen. umh, it may or may not have helped here but once again it does bring to mind the issue of reasonable background checks/gun control?? next week are we going to hear that he was worried that Obama was gonna take his cold beer away from his dreaded, cold hands....
July 7, 2009 at 7:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lynn Abbott: Health care reform and the public option
Lynn, that was so well stated. From a retired physician point of view, Lynn has essentially nailed the salient points. Indeed, the general public is quite satisfied with their healthcare delivery in Canada, Switzerland and many other countries that have universal healthcare.
Initially, there will be a myriad of problems once a new program has been adopted but the system that we now have isn't sustainable nor is the health care delivery to individuals even close to what it could and should be. Less corporation direct involvement into the delivery, profits and decision making is sure to make significant improvements for the general public and overall costs. Making fewer and more modest (less than maximum) profits can surely be tolerated to deliver better health maintenance.
Lastly, a week ago I lost a vibrant, close friend to cholangiocarcinoma (biliary cancer of the liver). She had private health insurance coverage and our system provided her with no special favors. BTW, I have been a longstanding, registered independent (i.e. nonsocialist) but have long been a progressively minded voter especially when it comes to the delivery of healthcare. This fine country is wealthy enough to find a way to fund healthcare for its citizens.
Aside from the emotional strife, we are all only a single, tragic diagnosis away from a disease induced, family bankrupcy.
June 29, 2009 at 7:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat Highlands wins zoning approval
steamobat?
June 3, 2009 at 6:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat Highlands wins zoning approval
A far more useful question for the editorial body of the Steamboat Pilot would be "are you as a voting, tax paying citizen, pleased with the job and the direction that the city council, planning commission and county commissioners are doing for our community at large"?
June 3, 2009 at 6:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )