February 2009 - Posts

Globalization or Protectionism?
February 27, 2009 9:57 AM by Jeanne Johnston

I see this week there is some outrage offshore over the new stimulus bill, specifically the part relating to the H-1B visas that have allowed foreign workers to come to the US, illustrated nicely in this article on India Times --and especially in the Read More...

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Where Have All the Nurses Gone?
February 19, 2009 8:31 AM by Jeanne Johnston

I know I whine a lot about MTs being the first and hardest-hit casualties in a budget crunch (and I wasn't even around with you vets who were relegated to the supply room downstairs next to the morgue because MTs have always been so highly respected), Read More...

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EMRs for Better or Worse?
February 12, 2009 8:39 AM by Jeanne Johnston

As I watched this week's first official presidential press conference, the thing that stood out to me (well, after the outrage at all the political posturing and stonewalling that are getting the stimulus plan nowhere) was a comment that reminded me of Read More...

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Epic Fail
February 3, 2009 8:56 AM by Jeanne Johnston

Yes, I've been wallowing in grief all week, hardly sleeping, hardly eating, hardly leaving the house, even over the weekend. Though we're convinced the house is haunted (not in a bad way), Wee Ailís has not managed to join the activity and put in an appearance, Read More...

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