Category: Expert Views
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Ret. Brig Gen USAF: Let the Protests Continue Until the War on Racism is Won
“It is time for the riots and protests to stop!!!” Sorry, but I disagree with this statement. I most strongly would agree riots, looting, shooting, burning, use of projectiles, on both sides, must stop! I do not agree the protests should stop. Peaceful protests should go on until the nation receives concrete confirmation that this time, a viable, monitored…
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Healthcare Cost Containment and the 2019 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Quality Conference
We have a tendency to blame individuals whose performances excel within a flawed system rather than analyze why the system rewards an unwanted behavior and perpetuates poor outcomes. Let’s take a look at some of the players attending the 2019 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Quality Conference to illustrate how it affects our healthcare system. “Don’t…
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Understanding Emergency Department Costs for Patients
You felt sick after lunch and your work friends just convinced you it could be your heart. They call 911 and before you know it, you’re strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance careening around corners, running lights with sirens on the way to the local emergency room. The pain completely subsides…
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Silence is the Message of Dismissal When Elected Officials Ignore Constituents’ Emails
I grew up in an era when people wrote letters to friends and to business associates. The favor of a reply was expected. It was just plain polite to respond in kind. Historians thrive on letters of yesteryear. They form the basis for literature and books that open windows for us to view the stories of…
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The Summit School to Host Conference on Anxiety for Children in the Classroom & Beyond
The Summit School to Host Conference on Anxiety Understanding Anxiety: Supporting Children in the Classroom and Beyond Saturday, April 14, 2018, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm (March 2018, Edgewater, MD) – Diagnosable anxiety disorders are on the rise, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, reporting that an estimated 31.9% of U.S. adolescents aged…
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MEDIA ALERT: One Day Educational Conference
MEDIA ALERT February 1, 2018 Contact: Alice Moore, The Change Starter, LLC, allie.moore72@gmail.com ONE DAY EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTING INDIGENOUS SPEAKERS “Shifting the Paradigm Back to Humanity” Will Spotlight Common Issues and Collaborative Solutions Annapolis, MD – February 1, 2018 — The Shifting the Paradigm Back to Humanity conference will center progressive, indigenous speakers from the DC…
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Annapolis Tax Expert on What We Can Expect from the Rep. Tax Law & More
APat producer Vicky Bruce interviews Annapolis attorney and tax expert Jack Blum for APat Live’s new series called Expert Views. Blum discusses how the new tax law will affect Anne Arundel County Citizens, how we will lose out because the Federal Government will now tax Marylanders on the taxes we already pay the state, and…