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Things Can Only Get Better

January 24, 2008 – 12:37 pm

When Britain’s Labour party took power in 1997 after 18 years of Conservative rule, their theme song was D:Ream’s “Things Can Only Get Better.” (You can even see Tony Blair “singing” it here.) The song served as Blair and New Labour’s version of “Don’t Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)” that worked so well for Bill Clinton [...]

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Consumer-driven health care: Michigan leads a long-overdue approach

December 27, 2007 – 3:49 pm

A new website from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association now provides Michigan residents with information on costs, payment options, and quality of care at Michigan’s 146 nonprofit community hospitals. According to this write-up in the Great Lakes IT Report, the site provides specific information on the average charge, average payment, average length of stay [...]

By Dan Scripps | Posted in Health care, Issues | Comments (0)

Mozambique, Jack Lessenberry, GOP cuts, and the budget crisis

May 16, 2007 – 11:26 am

So it’s been a while since my last post, and I guess I’m coming out swinging for the fences.
Today, PRI’s program The World program featured a story on American philanthropist Greg Carr, who’s spending $40 million to promote eco-tourism in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park. In explaining how he’s been able to convince locals in this [...]

By Dan Scripps | Posted in Education, Health care, Issues, Natural Resources | Comments (0)

A 7-Point Plan for Michigan’s Future

June 12, 2006 – 11:25 am

On Monday, June 12, we held press conferences in Elmwood Township and Scottville announcing our 7-point to Fight for Michigan’s Future. Twenty other press conferences were held across the state as part of our coordinated campaign to retake the State Legislature.
While we have many issues that we will highlight over the course of the campaign, [...]

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