WHO: E. coli outbreak may be from super-toxic new strain

E. coli is spreading all over Europe. Already 18 people have died and over 1,600 have been sick by it. They're unable to pinpoint the food that started it all, but their idea is raw tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce. 500 victims have developed kidney failures. Previous outbreaks have E. coli have affected children and old people, but this time it's the adults, especially women, that are being affected by the disease. There may be some new cases to occur in the next few days, but they're doing the best they can to treat these people and prevent others from getting sick too.

I always used to say that my mom was paranoid when she'd get nervous about what food we were eating, but now I see why. It can be very dangerous if it's not in the right condition or not cleaned properly. I hope that they're able to treat these people and help them get better. I especially hope that this doesn't somehow spread to the United States and affect people living here.
http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43248315/ns/health-food_safety/

Syria's sorrow: 'So many children have been killed'

Images of dead children are spreading all over Syria through the mass media. The government tried stopping a protest, and ended up killing at least 25 children. Already 1,000 have been killed. People leading the Syrian revolution are using the pictures as a way to spread awareness and recruit followers to their mission. The government is trying to calm things down by doing an investigation to find out who killed a 13 year old boy.

I don't think having the government do one investigation will help calm anybody down. These people are obviously upset for a reason and the government doing just one thing can't change that. They should be doing 1,000 investigations if they're going to be doing any because 1,000 kids have died. All of this is leading to even more protests. They should find a way to communicate peacefully so nobody needs to die at all.
http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43240788/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/

House GOP lawmakers press Obama on spending

On Wednesday, Obama was pressed for more information about budget cuts and spending. Both Republicans and Democrats were at the meeting stating their sides, but no real decisions were made. They couldn't reach an agreement of how to reduce debt. Even though no major things were decided, the meeting was productive because it gave both Democrats and Republicans a chance to state their sides and look each other in the eye about this situation.

I'm glad that the meeting was productive, but shouldn't they already have been able to look each other in the eye? I mean they're professionals and that just kind of made it sound like they hate each other. Hopefully more meetings like this will take place so they can come up with a plan to reduce the country's debt. With such a difficult problem, it will take lots and lots of planning.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43235216/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

Home prices drop into double-dip territory

Home prices in metro areas have reached an all time low since 2002. This is the 8th straight month in the country that housing prices have dropped. They've fallen further than they did for the Great Depression, and it took us 19 years to recover from that. Prices won't stop dropping until the number of foreclosed homes for sale drops. Minneapolis had the worst drop in March at 3.7%. They took a poll and 92% of homeowners said that it is a bad time for them to sell their house. This is going to be a very slow recovery.

I was really surprised when I saw that Minneapolis had the worst drop out of all the big cities in the nation. You read about this going on, but until it hits more close to home you don't really realize it as much. I hope that we have a way to dig ourselves out of this hole so that the housing market can begin to improve. There's so many people affected by this. Homeowners are having trouble selling their house for its true value because foreclosed homes are cheaper. Also, businesses that rely on home builders aren't able to prosper because not as many homes are being built. I'm sad that people got into this mess and a little upset that they let this happen because this is what my generation is going to be dealing with when we are looking to buy homes for our families.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43222187/

Woman dies when told of her father's Joplin death

A tornado, described as "the most evil looking thing you'll see in your life," went through Missouri, killing more than 120 people. When one woman was told of her father's death from the tragedy, she had a heart attack and died. They're relating her death to the storm. Officials are still in search and rescue mode. 9 people have been rescued since Saturday, and they're hoping to find even more. This twister was the worst since the 1950's and the 8th worst in entire U.S. history. People are still unsure with the total number of people still missing.

When I was younger and a bad storm would go through Alexandria, in a way I hoped a tornado would come through so that I could say I lived through one. I don't' know why I was so stupid because I obviously didn't know the consequences that come out of them. Houses are torn down, belongings are lost forever, and many people die. I hope that search and rescue teams are able to identify more people as time goes on, and I hope those people are still living. As we keep getting affected by natural disasters in this country, we need to keep helping each other out in whatever way we can. I know all of those people affected by the Joplin tornado will remain in my thoughts.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43164471/ns/weather/

As Mississippi River rises, a hero emerges

The title of this article makes it sound like there's a knight in shining armor that's saving everyone from the flooding of the Mississippi River. This hero isn't a person at all; it's the flood control system. In the early 1900's, the Mississippi River had a huge flood, similar to the recent one. We learned from history, and engineers came up with a 2203 mile long levee system built along the river. Because of this system, many cities and people living in those cities have been saved from the massive amounts of water. One downfall is that the levees push water up the river's tributaries, causing floods in more rural areas. Those areas don't get any extra money coming in to fund for added infrastructure.

I wasn't aware of all the flooding until today, but my heart goes out to all of those affected by this disaster. I feel like flooding is a very underestimated natural disaster when it's compared to hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. It's good for us to remember how terrible this really is so that we can do what we can to help those affected. People have to evacuate their homes and go live in shelters, leaving everything they're used to behind. I know that certainly wouldn't be an easy thing. I hope that this passes and that we can learn from history again to come up with an even better way to tame the river.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42973616/ns/us_news-environment/

Boosting the Minimum

One major economic issue going on in the United States is whether or not minimum wage should have been increased or should be increased again. With so many families living below the poverty line in recent years, everyone feels something needs to be done. It was found that a family of four earning $20,444 was living in poverty. We can't develop a huge gap between the wealthy and the middle class because we can look at people's salaries and see how big the difference is. In 2007 minimum wage was increased from $5.15 an hour to $7.25 an hour. Some people greatly supported this change but others don't think it's the solution to or problems. Along with the increase in wages, there were significant tax cuts to businesses. Those who are against raising the minimum wage say that there definitely shouldn't have been more tax cuts to businesses because there were so many just recently. They also say that it only affects a small number of the workforce, mostly teenagers, which wouldn't dig us out of this recession we're in. On the flip side, some people believe it will improve our economy a lot. They say that it was completely unfair for people who were working full time and earning minimum wage to still be below the poverty line. If anything, minimum wage should be able to keep them at the line or slightly higher. Since more people will be making more money, they will spend more of it, thus boosting business revenue and the total income of the United States all together.

Poverty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty

Salaries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary

I personally think that increasing the minimum wage was necessary, but I don't think it needed to be quite as drastic. Since many of the minimum wage jobs are taken by teenagers, who usually aren't supporting a family, I don't think they should earn as much as a mom or dad working to feed their children. Also, the businesses shouldn't have received such large tax cuts. Doing both of these things at the same time greatly reduced the amount of money the government was taking in, and in hard times like these, we should have eased into this process. Also, raising the minimum wage brought them just to the poverty line. They won't have extra money to spend like people were saying. The only people who may have extra spending money would be those teenagers, but with college costs so high, many of them are looking to save that money so they aren't in a pool of debt when they graduate. I just don't think raising the minimum wage helped our problems. House majority leader Richard Armey also believed that increasing minimum wage was not a good idea. In face he promised to fight President Bush on increasing minimum wage with "every fiber of his body." If someone as high up as him sees the downsides to this, why didn't others?

Article: http://http//www.criticism.com/policy/republicans-minimum-wage-policy.php

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Search on for mom after toddler found in car

Krista Dittmeyer, a 20 year old woman, has gone missing, leaving her 14 month old daughter behind. Her car was found last Saturday with its engine running and hazard lights on. Her daughter was unharmed in the car. Police don't' know yet if she left the place voluntarily. One of their theories is that she was part of a crime. Krista had spoken with her parents over the phone on Friday night and everything seemed to be normal. That's why their family has a hard time believing that she would leave her baby. They are extremely worried about her and just want someone to come forward if they have any information at all.

I can't imagine that poor baby having to stay in that car all by herself. If for any reason Krista left her child alone voluntarily, she needs to be investigated by social services or something. That should never be okay. On the other hand, if she was taken out of her car and forced to leave, I hope that she can return to her family soon. Either way I hope that she is found. If one of my sisters all of a sudden turned up missing, I don't know what I would do. Hopefully somebody knows even the littlest thing about what happened here so that the police can begin putting the pieces together. http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42762856/ns/us_news-life/

Snickers bar helped in $319 million jackpot win

A group of seven won $319 million dollars from the Mega Millions jackpot. It all sort of happened on accident when one worker left to grab a quick snack. He bought a candy bar at a nearby store and was about to buy a lottery ticket. A man stepped in front of him and bought a ticket first; a ticket that he would have bought. The group couldn't believe it when they read the numbers or heard the news. They're just normal people working at the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal. They range from early forties to sixties. Each will be given a check of $19 million dollars. It's so weird to think that he almost bought a different ticket. Stuff like this makes is hard not to believe in luck. When we did the lotus of control assignment I was more on the side that you control your destiny, but occasions like this help prove otherwise. Sometimes there are certain things that you can't control, but they could change your life forever. http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42358542/ns/us_news-wonderful_world/

High radiation found far from Japan nuke plant

An expert has stated that radiation levels as far as 25 miles away from a plant in Japan are too high. Japan as urged people to evacuate from a 19 mile zone, but that distance could increase. Another problem that this dangerous radiation has caused is international trade. Some cabbages transported from Japan to Singapore were found to have nine times the radiation level recommended for international trade. Radiation is in the seawater, the soil, it's everywhere. Since this is such a serious situation and nobody wants it to happen again, people are doing their best to figure out methods of prevention. This was a terrible crisis and there definitely needs to be a way figured out to prevent it from happening again. I feel so bad for the families that had to leave their homes due to radiation levels. To just pack up and leave a place you're so familiar with and go stay somewhere else would be scary. I'd constantly be wondering about when we'll get to go back or if we'll ever get to go back home. It's also going to be very hard for them to prosper with agriculture when their soil is so dangerous. How will they manage growing things or being able to trade and make money with other countries? I hope their economy does well and doesn't tumble in this crisis. It makes me thankful to live in Minnesota, where I never need to worry about tsunamis or earthquakes. http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42324795/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Egypt presidential election to be held by Nov.

Egypt has been in a state of change ever since the fall of President Mubarak. Some people think they're changing too much and some don't think they are enough. One change is that within 60 days after the presidential election, a vice president must be appointed. Mubarak never had a vice president. He decided everything himself. In addition to this change, there is going to be a group of 100 appointed to draft the new constitution. This is a huge step for them and a chance for their country to change a lot for the better. However, some things are not changing. For example, Islam is still going to be their state's religion and Islamic law is still going to be the main source for legislation. When the young people rioted, they demanded Mubarak go out of power. Now that some more decisions are being made, they're hoping it will take Egypt to the right place. One thing that surprised me is that Islamic law is the main source for legislation. Since we have separation of church and state, I feel like they should too. Does this mean that people who don't practice Islam there aren't allowed to hold positions of power? That certainly wouldn't be fair. It's weird to think that a long time ago we were in a similar place as them. When we were writing our Constitution there were many debates about what should or shouldn't be written. I only hope that Egypt can make the right decisions so they don't need to face an uprising like this again. http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42340963/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

Libya rebels lose almost all ground won with West's help

Rebels are requesting more help in Libya, as Gadhafi's ground forces pushed the rebels back to where they were at the start of this fighting. The people fighting for Gadhafi are much more well trained and they are using better weapons. A senior U.S. intelligence official said that the government forces in Libya are hiding themselves by using common vehicles with machinery attached instead of huge tanks. This makes it harder to see from an aircraft. NATO stepped in attacking from the air, but it hasn't been enough to be effective for the rebels. As of now it appears that the rebels are not in a good place. They have withdrew from fighting until they can come up with a more strategic way to come back. I can't imagine what it must be like to have the same ruler for as long as Gadhafi has been in power in Libya. All these rebels want is change and I can understand that. Before they started fighting, they should have thought everything through. They must have been aware that the opposing force was highly trained and had better equipment. If they would have strategized before fighting and before getting other countries involved, maybe the turnout would be more in their favor. http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42334849/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

Half of used cellphones still hold personal data

A British study has found that majority of old cell phones still contain user's personal information. In fact it wasn't just old cell phones, it was old credit or debit cards and facebook or twitter accounts. If this information got in the wrong hands, there would be many problems. When a person gets rid of their cellphone they'll usually delete everything valuable and think that's enough. It's actually much more complicated than that. SIM cards should be completely destroyed so there's no trace of their information left on it. This study will be useful to almost all people, being that many people own a cell phone. We need to remember to be careful.

This article really opened my eyes to properly destroying old cell phones. It's good to recycle them and we should do so, but at our own risk. Cell phone companies should also be available to help delete information, being that they're the professionals and understand how to do that better. I know that in my future, I'll make sure to dispose of my technology properly so I don't face these issues. Identity theft and just theft in general is a scary thing; it's nothing I want to be involved with.
http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42219052/ns/technology_and_science-security/

FDA cracks down on untested cold medicines

The FDA has stated that approximately 500 unapproved cold and allergy medications will be taken off the market. For example, there was a drug that was said to be allowed for patients as young as 1 month, when in reality no drugs like that should be taken until the patient is at least 2 years old. Their goal is to get rid of ineffective, and potentially dangerous, prescription drugs. Starting now, they're requiring all new drugs for scientific review before they can be bought and sold. Their goal isn't to make people unhappy by making these medications unavailable; in fact, there are many many more that are available that effectively treat cold symptoms and allergies. It's best to go see a doctor and pharmacist to get these drugs, but even they may not always know if a product is approved by the FDA or not. Some drugs claim they're approved by the FDA on the label but they actually haven't been through their scientific test. Hopefully, these actions will help us move forward and keep people safe.

This is the second thing I've heard recently that really surprised me about the FDA. How can any of these drugs be sold if they haven't been tested? That seems like an extreme risk to me. Also, I had heard some other things about how a certain number of red dye can cause cancer. The FDA hasn't even banned these types of ingredients. In a way that really scared me because you can think you're eating something that won't harm your body, but it will in the long run. Now I know that not everything has been discovered yet so they can't know everything about every food or medication, but if they do it's time to crack down on things. By getting rid of these medicines, the FDA can gain some accountability like it needs to.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41869370/ns/health-cold_and_flu/

Spending What we Can Afford

It seems like overspending shouldn't be a huge problem for our government. It's really quite simple; don't spend more than you take in. That's a long process when dealing with an entire country instead of just a family or business. First, the president creates a budget plan that acts as a possible guide for Congress when they make final decisions about spending. When Congress takes over, they must authorize and then appropriate. That means they pass an authorization bill to state rules and guidelines, and then they pass an appropriations bill to actually give the money to the stated agency. Using these bills, things should ultimately line up so the country doesn't create deficit. That's when outlays exceed revenues. When deficit happens not all programs receive proper funding, such as Social Security or Medicare. To prevent this from happening, some people support the "paygo" method. This method is very self explanatory, you just pay as you go. So as money is collected, then the government can pay for things. People who are against "paygo" believe that it encourages tax raises on Americans, which will hurt people and end up hurting the economy even more.

Vocab:
appropriations bill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriations_bill
deficit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficit

I support "paygo" because it is what this country truly needs right now. It doesn't make sense for the government to be allowed to spend more than they take in when families and businesses don't have that luxury as well. The government should be the foundation and should lead by example when handling money. Sometimes what the government spends money on isn't even needed. If we get rid of the wasteful spending, just think how much money will then be available for necessary projects, like entitlement programs. We need to keep Social Security and Medicare active in the United States. They're so important to some families and individuals. What is being encouraged in our country is ridiculous. Not only is the government handling huge proportions of money, they're handling other people's money. When that happens you should be extra careful with what you spend it on. As I get older and develop a career, I'll want my hard earned tax dollars to be put to good use. Ed Rollins is also supportive of "paygo." He is a republican strategist and January 2010 he stated we should be supportive of pay as you go. That is where we should be headed.

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'March of a million' demands Mubarak's ouster

There have been many protests in Egypt against their 30 year long president, Hosni Mubarak. On Tuesday, the largest one of these protests took place. BBC claimed there were at least 100,000 people there, while witnesses were estimating about 1 million. It took place in a busy part of Cairo. These protestors say they won't stop their campaign until the president quits. They won't even accept negotiating with him. They want him gone. Egypt will have peace again once he is gone is what most of these protesters are saying, but their actions don't appear to be completely peaceful. Two military surplus stores have been stolen from and two dummies of Mubarak's body have been hung from streetlamps.

All of these actions are quite frightening to me. We don't have much of anything like that going on here. Sure we have protesting, but it's nothing like what's in Egypt. It makes me wonder what their president must have done to have all of these people turn against him. There must have been some corrupt behavior or something. I do think, though, that they shouldn't become a violent group. Stealing weapons and hanging look-alikes of Mubarak are the first steps of something more dangerous. I hope that they don't use the weapons at all. We were talking about this in my Global Studies class and there have already been some protesters and officials killed. I hope this thing, whatever it is, doesn't become much bigger.
http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41363935/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

Housing market stirs, but holds economy back

The housing recession in the United States is already on its third year. It's estimated that it will stay in a recession for many more years. The main problem is from the huge number of homes on the market due to forclosures. There were 3 million houses foreclosed in 2010. Since there's so many homes on the market, there are less being built. On the other hand, since prices on these homes are lower than they usually would be, there could be more sales.
I'm not surprised that this is a problem still. I'm not really sure what I would do to try to fix it, though. Since inflation and unemployment are both so high, options are limited. With so many people still homeless in our country, it would be nice to use these foreclosed homes to give them a place to stay.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41180293/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/

Reform the tax code? Yeah, goodluck with that

President Obama is seriously looking at simplifying the tax code. It's gotten confusing to a point where almost everyone needs help online or from a professional to fill out tax forms. There are so many deductions to both individuals and businesses. On average, a person gets $8,000 in deductions per year. When we have over a trillion dollar deficit, some question whether or not it's wise to be giving back that much money to everybody. It's a difficult decision for the president to make because there'd be so much to do. This would not be an easy task. Not to mention all the people that count on their yearly deductions would be furious to hear that could be coming to an end. Legislatives thought is that if they cut deductions down, then they can lower the overall tax rate while still generating the same amount of revenue.
I'm not exactly sure how I feel about this idea. I know how my parents say things are tax deductible and that's obviously nice for any person. I also see what the government is saying, however. I'm scared to do my taxes for the first time when I'm older because I would have no idea what I was doing. I wouldn't be able to make sense with all the different deductions, and it would be hard to pay somebody when you aren't making that kind of money yet. No matter what they decide to do about the tax code, it needs to be very well thought out.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41181142/ns/business-tax_tactics/

More than a million immigrants land U.S. jobs

Approximately 1.1 million immigrants have received jobs from 2008 to 2010. It's estimated that 35% of these people were here illegally. Businesses tend to hire someone who is an immigrant because they don't have to pay payroll taxes and the person is willing to do the work for a lower wage. This is a problem in the United States because our unemployment is so high. With more people landing jobs here than are available for it's citizens, that 9.4% unemployment rate won't decrease much. Many of these jobs are construction type work or jobs that not many Americans are willing to do. One thing President Obama is considering is tightening the border and being more strict about illegal immigrants.
I definitely think we need to come up with a stronger set of rules for these employers and immigrants. Businesses shouldn't be allowed to hire them if they aren't citizens because they're cheating the system. Plus, they're putting so many more people out of work by not hiring them. This may be a free-enterprise system, but it doesn't mean they can go against the law that way. I understand they're probably just trying to support a family and everything too, but sometimes a country, especially one as strong as the United States, needs to look out for its own.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41182482/ns/business-us_business/

Global food chain stretched to the limit

There's an extreme shortage of food production around the world, which may cause an increase in food prices. People are worried this will lead to riots, like it did 3 years ago. This is a worldwide problem, but particularly in the United States there's a shortage on corn and soybeans. It's guessed that these 2 items are down because our country is selling more of them to China than in the past years. The weather plays a huge role in food production. Obviously when the weather is bad and crops aren't getting proper rainfall, less food is produced. Another reason why food prices may rise is that oil prices are increasing. This causes shipping costs to go up, so when food is being transported from place to place, it costs a business more money and they need to sell it for more to compensate for that price difference. In the United States, we actually spend more of our money on processed food, which includes all the money it takes to package and advertise these products. There are many countries that are worse off than we are, including countries in South America and Africa. They will feel this price change even more.

It's scary to think about our country running low on food when things aren't very good with our economy. With so many people unemployed, how will they be able to buy all the food that they need/want when prices go up? I'm worried for the United States, but even more so for these countries in Africa. They don't have as many options as we do and that can be a scary thing. I think we need to realize the seriousness of the situation and take care of our food supply as best we can.
http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41062817/ns/business-consumer_news/

U.S. businesses stepped up hiring in December

The unemployment rate has lowered this moneth from 9.8% to 9.4%. This was due to the 103,000 added jobs. This seems promising for our economy, although there's still a long ways to go. Another reason the unemployment rate fell was because the government changed the requirements for being considered unemployed. Once a person stops looking for work they are no longer considered unemployed. This could have also accounted for the drop in numbers. Whatever reason it may be, this is the largest decline in unemployment for just one month since April of 1998. Obama gave a speech in Maryland that referred to these numbers. He sees this as a slow growth, but cautions that it will indeed take a lot of time. Also, this past holiday spending was the best in the last 4 years. There is predicted to be more spending like this in 2011 due to the payroll tax cut. People will have more money to spend, therefore boosting the economy. It's reassuring to see that perhaps, finally, the end to this recession is in sight.

After talking so much about the unemployment rate in class, it's wonderful news to hear that it is dropping slowly but surely. We've been in a recession so long that it's nice to know that we may be able to dig our way out of it. It's not going to be easy, but America needs to become a more economical threat like we used to be. We're definitely capable of this power if we can become stable again. I felt really bad for people who were looking for work, but just couldn't find any. It's a really good thing that we're making these strides.
http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40960689/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/

Navy orders investigation into raunchy videos

Four to five years ago, a racy video was discovered on board the USS Enterprise, which is an aircraft carrier. When the video was found, the U.S. Navy ordered an investigation to take place. Finally, they are able to bring their findings to the public. Captain Owen Honors was in charge of making the video. They are deciding whether or not he will be punished for his actions, but one thing is probable: he won't be in charge for the next deployment of the USS Enterprise. Apparently while on deployment, slightly dirty videos are shown to the crew to "boost morale," but this video crossed the line. Capt. Honors claimed it boosted morale, but it actually offended most of the sailors on board.

I think this is disgusting. Can't people control themselves while their deployed for 6 months at a time? They shouldn't be sending this image to the public. That's not what the Navy is supposed to be about. They're supposed to protect the country, not have crude fun with their buddies on a boat. Owen Honors is an adult, he should have known what was appropriate and what wasn't, and he should have taken charge and never made a video that bad. Personally I believe he should be punished. If people are saying it crossed the line, then it obviously crossed the line.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40877392/ns/us_news-life/

Ohio hospital's 'street med' team serves homeless

Health care isn't the main worry for homeless people. There are so many other things to worry about. In Ohio, there are some medical professionals who travel to these people and offer to help them. One of the places they travel to is Mount Carmel Outreach. Some of the things they do for these people include: tending broken bones or wounds, supplying medicine, check blood pressure, and refer to other places for deeper medical attention. Since the life-span of someone living on the streets is only 62 years old, this health care is much appreciated and much needed. Another positive thing is that the doctors and nurses form relationships with the homeless people. In fact, some doctors/nurses brought gifts for Christmas to these people. Everybody is very grateful for the help.

Reading this article just made me feel really happy that there are people who are doing this. It really shows a lot about their community. I think it's extremely important for everyone to have the chance to receive health care. This made me curious as to whether or not we have something like this here in Alexandria. Obviously we have homeless people living here, nearly every town does, but are we doing anything to help them stay healthy and reach their maximum life expectancy? If we aren't, I think it's time we start.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40874069/ns/health/