http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5What if you went to King Soopers and there were no prices posted? You never have a clue what anything costs. You pick out a can of tomatoes and head to the check out. The clerk scans the can and the price comes up "$10"!!! For a can of tomatoes. You can't afford that. But wait. You have a special...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~655959.aspx9/14/2009 9:42:53 AMDonna Feldman Jared Polis is using the Democrats' Evil Rich surtax plan for medical care to ingratiate himself to his wealthy Boulder and Summit County supporters. Last week, he and a few other Congressional newbies came out in opposition to this 5.4% surtax. Their faux bravery won't actually impact the Demo...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~641181.aspx7/28/2009 1:57:49 PMDonna Feldman Part of the problem with writing about obesity and skyrocketing medical care costs is living in Colorado. Readers look around (especially in the Boulder County bubble) and say "What obesity problem? You're imaging it". So I was sort of glad when a friend, who used to say that, came back from a tr...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~631919.aspx7/1/2009 7:47:48 AMDonna Feldman No it's not. The statement by Nancy Pelosi today is a Big Lie. She and Obama were introducing plans for sweeping "health" care reform (meaning medical insurance reform) this summer. Her statement defines exactly what Democrats, and sadly most Americans, think of as "health". They think health is ...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~614890.aspx5/13/2009 9:32:31 AMDonna Feldman A couple of years ago, The Car Guys took a call from a woman who said her new car was crooked. She didn't see it, but her friends told her that when she drove up, the brand new compact car looked out of alignment. Tom and Ray thought about this and gave her some advice on tire inflation and so fo...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~606515.aspx4/22/2009 7:29:02 AMDonna Feldman The tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson last week is a glimpse into our universal medical care future. Ski industry officials in Colorado should be terrified. Ms. Richardson, skiing in Canada, fell on a bunny slope and hit her head. When it became apparent that she had a life-threatening b...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~595011.aspx3/23/2009 2:57:01 PMDonna Feldman As Obama convened his so-called summit on healthcare , he tried to be funny, or something, calling it a "Thelma and Louise moment". As in what? Thelma and Louise famously drive off a cliff at the end of the movie. Oh, ha ha. Obama is going to drive our medical system off a cliff? Perfect analo...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~587749.aspx3/5/2009 4:08:05 PMDonna Feldman Looking for a new miracle fad diet? That's so 20th Century. The new solution for overeating and lack of exercise is expensive bariatric surgery. After all, obesity is not your fault. It's the fault of external forces and a right wing conspiracy. You are forced to overeat and sit on your butt all ...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~579109.aspx2/11/2009 8:01:11 AMDonna Feldman What a relief. Tom Daschle won't be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Occasionally, being a tax cheat is enough to derail one's nomination, although clearly not often enough. But Daschle had bigger problems with this nomination - he didn't have a clue about healthcare. Not only didn't have ...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~576308.aspx2/3/2009 10:42:27 PMDonna Feldman Quiz: Name all of the medical procedures that prevent disease. Thinking. Thinking. Correct answer: vaccinations. Period. Polio, measles, whooping cough, tetanus. All nasty diseases that now can be entirely avoided with a vaccination. There are many other examples, all infectious diseases. Now...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~559652.aspx12/17/2008 7:54:56 AMDonna Feldman Imagine if our medical care system worked like this: John Doe is 40 lbs overweight, with abdominal obesity. He goes to the doctor, and tests show he is diabetic, and has hypertension and risk factors for heart disease. The doctor says "Mr. Doe you have 3 choices: (1) You can take 6 months to lose...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~550286.aspx11/19/2008 8:00:07 PMDonna Feldman Consider the colonoscopy. Two people go to the same medical clinic. Both patients receive bills. Patient A is covered by an employer's group plan, and is charged $800. Self-employed Patient B is covered by an individual plan and is charged $3200. Why is this even legal? It's legal because our...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~540816.aspx10/28/2008 8:48:35 AMDonna Feldman Manhattanites, who are our intellectual superiors and entitled to rule the country and dictate cultural values, recently reported that us rubes out here in Rubedom (anywhere west of the Hudson River) "purged" 37,000 voters from the rolls. Meaning of course, poor people who are union members and w...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~532987.aspx10/10/2008 6:36:49 AMDonna Feldman That Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae executives donated scads of money to Obama, before their collapse, isn't unusual. Those entities profited from the Democrats' policies of easy credit for people who had no business getting loans. But how to explain why Big Pharma executives have contributed 3 times...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~530882.aspx10/7/2008 7:29:34 AMDonna Feldman I didn't actually watch the debate. I listened to it while driving to the mountains. So I didn't have any of the visual cues, or clutter, to influence how the two presidential candidates sounded. The amount of skin melanin or wrinkles, or lack thereof, had no bearing on the content. As if those t...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~526856.aspx9/29/2008 8:17:58 AMDonna Feldman I saw it coming (Crazy Like a Fox, Juno Goes to Washington, etc): old guard feminists would use abortion to attack Sarah Palin. They sure didn't waste any time spiraling into depravity: "John McCain had chosen a running mate whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abort...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~520255.aspx9/12/2008 8:39:20 AMDonna Feldman So now Obama is resorting to calling Sarah Palin a pig and McCain a rotten oily fish. The sense of desperation in his voice is palpable, and a common theme in emails I've been receiving from friends - now former friends - lately. To be honest, in one case I'd already realized that I'd moved on. H...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~519138.aspx9/10/2008 7:20:17 AMDonna Feldman Listening to the left wing feminist attacks on Sarah Palin I'm reminded of a scene in the 1994 movie "Muriel's Wedding". Ugly duckling Muriel only wants to get married in a huge wedding. When she finally lands a guy and announces her engagement to her catty, popular-girl acquaintances, they react...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~517010.aspx9/4/2008 12:58:51 PMDonna Feldman It just gets better and better. As soon as Sarah Palin announced that her 17 year old daughter is pregnant, you could hear the Hollywood writers sharpening their pencils. It's raining stories. You'll remember, the old guard feminists (think Gloria Steinham) were outraged that the movie 'Juno'...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~515739.aspx9/2/2008 9:29:52 AMDonna Feldman Waiting up for reporter girl to come home from the big DNC event at Invesco last night, I tuned in to the TV news. And there was John McCain. Congratulating Obama on his historic accomplishment, on an historic anniversary. Sincere. And yet... a glimmer of something. And then today - wham! Obama w...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~514904.aspx8/29/2008 1:35:30 PMDonna Feldman Lacking a Pepsi Center pass, I took to the streets of downtown Denver to check out the DNC. Most noticeable feature now: the SWAT guys. Everywhere. On foot, on horses, on bicycles, hanging off white SUVs, lounging along the sidewalks taking photos of each other with their cell phones. They strike...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~513687.aspx8/27/2008 10:29:50 AMDonna Feldman Colorado would seem to be a great location for alternative energy demonstration projects. We've got sun. We've got wind. We've got dead pine beetle trees. We've got Boulder people. But actually there's a better place to do this: Hawaii. I was reading the local paper in Honolulu last week, wherein...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~482022.aspx6/10/2008 12:23:45 PMDonna Feldman What with primaries, caucuses and American Idol, there's a lot of voting going on lately. You might not consider American Idol is "real" voting, but it's becoming clear there are plenty of similarities to the Democratic primaries. I'm writing this after Carly Smithson was lately voted off, as the...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~460713.aspx4/24/2008 7:55:07 AMDonna Feldman News flash this morning: I-70 has now been closed 70 times this winter due to weather-related accidents. Add in the frequent creeping congestion due to weather and the weekend congestion due to ski traffic, and it's a wonder anyone ventures West from Denver anymore. But they do, of course, Despit...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~452587.aspx4/8/2008 7:52:26 AMDonna Feldman News flash this morning: I-70 has now been closed 70 times this winter due to weather-related accidents. Add in the frequent creeping congestion due to weather and the weekend congestion due to ski traffic, and it's a wonder anyone ventures West from Denver anymore. But they do, of course, Despit...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~452230.aspx4/7/2008 7:53:15 AMDonna Feldman A friend who lives near Penn State was visiting recently for her kids' spring break ski trip. She reports that Penn State is Barack Obama-land. The week before, my soccer daughter was also visiting with some of her college teammates. Her college is also Obama-land. My nephew, who goes to the Univ...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~446798.aspx3/25/2008 6:15:43 PMDonna Feldman At 6:45 on Tuesday evening, when the Democratic caucuses were supposed to begin, the line for registration still snaked all the way down the hall and out the front door of Louisville Elementary. The gym was filling up with registered participants as volunteers hauled extra chairs, and neighbors v...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~425723.aspx2/6/2008 11:16:39 PMDonna Feldman Headlines today: "Healthy Folks Cost More." Apparently a study of health expenditures out of The Netherlands (i.e. Holland) suggests that living longer means you cost the medical insurance system more money. Of course, the oxymoronic headline begs the question: if you're healthy, why are yo...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~424571.aspx2/5/2008 9:17:29 AMDonna Feldman I wrote previously about the Freshman 15, in autumn, when the vulnerable college freshmen were already on campus. By then it was too late, because it's clear that the time to start thinking about this issue is now for high school seniors and their parents. So, parents and seniors, I'm talking to ...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~422418.aspx1/31/2008 10:29:51 AMDonna Feldman The 2008 Presidential primaries brings a first. No not Barak or Hillary . Mike Huckabee is the first evangelical dieter to run for president. You may have met people like this. Whether they grew up overweight, or gained a lot of weight in adulthood, one day they see the light. It's Die...http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Blogs/Archive/Blog~415296.aspx1/15/2008 10:05:46 AMDonna Feldman