Daily Archives: 09/21/2011

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ok . . . of course jobs. This depth of recession typically 4 – 6 years to recover. Nevertheless, more jobs. Pass this bill now!

(Community Matters) A seed?

Playbook: A NEW POWER CENTER: After a series of panels today “Urging the Super Committee to GO BIG: $4 Trillion and Beyond” (hosted by Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Concord Coalition and the Bipartisan Policy Center), HOUSE AND SENATE MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES will adjourn to Sen. Mark Warner’s house in Old Town Alexandria to continue the conversation over dinner and drinks. At last count, 16 Senators, 10 House members and more than a dozen CEOs had RSVPd “yes.”

(Community Matters) Tuesday was a Gov Tim Kaine day – to San Antonio for a luncheon hosted by Ellen & David Lake and Henry Munoz, closing with a late dinner in Austin w/ close friends.  Gov Kaine is running for the US Senate. Steven and I  became friends with him during his tenure as DNC Chair.

Tim’s a common ground guy – his tenure as Virginia’s governor demonstrates an ability to reach across the aisle and get stuff done. VA was #1 for business in the middle of an economic slowdown during his four years, and (as a former civil rights attorney) he doesn’t believe in trading social safety net infrastructure – in fact believing it made his state strong and competitive. Continue reading →

(Community Matters) Brent Huggins, our 21yo cousin who stayed with us this summer, has just arrived for his semester abroad in Istanbul – his blog, Turkey, Hold the Stuffing

(Community Matters)  Unfortunately, our customers also want empathy.  For whatever reason, people need to feel like their doctor knows them.  It takes only two minutes of conversation for an expert clinician to diagnose an illness, but it takes ten times that long for the typical patient to feel understood.

Third of four parts Steven wrote for the People’s Community Clinic luncheon earlier this year. #1 The Doctor, #2 The Nurse.

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(Community Matters) what we’re gonna get if we don’t work off our asses

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