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Closing the Digital Divide through Broadband Expansion |
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TheHill.com
By Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
December 2, 2009 — Growing up in the Central Valley of California, my education relied heavily on textbooks and local libraries. As I got older, I used the newspaper to find my first part-time job and applied to college through a mail-in application. After I got married, my husband and I shared photos of our young son through slides at family gatherings
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Globe and Mail
By Josh Greenberg and William Fox
November 12, 2009 — Aristotle famously stated, "It is equally unreasonable to accept merely probable conclusions from a mathematician and to demand strict demonstration from an orator." What he meant is that virtuous behaviour is accomplished when one finds the mean between excess and deficiency. Where adherence to the mean preserves perfection, excess and deficiency destroy it.
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A Tone-Deaf Message on Mammograms |
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Boston Globe
By Ellen Goodman
November 27, 2009 — Is there such a thing as communications malpractice? If so, we might consider the case of Women v. the US Preventive Services Task Force.
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Highlighting Racial Disparities Increases Coverage and Effectiveness of Health News |
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ScienceDaily.com
November 12, 2009 — Effective communication of health news is needed to raise awareness and encourage behavior changes in populations who experience health disparities, or inequalities in health status, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As media researchers search for better methods to reach audiences, a new University of Missouri study published in Public Relations Review has found that highlighting racial disparities in news releases increases coverage of health stories in black newspapers, which can improve health outcomes in populations at-risk for disparities.
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AMA Votes to Oppose Military Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy: Links Ban on Gay Marriage to Health Disparities |
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Associated Press
By Lindsay Tanner
November 11, 2009 — The American Medical Association yesterday voted to oppose the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.
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