In his 1960 inaugural speech, President John F. Kennedy implored us to “don’t ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

Well, it’s 2008 and while I certainly cannot speak for all Americans,…

By printing Sal Easterley’s letter (”Kennedy got his. Where’s mine?”; Sunday June 8, 2008) you perpetuated an untrue urban legend, namely, that members of Congress receive “free” medical care. In fact, they only have the same medical insurance options as…

I don’t object, in principle, to advertising medicines. What I object to is the manner in which they’re advertised. I’ll give you an example. I have severe COPD and I’m part of an international support group via the internet.

COPD…

Thank you for the piece on Venezuela and Chavez.  It’s very hard to find balanced reporting in American newspapers on countries and leaders our capitalist political leaders dislike.  The history of US-Latin American relations is a record played over and…

In 2000, Citizens for Missouri’s Children issued a comprehensive report, “Dental Care Counts”, on the state of dental services for St. Louis children insured by MC+/Medicaid. The findings of that report highlighted the critical need for providing better access to…

The memory of a recent observation made me laugh while reading “Speeding toward $4 a gallon”.  Yesterday I spent a few minutes at breakfast plotting out the most efficient route to cover the five errands I needed to run.  The last…

Ava Jordan’s letter (May 1, 2008) encourages irrational fears. The radioactivity of depleted uranium is insignificant, and presents no hazard. If you hold 2 pounds of pure depleted uranium at arm’s length, it exposes you to a radiation dose less…

Unfortunately, members of the US House of Representatives have once again shown that they do not trust individuals to make the right decisions for themselves.  The members of the House have shown their reactionary instincts in moving the US economy…

Less than a week after writing a good size check to the IRS for taxes I see on the front page an article about new immigrants. This is ridiculous! We give money right up front, sign them up for food…

In one to two weeks, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, Missouri State Medicaid is considering a pharmacy change that would result in an interruption of care for tens of thousands of  Medicaid patients.  Missouri would require Medicaid patients to use only generic cholesterol…