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....A Houston doctor facing anonymous complaints over COVID-19 treatments has rejected a disciplinary compromise offer from the Texas Medical Board (TMB). Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist who studied medicine at both the University of Texas and Stanford University, says she has successfully treated more than 5,500 COVID-19 patients without a single death. She drew controversy in 2021 for promoting Ivermectin and other early treatments while publicly criticizing vaccine mandates. After receiving complaints last year, the TMB launched an investigation and last week held an informal settlement conference with Bowden and her attorneys. At the conclusion...

So what country that should be raging with this virus is MIA in all the news coverage...? Hint: Its in Asia and it's very over-populated.

This is an excerpt for discussion purposes, see article for full story. More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead. The proliferation of retail boutiques in California did not really bother him, Evan told me, but the billboards did. Advertisements for delivery, advertisements promoting the substance for relaxation, for fun, for health. “Shop. It’s legal.” “Hello marijuana, goodbye hangover.” “It’s not a trigger,” he told me. “But it is in your face.” When we spoke, he had been sober for a hard-fought seven weeks: seven weeks of sleepless nights, intermittent nausea, irritability, trouble focusing, and...

We are visiting Glacier NP, MT. for a couple of days. Any advice from G. NP veterans ?

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 ..... Any FReepers notice how little was said about the anniversary this year of the Kennedy assassination ? I did not hear anything about it in the media till a night time talk show from San Antonio discussed it that night.

Russell V. DeLong, Ph.D. was a noted educator and churchman who surveyed history, philosophy and goals of Communism- and provides an inspiring program of action that answers the question: "What can I do about Communism? " The interest of the author in Communism stems from two primary factors. First-because of his professional consideration of the subject in connection with his classes in Political and Social philosophy; and second, because of his world travels and experiences behind the Iron Curtains.

A Proposed free mobility labour zone between Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada has strong support, according to a poll. A survey commissioned by the Royal Commonwealth Society in London found that 70 per cent of Australians, 82 per cent of Kiwis, 58 per cent of Brits and 75 per cent of Canadians are in support of reciprocal open borders between [these UK] nations when it comes to living and working in them. If the UK exits the EU, it would no longer be bound by the EU’s free labour movement laws. end of except, i added in brackets...

Libs being Lib - Can't Make This Up - Or not!?

Has been many years since i ubscribed to Readers Digest. Back in the 90s or 00s , i read an online article explaining the editorial staff changed to liberal hands. Do any FReepers out there still subscribe to or have a take on the Readers Digest magazine ?

Seeking FReeper comments of living in Odessa-Midland. A relative (Texan by birth) may have a chance on relocating to Odessa Texas. The person is not in the oil bidness. but a professional in the Medical field. I see where both together now have a pop of 200k+. I have never been there but always heard talk of all the roughnecks in Odessa. The old story of oil owners living in Midland and the oil workers living in Odessa. First hand info most welcome.

FReepers, this is a short transcript of what KSEV Edd Hendee discussed the Obamacare tax penalty with a CPA. Visit the link to listen to the full 3 min. interview. For discussion purposes. This is not tax advice. CPA: IRS - Cannot use enforcement action against you for not paying Obamacare Penalty? http://ksevradio.com/hosts/edd-hendee The Edd Hendee Show KSEV 700AM (Houston Texas) Rebroadcast listen at link above. The 8AM segment, mark 27:00 . Interview with Bob Martin , CPA– Accountant to the Stars , Channel 26. Transcript: EDD: “ Bob Martin, Welcome to the voice of Texas Bob. Good to have...

This is part one of a one hour slide presentation I made in Laguna Beach for American Artist's "Weekend With the Masters" event. It deals with the issues as I see them between traditional and "modern" art.

When the president of Ohio's state school board posted her opposition to gun control, she used a powerful symbol to make her point: a picture of Adolf Hitler. When a well-known conservative commentator decried efforts to restrict guns, he argued that if only Jews in Poland had been better armed, many more would have survived the Holocaust. In the months since the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, some gun rights supporters have repeatedly...... This posting is for free speech political commentary -- Please visit Chronicle web site for the full article.

The Obama Cell Phone woman describing hail in Brookshire Tx. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2gubQbcGlI

A daughter is new car shopping for a Hyundai(they are supposed to be much better made now)and she used Consumer Reports to find the Invoice Price. She is nowhere near a seaport but the difference in Invoice & Sticker is only $200.... It has been a long time since i bought new and i though my Chevy Invoice was much lower than the sticker. I understood that knowing the invoice was a good baseline to bargain with the dealership. Do any FReepers know if her Invoice from Consumer Reports is bogus or is there a better place to find invoice...

Since nobody is talking about it, here is what i found about all those judges that we have to consider. Judge name , followed by D, or R or ? Which means appointed by Dem or Rep. You can figure it out the rest of the way. If you find any mistakes, sorry- then go ahead correct it here on FR. Some of these may be state wide and some may by Kansas City or Western Missouri. Draper, D Cynthia Martin, R Thomas Newton ,D Gary Witt, D Kanatzer, D McKenzie, R Roldan, R Grate, R Garret, D Scovill, D...

Need advice for a new employee to the Veteran Administration (Hospital). Any FReepers with prior experience that could advise best ways to advance in the VA.? (yes-work hard a given) Are there any quirks specific to that administration one should know? This individual is young professional in a technical field. Does not want a DC job but would be working at a hospital in the contiguous United States.

Contemplating about the subjects of Citizen and natural born Citizen , if anything, has shown me that the few words in the Constitution have sooo... many aspects that have been discovered, realized, understood thru discussions here on FR since 2008. The FReeper postings from individuals across the country with varied backgrounds and educations have shown me all those varied aspects of better understanding of a subject, specifically the qualification aspects to hold federal office in our country. Sometimes understanding or epiphanies of the NBC issues have come to me when i was not expecting such. The latest instance was yesterday...

In these lean times, the Milwaukee School of Engineering is offering a deal: Buy one degree, get a second degree free. Starting next fall, students who graduate with an MSOE bachelor's degree can earn a tuition-free master's degree if they continue full-time and maintain good grades. "A free master's degree is a 20% discount on five years of education," said Scott Jaschik, editor of Inside Higher Education, a higher education trade publication. MSOE figures it will take most students 1 1/4 years to complete a master's.

A new book about Lawrence v. Texas — the ground-breaking U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional — argues that the case was based on events that didn’t actually happen. John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner were arrested for having sex in Lawrence’s bedroom in Harris County. But Dale Carpenter argues in his new book, Flagrant Conduct, that the two gay men were not having sex and were not a couple. This is an excerpt for political and religious discussion.