Another News Article Round-Up

It's been a long time since I've posted some news articles with commentary, so here goes....

http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/11004674/article-Church--family--rally-for-mother-with-brain-injury?instance=home_news_special_coverage

Those of you who are interested in helping someone out, here's an opportunity to do so. 

The above link is old and apparently things are going better.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/victoriamoon/journal
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/cobb-mother-hurt-in-fall-recovering-021111

However, with these kinds of things, recovery takes a long time and they're not out of the woods yet.

And fie on the insurance company for not doing what the family was paying them for.  The purpose of insurance is to pay into the system so that, in the event of trouble, the system can help you.  By not helping at all, the company showed its value--or lack thereof.

A pity the company isn't named in the story so I can exhort people to get coverage from someone else.

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/mourners-salute-beloved-hmong-827589.html

This smells.  Why did the military panel unanimously decide to deny Pao an Arlington burial?   He was part of a CIA force, not the army of a sovereign state.  And given how the Laotian Communists are still in power, it's not like they'd give him an honorable burial over there.

Good for the two California Democrats for pushing for him to get an Arlington burial though.