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Rochester is no stranger to the urban ills of violence, economic trials, drugs and trouble at schools. Neither is Lovely Warren. With parents who worked for city fixtures Eastman Kodak and Xerox, a grandfather who was shot working security, her fathers struggles with drug addiction and her own troubles coming up through school, Warren, though just 36, speaks from experience. That connection may help explain how she pulled off whats been called a stunning win in the Democratic primary for mayor of the upstate New York city, upsetting Mayor Thomas Richards bid for a first full term. Lovely, come over here and give me a hug!, more than one woman called out when Warren stopped by the Braden Street Settlement, a community center, during lunchtime Thursday. Warren, the City Council president, obliged, thanking each for their support in Tuesdays primary. Afterward she laughed when asked whether shed prefer people use the less familiar Mayor Warren if she is elected, as expected, in November. Titles dont matter to me as much as the relationship with the people, she said. You have to build that trust and that confidence working alongside them, not trying to be above them. Its a philosophy that was evident during the campaign, analysts said. She was visible in the neighborhoods, in the churches in the neighborhoods, walking the streets in the neighborhoods in a way Richards was not, said Timothy Kneeland, a political science professor at Rochesters Nazareth College. That personal connection got supporters to make the effort to vote in a race where turnout was key, he said. Analysts say Tuesdays low 22.6 percent turnout may have been in part due to a YNN/Voice of the Voter/ Siena College poll the week before the election that showed Richards with a whopping 36-point lead. There is anecdotal evidence to suggest the poll suppressed the Tom Richards vote, said Jim Bowers, a St. John Fisher College political science

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professor who ran against Warren for City Council in 2007. There wasnt sufficient motivation for his supporters to go to the polls. Don Levy, director of the Siena Research Institute, has said that the sample of voters reached by pollsters likely turned out not to be representative of those who actually voted. Warren, who is married with a 3-yearold daughter, would be the citys first female mayor. A lawyer, she serves as chief of staff for state Assemblyman David Gantt. She has charisma. She has what it takes, said Lois Robinson, a Baden Street program coordinator who worked on Warrens campaign. She knows these people. She gets herself out there. In a city of 211,000 with a homicide rate that is regularly among the highest and a high school graduation rate that is the lowest among New Yorks largest cities, Warren has promised to focus on schools, including supporting proven charter schools and vouchers, to equip students to land well-paying jobs. The mayor has a strong voice of accountability. Im not going to sit on the sideline and say, Not my problem, she said. Because it is your problem. What we see because of a failed education system on our city streets today, with the shootings and unemployment, you just cant have another generation of the same old thing. Warren talks of having anger issues in her past, in part because of her fathers one-time addiction to drugs, that interfered with her own high school years. She is determined to show young people the possibilities outside their own four walls. Everything is about frame of reference because Im not far removed, she said. In the general election, Warren faces Green Party candidate Alex White and could face Richards again if he keeps his name on the ballot on the Working Families and Independence party lines. He won a special election in 2011 to fill the vacancy created after Mayor Robert Duffy was elected lieutenant governor on the ticket headed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Rochester, NY, cited for lowest Medicare spending
ALBANY, N.Y. - A new study finds that the Rochester area has the lowest overall Medicare spending rate in the nation, a feat health officials attribute to aggressive regional planning that keeps a lid on unneeded hospital expansions and technology upgrades that insurers ultimately pay for. The Institute of Medicine report found that Rochesters Medicare spending rate per beneficiary was $174 lower than the national monthly mean among 306 U.S. regions. Rochesters success at holding down costs provides a model that Gov. Andrew Cuomos administration wants to take statewide. Essentially, a standing regional advisory committee made up of various health care stakeholders reviews the need for new departments, new staffing and expensive pieces of equipment and recommends against those that arent needed in the community. For example, if an orthopedic practice wanted to buy its own MRI machine and the hospital two blocks away had one that could accommodate those patients, the committee would recommend against it. Insurers can use its recommendations to set reimbursement policies. Experts say the approach tackles the two biggest drivers of rising medical expenses: new technology and salaries. The idea is that those expensive items have to be paid for somehow and they create a need for health care providers to order up more tests and treatments, the cost of which are ultimately passed on to patients and insurers. Supply-driven use of services is one of the major drivers of unwarranted, wasteful health care expenses, said Dr. Martin Lustick, chief corporate medical director for Rochester-based nonprofit insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah called Rochesters a phenomenal model. The governors plan is to do regional planning across New York using Rochester as the example, Shah said. Its about bringing rationality to the system. Its about adult supervision and not a Wild West. Right now, supply drives demand. Institute researchers say U.S. health care cost $2.7 trillion in 2011, almost 18 percent of the gross domestic product and higher developed countries. than other The institute, a nonprofit arm of the National Academy of Sciences, advocates payment reform to push competition toward value rather than toward volume of services, including the Medicare system that covers 39 million people age 65 and older and 8 million with disabilities. The chaotic free market health care system costs Americans a bundle, said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, adding there would probably be pushback from providers against regional committees limiting their expansion plans. Rochester offers a way to do it better.

Rush Henrietta Central School District says no to diabetes service dog

HENRIETTA, N.Y. (AP) _ A diabetic 11-year-old whose family paid $20,000 for a dog trained to sniff out blood sugar swings at school is being tutored at home after the school district refused to allow the service animal in class. Madyson Siragusas parents say her dog named Duke is no different than the seeing eye dogs allowed inside public buildings and are pressing the Rush Henrietta Central School District to reconsider. ``We have no idea what changed their mind, Keri Siragusa said of district officials who seemed receptive to the idea when she proposed it before the summer recess. The family sold bracelets, raised funds online and dipped deep into their finances to pay for the yellow Labrador retriever. But shortly before the start of the new school year, Siragusa said, the suburban Rochester district sent a letter barring the dog because of concerns it would be a distraction, scare other children and aggravate allergies. Duke arrived with Madyson at Roth Middle School on Friday, only to be turned away. Administrators said medical consultants advised them the dog wasnt medically necessary. They cited guidance from the New York State Association of School Attorneys, which said districts should decide on a caseby-case basis whether a student can receive ``a free appropriate public education without a dog. ``Our schools are staffed by a school nurse and supported by a district nurse practitioner, a district statement provided to The Associated Press said. ``They use long-established, welltested protocols _ including the prudent monitoring of blood glucose levels _ to safeguard the health and well-being of students. ``The presence of a service animal trained to monitor these levels is redundant, the statement said. The animals can supplement school care by detecting highs and lows in between visits to the nurses office, said Lily Grace, founder and chief executive of the National Institute for Diabetic Alert Dogs, which provided the dog. Thats especially important for Madyson, whose Type 1 diabetes makes her prone to rapid fluctuations in her blood sugar levels. ``Within a 10-minute window, this child can go from having a good number to a dangerous number, Grace said. ``Yes, the nurse is there, too. Thats a great thing to have, she said from Cottonwood, Calif., where her company is based, ``but the more tools the better. NIDAD has placed about 400 dogs with diabetics in its nine-year history, about a quarter of which attend school, she said. Each dog is trained specifically for the person they are matched with. Madysons parents collected saliva samples during episodes of high and low blood glucose and sent them to NIDAD, where Duke was trained to alert to the scents the same way police dogs are taught to detect drugs or explosives. Duke paws at Madyson when there is a potential problem. The Siragusas have been seeking input from doctors familiar with diabetic alert dogs in hopes of convincing the district that the dog is medically necessary. They plan to meet with district officials in the future, though nothing has yet been scheduled. In the meantime, while the district has not barred the girl from attending school without the dog, at her parents request she is instead receiving 10 hours of district-provided home tutoring each week. District officials, anticipating legal action, declined to comment beyond the statement.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. A senior at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester is expanding the concept of public pianos. Marissa Balonen-Rosen has launched a public art and music project dubbed Pianos for Peace that uses music to promote non-violence and community building. Shes assembled supporters and volunteers to help paint donated pianos with peace themes and placed them in city neighborhoods to boost a sense of community.

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Balonen-Rosen also has arranged concerts and other activities promoting peace, and shes even given some music lessons. The pianos have been moved to the local M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence to create a piano park for peace, with more events there in the coming three weeks. The pianos will then be donated to local organizations that work with youth or promote peace.

Rochester Awaits the Green Light on the Charlotte Marina Project

Theres been a lot of conversation about the Charlotte Marina project. A city council committee has recommended that the project moves forward to develop a marina next to the ferry terminals at the Port of Rochester that would be open to the public. The project, estimated at $20 million could begin in less than two months if the entire city council approves the recommendation Tuesday, according to City Environmental Quality Manager Mark Gregor. Bids were opened this week at City Hall. Gregor said the city wants to begin preparation before winter hits with snowfall. The big picture is to develop the Genesee River and Lake Ontario waterfront for commercial and residential use. The 85 slip marina will be surrounded by a park and a promenade connected to Ontario Beach Park. Along with voting to approve the recommendation, the council will also vote to approve the funds to get the project started, which is $8.4 million dollars.

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Say Yes to announce new university partners
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Several more colleges and universities are signing on to be part of the Say Yes to Education program best known for guaranteeing tuition for high school graduates. Say Yes Founder George Weiss and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have scheduled a news conference in Washington Wednesday to name the new participants. The non-profit Say Yes organization currently works with more than 40 private colleges and universities, including Harvard University and Notre Dame, in addition to the State University of New York. In cities including Buffalo and Syracuse, Say Yes gives tuition scholarships for every graduate of a city school, funded primarily through donations from businesses and individuals. The organization also provides tutoring and other academic and social supports to students before graduation.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New Yorks 16 medical schools have enrolled 120 more students this fall than last year, including the first classes in a pair of three-year programs that allow students to graduate faster and with less debt. More than half of the 2,424 new medical students are state residents, nearly half are women and 3 percent are international students, according to Associated Medical Schools of New York. Most programs last four years with annual tuition ranging from $30,000 to $50,000. Demand for physicians has intensified in New York due to its aging population, rising costs, and state and federal policy changes, association President Jo Wiederhorn said. A new state marketplace, established in response to a federal mandate, is expected to enroll 1.1 million more New Yorkers in health insurance programs over the next few years, increasing the need for primary care practitioners. New York Universitys School of Medicine has 162 new students, including 16 in its new three-year program who are all offered acceptance into an NYU Langone Medical Center residency program. Their academic year starts six weeks earlier and they spend the summer between the first and second year on a fellowship. With 168 new students, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons has four who already hold doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences in a new three-year program. Theyll have the same 18-month preclinical training as the others and 16 months of clinical training. Their fourth-year scholarly project will be waived and theyll be encouraged to pursue an abbreviated residency. The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education enrolled 74 students this year for its seven-year program, all state residents coming directly from high school out of 705 applicants. The City College of New York schools first five years fulfill bachelors degree requirements and the pre-clinical medical school curriculum, followed by two years of clinical training at a collaborating medical school. SUNY Downstate Medical Center enrolled 188 new students, 80 percent from New York, while SUNY Upstate Medical University enrolled 165, 90 percent of whom are state residents. Albany Medical College reported 143 new medical students from nearly 9,000 applicants, while Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai enrolled 140 students out of more than 5,000 applicants. Other schools and enrollments for their Class of 2017 were Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 183 students; Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, 80 students; New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, 315; New York Medical College, 200; University of Rochester School of Medicine, 102; Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 124; School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, 144; Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, 135; and Weill Cornell Medical College, 101 students.

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COVER STORY Primary Results Make History for Rochester

By Delani Weaver Democratic voters were not large in number at the voting polls Tuesday night; however there were enough voter to give City Council President Lovely Warren the winning vote over incumbent Mayor Thomas Richards. This victory comes as a surprise to the residents of Rochester and even to Warren herself, who was considered the underdog going into Tuesdays primary. According to the latest poll numbers released Friday, 63 percent of likely voters said they would vote for Richards. But after polls closed Tuesday Warren had emerged as the clear victor with 58 percent of the democratic primary votes. This is unbelievable, Warren said. To God be the glory. Warren supporters say they believed in her from day one. More than 200 of them gathered at the German House in the citys South Wedge to celebrate her victory. If Warren goes on to win the general election in November, she will be the first woman, who is also African-American, to hold the mayoral position. She took the win by almost 2,500 votes, 8,515 in total, showing that residents of the city clearly believe in Warrens promises of making change; and have hope for fresh and innovative ideas that will revitalize the city. Richards on the other hand, who suffered a blow to his bid for a first full term, received 6,060 votes and who many thought would take the win by a landslide, can still join Alex White of the Green Party on the ballot in November. The Rochester City School Board will not lose its combination of over 20 years experience between Cynthia Elliot, Van White and Jose Cruz, who were unofficially re-elected, beating out Candice Lucas who lost to Cruz by 116 votes. Other challengers, Howard Eagle, Ronald Hall, Ernest Flagler and others, all barely received 10 percent of the vote. Republican Party candidate Mia Hodgins and Green Party candidate Lori Thomas will compete against the primary winners in the general election. Lucas will remain on the November ballot as a candidate for the Working Families and Independence Parties. Until the November elections, Richards said business will continue as planned and he will keep working. This race was never about Tom Richards. This race was about the future of our city. Rochester is like the tale of two cities. There are the haves and the have-nots, Warren said. At this critical time what we need is a mayor who can function in both worlds,

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Lovely Warren fields questions from reporters after her democratic primary win Tuesday, September 10, 2013 -Photo courtesy Tracy Miller.

someone who can talk to both the haves and the have-nots so that we can do something better on behalf of the people who live in this city. The Republican party did not field a candidate.

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Nation pauses on 9/11 to pay tribute to victims

COLLEEN LONG and JIM FITZGERALD NEW YORK (AP) - As bells tolled solemnly, Americans marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Wednesday with the reading of the names, moments of silence and serene music that have become tradition. At a morning ceremony on the 2-yearold memorial plaza at the site of the World Trade Center, relatives recited the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died when hijacked jets crashed into the twin towers and the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pa., as well as the 1993 trade center bombing victims names. In Washington, President Barak Obama, joined by first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden, and members of the White House staff, walked out to the South Lawn at 8:46 a.m. - the moment the first plane struck the south tower in New York. Another jetliner struck the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. It is an honor to be with you here again to remember the tragedy of 12 Septembers ago, to honor the greatness of all who responded and to stand with those who still grieve and to provide them some measure of comfort once more, Obama said. Together we pause and we give humble thanks as families and as a nation. A moment of silence was also held at the U.S. Capitol. At the site in lower Manhattan, friends and families silently held up photos of the deceased. Others wept. Twelve years is like 15 minutes, said Clyde Frazier, whose son Clyde died in the attack and whose remains were never found. Time stands still because you love your child, you love your son. ... Nothing changes except hes not here. It takes a toll on your body. You still look like you, but inside, youre a real wreck. Bells tolled to mark the second plane hitting the second tower and the moments when the towers fell. Near the memorial plaza, police barricades were blocking access to the site, even as life around the World Trade Center looked like any other morning, with workers rushing to their jobs and construction cranes looming over the area. As time passes and our family grows, our children remind us of you, Angilic Casalduc said of her mother, Vivian Casalduc. We miss you. The anniversary arrived amid changes at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, where construction started Tuesday on a new visitor center. On Wednesday, the families of the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93 recalled their loved ones as heroes for their unselfish and quick actions. The plane was hijacked with the likely goal of crashing it into the White House or Capitol, but passengers tried to overwhelm the attackers and the plane crashed into a field. All aboard died. In a period of 22 minutes, our loved ones made history, said Gordon Felt, president of the Families of Flight 93, whose brother, Edward, was a passenger. In New York, loved ones milled around the memorial site, making rubbings of names, putting flowers by the names of victims and weeping, arm-in-arm. Former Gov. George Pataki, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and others were in attendance. Continuing a decision made last year, no politicians will speak, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was watching the ceremony for his final time in office. Over his years as mayor and chairman of the National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum, Bloomberg has sometimes tangled with victims relatives, religious leaders and other elected officials over an event steeped in symbolism and emotion. But his administration has largely succeeded at its goal of keeping the commemoration centered on the attacks victims and their families and relatively free of political imagemaking. Memorial organizers expect to take primary responsibility for the ceremony next year and say they plan to continue concentrating the event on victims loved ones, even as the forthcoming museum creates a new, broader framework for remembering 9/11. Douglas Hamatie, whose 31-year-old cousin Robert Horohoe worked for Cantor Fitzgerald and died on 9/11, said the day should become a national holiday. The kids today, they know when the next iPhones coming out, and they know when the next Justin Bieber concert is, but they dont know enough about 9/11. So lets change that, please, he said, to applause from the crowd. Around the world, thousands of volunteers have pledged to do good deeds, honoring an anniversary that was designated a National Day of Service and Remembrance in 2009. By next years anniversary, the museum is expected to be open beneath the memorial plaza. While the memorial honors those killed, the museum is intended to present a broader picture of 9/11, including the experiences of survivors and first responders. As things evolve in the future, the

focus on the remembrance is going to stay sacrosanct, memorial President Joe Daniels said. The organizers expect they will always keep the focus on the families on the anniversary, Daniels said. That focus was clear as relatives gathered on the tree-laden plaza, where a smaller crowd was gathering Wednesday only friends and family of the victims were allowed. Denise Matuza, who lost her husband

on Sept. 11, said people ask her why she still comes to the service with her three sons. It doesnt make us feel good to stay home, she said. Her husband called after the towers were struck. He said a plane hit the building, they were finding their way out, hed be home in a little while. I just waited and waited, she said. A few days later I found an email he had sent that they couldnt get out.

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First lady wants people to drink more plain water
WASHINGTON (AP) Michelle Obama has pushed Americans to eat healthier and to exercise more. Now she says we should drink up too. As in plain water. And as in more of it. The first lady, an exercise fanatic who loves French fries and whose biceps are envied by women everywhere, is getting behind a campaign being launched Thursday to encourage people to drink more plain oldfashioned water. Whether it comes from a faucet, an underground spring, a rambling river or a plastic bottle, the message is: Drink up. She was joining the Partnership for a Healthier America as the nonpartisan, nonprofit group launches the nationwide effort from Watertown, Wis., with backing from a variety of likely and unlikely sources, including the beverage industry, media, government and entertainers such as actress Eva Longoria. Mrs. Obama is the organizations honorary chairwoman. Mrs. Obama said she has realized since beginning her anti-childhood obesity initiative in 2010 that drinking more water is the best thing people can do for their health. Its really that simple, she said in a White House statement. Drink just one more glass of water a day and you can make a real difference for your health, your energy and the way you feel. So drink up and see for yourself. Every bodily system depends on water, which makes up about 60 percent of a persons body weight, according to the Mayo Clinic. Water is also a caloriefree option for people concerned about weight control, and is largely inexpensive and available practically everywhere. Yet despite recent trends showing a rise in water consumption and declines in the amount of soda people drink, Larry Soler, the partnerships president and chief executive, says the drink up water campaign is still needed. Health advocates have blamed the corn syrups and other sugars in soda for obesity. Thats exactly the type of impact were glad to be seeing, and we want to accelerate that because we still have an enormous problem in this country with rates of obesity, Soler said. Sam Kass, executive director of Lets Move, the first ladys anti-childhood obesity initiative, cited federal statistics showing that about 40 percent of people drink less than half the typically recommended eight cups of water a day and that about onefourth of kids below age 19 dont drink any plain water at all on any given day. Soler emphasized that the campaign is not about pushing a particular type of water, or stressing water over other beverages, although Mrs. Obama in the past has counseled people to switch from sugary soda to water and has talked about seeing improvement in her two daughters health after making that change in their diets. The first lady also has been criticized by people who accuse her of being the nations food police. Every participating company has agreed to only encourage people to drink water, not focus on what people
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shouldnt drink, not even talk about why they may feel their type of water is better than another, Soler said. Its just drink more water. The first lady has recorded individual messages that are to air from morning to night Thursday on various TV talk shows, including Today, Good Morning America, Nuevo Dia, Despierta America, The View, Live With Kelly and Michael, Katie and the late-night programs with comedians Jay Leno, David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon. The hosts also will drink water on air and encourage viewers to do the same. The campaigns logo, a blue water drop with the words drink up in white, eventually will be plastered on millions of packages of bottled water, individual bottles of water themselves and reusable bottles, Soler said, as well as on more than 10,000 outdoor public drinking fountains. The American Beverage Association, which represents the makers of soft drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, juices and juice drinks, and bottled water and water beverages, supports the campaign, as does the International Bottled Water Association, among others, Soler said. Individual bottled water brands behind the push include Aquafina, Dasani, Deer Park, Evian, Nestle Pure Life, Poland Spring and Zephyrhills, Soler said. The Brita water filter company also is on board. Watertown, which is located on the banks of the Rock River in southeastern

Wisconsin about midway between Milwaukee and Madison, is home to two companies with ties to the soft drink industry. Wis- Pak Inc., which manufactures and distributes PepsiCola products, has its corporate office there with about 200 workers and is among the citys top 10 employers, according to the local Chamber of Commerce. The smaller 7-Up Bottling Co. is a family-owned beverage distributor. Neither company returned telephone messages left Wednesday seeking comment on the campaign. During the event at Watertown High School, Mrs. Obama will lead a drink up toast and participate in a variety of festival-like water games.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Having health insurance used to hinge on where you worked and what your medical history said. Soon that wont matter, with open-access markets for subsidized coverage coming Oct. 1 under President Barack Obamas overhaul. But theres a new wild card, something that didnt seem so critical when Congress passed the Affordable Care Act back in 2010: where you live. Entrenched political divisions over Obamacare, have driven most Republican-led states to turn their backs on the biggest expansion of the social safety net in a half century. If youre uninsured in a state thats opposed, you may not get much help picking the right private health plan for your budget and your familys needs. The differences will be more glaring if youre poor and your state rejected the laws Medicaid expansion. Unless leaders reverse course, odds are youll remain uninsured. Thats because people below the poverty line do not qualify for subsidies to buy coverage in the markets. We are going to have a new environment where consumers may be victims of geography, said Sam Karp of the California HealthCare Foundation, a nonprofit helping states tackle practical problems of implementation. If Im a low-wage earner in California, I may qualify for Medicaid. With the exact same income in Texas, I may not qualify. The health care law is finally leaving the drawing boards to become a real program with citizens participating. But in many parts of the country the decisions of Republicans opposed to the law will trump the plans of Democrats who wrote it. Still, there is a new bottom line. Health insurance marketplaces in every state will provide options for millions of people who dont have job-based coverage, who cant afford their own plan or have a health problem that would get them turned down. The feds will run the markets in states that refused to do so. The coverage wont be free, even after sliding-scale subsidies keyed to your income. Thats significant because starting next year most Americans will also have a legal obligation to get covered or face fines. Some people who now purchase bare-bones individual plans will complain the new ones cost too much. Others, in good health, may resent the government telling them to purchase insurance they dont think they need. Nonetheless, the number of uninsured people is expected to drop markedly, bringing the United States closer to other economically advanced countries that guarantee coverage. The combination of subsidized private insurance through the new markets, plus expanded Medicaid in states accepting it, could reduce the number of uninsured by one-fourth or more next year. Current estimates of the uninsured range from around 49 million to well over 50 million. As Americans get more familiar with the law and if more states accept the Medicaid expansion millions more should gain coverage. Many of the remaining uninsured will be people living in the country illegally. They are not entitled to benefits. In Texas, Republican Gov. Rick Perry has vowed not to facilitate Obamacare. But Cecilia Fontenot of Houston is looking forward to the opening of that states federally run insurance market. A part-time accountant in her early 60s, Fontenot is uninsured and trying to stay healthy while coping with diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. She walks twice a day, early in the morning before it gets hot, and in the evenings. Also on her mind is a breast lump detected about a year ago. Her doctor recommended a digital mammogram, but she has not been able to afford the more involved test. I try not to worry and just pray on it, said Fontenot. Because of her pre-existing conditions, Fontenot would have a tough time finding affordable individual coverage today. But starting Jan. 1, insurers will no longer be able to turn away people with health problems or charge them more. And the government will provide sliding-scale tax credits that can make premiums more affordable for households earning between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty line. Thats $11,490 to $45,960 for an individual, $23,550 to $94,200 for a family of four. People on the low end of the income scale get more help, as will older people, whose premiums are higher. With an annual income of about $23,000, Fontenot makes too much to qualify for Medicaid. And her state decided not to expand the program, an option the Supreme Court granted last year as it upheld the rest of Obamas law. But she would qualify for subsidized private coverage in the federally run Texas marketplace. She could apply online, through a call center, by mail or in person. After the government verifies her identity, legal residence and income, Fontenot would be able to take her tax credit and use it to pick an insurance plan. Coverage takes effect Jan. 1. Shed have up to four levels of coverage to choose from: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. All cover the same benefits, but platinum has the highest premiums and lowest out-of-pocket costs, while bronze has the lowest premiums and highest out-of-pocket costs. Fontenots share of premiums would be capped at 6.3 percent of her income, or $1,450 a year for a benchmark silver plan. Shed have to squeeze about $120 a month out of her budget, and that doesnt include her annual deductible and copayments. If I want to stay alive, Im going to have to budget that in, said Fontenot. With insurance, shed switch to a brand-name diabetes drug that does a better job of controlling her blood sugars and get that mammogram. I am not asking for free stuff, she added. I am willing to do my part. Like Fontenot, many of the people wholl access the markets Oct 1 will have health problems. Its where the greatest need is. But two other groups are critical to the programs success: Healthy uninsured people, many of them in their 20s and 30s, and insured people who will switch over from existing individual policies. Healthy individuals are needed to help pay for the sick. And with instant feedback via social media, reviews by people switching from existing individual plans could define early consumer sentiment. Some of those transitioning will be looking for better deals. Others will be there because their insurers canceled policies that didnt meet the laws minimum standards, and they may be upset. Consumers dont have to decide on Oct. 1. You have until Dec. 15 to sign up if you want coverage by Jan. 1. And you have until next Mar. 31 if you want to avoid penalties for 2014. Fines start as low as $95 the first year but escalate thereafter. Procrastinate beyond Mar. 31, and youll have to wait until the next open enrollment period in Oct. 2014, unless you have a life-changing event like job loss, divorce or the birth of a child. Former Medicare chief Mark McClellan, who oversaw the rollout of seniors prescription drug benefits for Republican President George W. Bush, says his advice is not to sign up right away, but not to wait too long either. In other words, check things out. Buying health insurance is not as simple as shopping on Amazon. This is a milestone along the path but by no means the end of the road, said McClellan. Theres a lot more of a journey to see if it can really succeed. Three key things to watch for are premiums, choice and the consumer shopping experience. Premiums so far are averaging lower than what government experts estimated when Congress was debating the law. Thats important for policy types, but it may not mean much to consumers. 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instruct us. What would the left do if more women enjoyed staying home and were able to do so while their husbands worked, or even vice versa? Let the dad stay home while the woman brings home the bacon. Where would the government be then? Ill tell you where the government would be. It would begin the process of shrinking. People would become less and less dependent upon the government and its programs, which are purposely designed to keep you dependent. Instead, responsibility for the wellbeing of children would be taken care of by mommy and daddy, the way God meant it to be. Jesus wasnt referring to children when he spoke of rendering unto Caesar. Children are not Caesars. Furthermore, we would see a stronger work ethic, more business owners, more and more children off of drugs, as well as higher literacy and graduation rates. Parents would also be spending more time with their kids, reading to them, watching where they were going and paying attention to who they were friends with. Instead of needing the daycare farms that promote poor socialization for young ones, more stable homes would be able to provide childcare for themselves. I know, Democrats. Youre having a fit right now. Youre asking, Whos this uppity negro woman talking about rising up and alleviating the kept negros need of the government to supply comfort in exchange for votes? Im a 21st-century abolitionist, sucka, with a message from Frederick Douglass. And Im here to tell all the negroes you got on your government plantation that theys been freed by the blood of Christ. Thats right, self-sufficiency and less dependency on government would be a disaster for the insatiable appetite of the current government. Shoot, we would even see the need for fewer taxes, as the need for programs would diminish. Big government means the nation is in

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The Democrats War on Women

When looking at the long list of Democratic s c a n d a l s involving w o m e n , including the numerous ones over the last few years, we have to ayesha kreutz ask ourselves: Who do the Democrats think they are, talking about a war on women? Lets take a logical look at this. If women were to get married and then have kids, what would that mean for liberals? Thered probably be fewer voters who were Democrats. What if more people were vocal about their disapproval of abortion? What would they do without the platform of abortion? Abortion is the sacrament of liberals. Cover your soul with the innocent blood of the unborn voter. Thats a recent campaign idea from the Democratic Party. What about if girls self-esteem went up and they learned the power of saying, No, to guys who have been taught by Democrats that they are entitled to action from young girls? And, what if girls no longer gave themselves away to any old boy who paid them mind, simply because they had daddies in the home or because they were taught the value of their purity and beauty? What would that mean for condom sales? Wait a minute, forget about condom sales. The Democrats give those to your children for free. What was I thinking? Get your kids ready for sexual exploitation. Thats another recent campaign idea from the Democratic Party. Democrats also ridicule stay at home moms, as if we are vile creatures, simply because we like being around our kids and have found a way to be able to be at home with them. Sure, we might voluntarily deprive ourselves of dual incomes, but only Democrats think money is more important than teaching your children well, as the old hippie tune used to big trouble, while smaller government would promote and encourage more stable families. In addition, a lower tax burden means more money in your pocket. It also means you arent so much a slave to the governments tax machine. When a man doesnt get to keep the money he makes, he is indeed a slave. Democrats believe in killing babies and old people, but theyll go to bat and demand protection for a murderer on death row. Murderers are misunderstood or the product of a bad society, but innocent children, conceived by girls whove been programmed with liberal lies, are parasitic womb invaders who should be ripped apart in an abortion-mill death chamber. Old folks, who should be revered and looked to for wisdom, have lived past their usefulness and are a tax burden that should just be taken care of by Dr. Kevorkian and his posse of doctors who are slaughtering the inconvenient group. On top of this, Democrats feign outrage when some Republican steps out of line or harasses a woman. For the most part though, Republicans demand the resignation of such people in their ranks because they actually have a standard. Yet, when a Democrat or liberal sexually harasses a woman or a man (because apparently a lot of Democrats have decided to try out homosexuality these days and thats why they care more about gays than blacks); we hear crickets, until public pressure forces them to circle the wagons and defend the miserable wretch with verbal gymnastics that seek to justify the debauchery. Lets look at some recent examples other than serial philanderers Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy, or even Rep. Barney Frank. The Massachusetts Democrats live-in boyfriend ran a gay-prostitution service from Franks residence in the 1980s. But, I guess this is not really part of a war on women (unless youre a woman who finds Barney Frank attractive; then youre out of luck missy); however, since Democrats seem to think men who dress like women are women, I figured I would throw it in there. And, right here in N.Y., we have no shortage of disgusting womanizers. Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, considered by everybody but Gov. Cuomo to be the most powerful man in N.Y., covered up sexualharassment charges against his close friend and colleague Vito Lopez. Additionally, Eliot Spitzer, the former New York governor who admitted to using prostitutes and was caught trafficking one woman across state lines, is running for New York City comptroller. Then there is Mr. Anthony Weiner, the pervert who cant stop cheating on his wife by texting photos of his junk, no matter what the consequences, to random young ladies who might be underage. I think hell be a fine occupant of Gracie Mansion. Bob Filner, mayor of San Diego, finally had to resign after over a dozen women spoke up about his exploits. John Edwards actually had a baby with a woman while his wife was dying of cancer. Compared with those things, the GOPs support for womens rights, which goes back to its founding in 1854, has been significantly greater. And, remember that in 1878, a California Republican named A.A. Sargent introduced the 19th Amendment to give women the right to vote. However, the then Democratcontrolled Congress voted it down. Given that the Democrats had just been forced to give up their slaves because of Republican victories in the Civil War, they werent about to let their women go and vote. As a result, it took another four decades. It wasnt until after Republicans won landslide victories in both the House and the Senate that women were finally allowed to vote, even despite Democratic President Woodrow Wilsons, and most of the Democratic Partys, opposition. Republicans continue their efforts today to support women against the womanizing men who would rather have mistresses, objectify us, or use us as sex toys and then demand us to abort (that is murder for those of you in Rio Linda) the evidence. Ninety-two percent of abortion doctors are men, according to Abortion Clinics Online. Not one of them votes Republican. Maybe they got no womb for a conscience.

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You Cant Put a Lampshade on a Star

Primary day results in Rochester revealed many messages and lessons the little people in the community need never forget.
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publicly stated. The community also needs to pay attention and question why some union leaders, now eating crow, are seemingly begging the mayor to stay in the race. This is unprecedented isnt it? Historically, in a Democratic primary, the loser goes away. Where is the support Democrats should be showing Lovely right about now? Would race have anything to do with their failure to do so? IJS. All I could hear from those in the community, black folks in particular, was, Does the mayor think we are stupid? His insulting ads, those intended to portray some fake love for black folks, were staged by the wrong black faces. He used the faces of some blacks whose influence is null and void; and/or that many have absolutely no respect for because of their politics. There were some faces he used that were cultivated in the garden of David Gantt, and now act like they werent. Yes, David has a garden he throws seeds into and then cultivates. However, some of the flowers that were rooted and raised in the garden have ultimately become weeds. Those individuals may forget where they come from. The community, as a whole, does not. Loyalty is something most folks respect. There is an unwritten code that says, If you cant support someone, dont position yourself to hurt them; just stay out of the way. Apparently that money was wasted in the hiring of $200,000 consultants. And those who were paid $15 an hour to collect petition signatures should have stayed around to help the mayor deliver the vote in his favor. Another announcement that was insulting to many was the revelation Richards attended Virginia Union University in Richmond, Va. for a whole semester. Was that supposed to mean something to black folks? Many of my friends and I expected him to say he marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. or that he sat on the bus with Rose Parks. This seemingly became a strategy to convince black folks he was a mayor of all the people. But, obviously, those who voted

Tuesday did not believe him and his intent to buy an election failed him miserably. And then there were those bogus polls, claiming the mayor was going to win by a landslide. Oh, there was a landslide on record when the polls closed, but the name that emerged victorious was Lovely Warren. The people had spoken and voted; something polls cant do. There is no question that Lovely Warren was outspent and raised far less money than her opponent, but the people flexed their muscles and exercised their right to choose. They chose to support change. They chose to believe in Lovely Warren by placing her in the winners circle, in a position to make history this coming November. The people need to also recognize, it aint over. The schemers, those in a position to lose some power, are not taking this one lightly. They are scheming as we speak. They are holding out and trying to convince the mayor that they can deliver him in November. They refuse to give Lovely Warren a break, or accept the fact that she is deserving and capable. The establishment has egg on their face they need to wipe off. The establishment is not accustomed to sharing any power, and the people need to be mindful that the road to November will be paved with additional trickery. Already the Monroe County Democratic party chairman, who should have been on stage supporting the Warren victory, is making excuses

as to why she may not receive the support and resources her candidacy has earned. Already, he has stated the need to finance county races in the suburbs that are allegedly being contested. Already, he has shown he is less than enthusiastic about the potential for Lovely Warren to become not only the youngest, but also the first female mayor of Rochester who just happens to be black. No matter how hard you try, as a wise friend of mine once said, You cant put a lampshade on a star. And Lovely Warren Esq. is a star in her community. The lampshade the establishment attempted to put on her to dim her light disintegrated from the heat. She is, no doubt, the peoples mayor. Her record of service is bountiful. Testimony after testimony can be heard from her constituents, especially the ones she has taken the time to help overcome a problem, personally. Lovely Warren is a true leader, intent on bringing much-needed positive change to our community. Stay tuned, November is coming, and your vote will be needed again to solidify her rightful place in history. She is our modern-day Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Susan B, Anthony, Barbara Jordan, Shirley Chisholm and more. Lovely Warren is bringing a spirit of change to the table, one that this community can believe in. No matter how hard her detractors may try, they will fail trying to put a lampshade on a star.

City Council President Lovely Warren Esq. overcame many odds as she reigned victorious and handily defeated the current sitting mayor. In the end, the assumptions being made by the smug status quo came crashing down to their ankles as district after district reported their results after the polls closed. The bottom line shocked them. Their worlds were rocked by the fact that the underdog garnered 59 percent of the votes cast. The hard work that Lovely Warrens supporters and volunteers put in paid off in no uncertain terms. Her camp never doubted her for one second. They believed, as she did, and she won. Deuces, Richards. The most important message to the sleeping giants in the community was the fact that money does not win elections, people do. Slick brochures, mailings with staged supporters or imported models do not vote; people do. The smug establishment, whose candidate had a cant-really-bebothered persona, was not listening to the people and their concerns. How do you keep saying our community is safe when people are being killed in our streets almost daily? Now they want blame low voter turnout. The real blame belongs with their message. Pay me $200,000 and I will show you how this thing goes. What we woke up to, in many instances, were the games Lovelys opponent attempted to play. The lesson learned, and the message delivered by this community, was that people are not stupid. They saw the union endorsements Richards received as leadership attempting to curry favor. And many so-called union endorsements failed to poll their membership. As a result, many did not agree with the endorsements their leadership made. In fact, the union members I spoke with did not support what their leaders

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