by Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers
Like a lot of progressives, I’ve been puzzling over the Tea Party phenomenon. Many on the left choose to believe that the hundreds and sometimes thousands who attend the group’s rallies are the same old extreme rightwingers who always have been around — usually content to remain isolated individuals [...]

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by Dave McGill
If you think high blood pressure is the only silent killer threatening your life, think again. An even greater threat may lie within your mouth. Three out of four Americans suffer from gum disease, according to the American Academy of Periodontology.

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by Dave McGill
Subsequent to posting yesterday’s Toll, the following e-mail was received relative to the above topic:

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by Dave McGill
According to an article in yesterday’s Army Times, 18 veterans kill themselves each day, on average. Of the veterans receiving treatment from the Veterans Affairs Department, an average of 950 attempt suicide each month, and of those who fail the first time, 11% try again within nine months. It is estimated that the [...]

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by Dave McGill
Watch out, the snake oil salesmen are out in force this year. Be leery of what you are being told and just who lies behind your sources of information. Time has served to perfect the art of deception in America and, the greater the stakes, the more likely it is that [...]

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