Today, dadanation, Louisiana1976, ybruti, shayera, BentLiberal, and ItsJessMe, who also edited, combed through dozens of (mostly healthcare) diaries to find these (mostly non-healthcare) gems. We love discovering these treasures and hope you do too. Please comment in them to let the diarists know that you read their work.
- First-time diarist JupiterIslandGirl provides a rich and detailed explanation of the forces which collectively pushed LBJ and provided the momentum to his historic signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in LBJ 's Civil Rights Legacy: The Missing Links. (dadanation)
- rperks describes an environmental crime at a Virginia golf course: Power Company Accused of Hiding Dangers of Coal Ash Dump. (ybruti)
- Big Tex entertains us with a classic tale re-told: The Swine and the Furry: William Faulkner Meets the Three Little Pigs. (ItsJessMe)
- crayons is Just a mom with an idea about education. (shayera)
- I T asserts boycotts are fair game and calls out donors trying to remain secret in Fighting for marriage equality: donors, boycotts, and mercenaries. (BentLiberal)
- I Am A Victim of Health Care Rationing says Steven D, telling us of recent bad news. (ItsJessMe)
- As the Senate debates health care, MetalCelt gives us a personal account of Thanksgiving in the ER. Now 23,000 in debt... (Louisiana 1976)
- Catherine Crump, writing for ACLU, reminds travelers with laptops and cellphones that you are Checking Your Privacy at the Border. (ybruti)
- No longer content to wait for karma, the girl advocates that fighting back is the way to win in Not to be outraged is the crime. (BentLiberal)
- Hector Gonzalez notes how Medicare is helping his father, a World War II veteran, in American Healthcare and the Battle of the Bulge. (ybruti)
jotter has High Impact Diaries: December 15, 2009 and sardonyx has Top Comments: Walking Fingers Edition.
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