| McDermott: Christmas resolution wasted time
A recent resolution to recognize the importance of Christmas and Christianity was a Republican tactic designed to draw attention from pressing issues in Congress, including health care and energy conservation, Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., said Thursday. That's why he voted against it, he said. "Obviously, it's a protest vote against Steve King," the Iowa Republican who sponsored the resolution that passed 372-9, McDermott said. Democrats cast all the nay votes. McDermott supported House resolutions this fall to recognize the Islamic holiday of Ramadan and the festival of Diwali, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. He drew the line at Christmas, he said, because the resolution only stated "obvious facts" that Christianity was the predominant faith in the U.S.
A slice of green in the burbs
I was no more than 10 minutes outside Clevelands Hopkins International Airport with the citys skyline in the rearview mirror. I was driving through a land filled with office plazas, industrial parks and hotels that specialize in uniformity. It was a land of gas-station clusters, franchise food drive-ins and a class of strip mall even Starbucks might ignore.
Yet, in such a setting, caffeine might be the only answer. Or a park. I decided to believe the sign and see if I could slip into something more bucolic.
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Marriage processions on main roads banned
Senior superintendent of police R.K. Jaiswal today said if anybody was found blocking the traffic by way of taking out a procession with a decorated mare or a rath would be booked for violating district magistrate's orders. He categorically stated that no band would be played on the main roads and no crackers would be burst. He asked the marriage palace owners to inform the police if the hosts of marriage parties did not comply with the orders otherwise they would themselves be booked for the violation. The SSP held a meeting with owners of 65 marriage palaces in and around the city. He said his major concern behind holding the meeting was traffic and security reasons. He also asked them to put close-circuit cameras in the parking, main hall, at the entrance and exit points.
Oprah Winfrey's Devastating Medical Condition
I was watching Oprah the other day and was wondering what was up with my beloved Ms. O. She had been looking so fantastic in the past few years, and suddenly, was no longer emitting that glow I had become accustomed to. Also, she seemed to be putting on weight again, after working so hard to keep her body in shape. Well, the deal is that Ops has a thyroid condition that is messing with her bod -- big time. In the new issue of O, the talk show queen talks about the months of suffering she endured, before figuring out what was actually wrong with her. "My body was turning on me. First hyperthyroidism, which sped up my metabolism and left me unable to sleep for days. Then hypothyroidism, which slowed down my metabolism and made me want to sleep all the time." The latter contributed to a 20 pound weight gain, and left Oprah feeling completely out of gas.
Vasa remembered as “compassionate, gentle and caring”
BROCKTON� If Dr. Mark Vasa had a patient in his unit at Brockton Hospital who was having a medical crisis, he would often take the patient to the emergency department.Vasa, chief of radiation therapy at Brockton Hospital, would then recite from memory the details of the patient's medical history to the emergency staff."That's what set him apart. You really got the feeling he was treating his patients as if they were a member of his own family," said Dr. Rick Herman, who worked at Brockton Hospital with Vasa for many years and recounted the story Monday."He was an incredibly compassionate, gentle and caring physician," Herman said.Vasa, a 20-year veteran of Brockton Hospital, died after being struck by a car that crashed into the radiation department reception area at the hospital Monday afternoon.The 58-year-old Norwell resident leaves his wife and three grown children.Colleagues and patients said Vasa was a dedicated physician who brought a personal touch to his work."He was the kind of person who everyone would want to have as their doctor, and everyone would want to work with," said Dr.
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