Archive for July, 2009

9/11 dispatcher ignoring a call by a panicked 17 y/o

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Health Insurance is the Problem

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Via John Stossel:
“As a broker in the health insurance business, I loved your article on the insanity of health insurance for all. Let me tell you what happened to me.
I needed an MRI for a shoulder injury. Well, knowing approximately what MRIs cost due to my wife having one six months earlier, I asked […]

My Keynote Address to the Hewlett Model Congress

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

I gave the keynote address at the Hewlett Model Congress in Long Island, NY on April 14, 2000. It was my first major speech, so I wanted to practice it first. I did a practice run at AU with NYRA-AU and my friends in the audience. One of my friends was from […]

And The Rest Was History…

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

My first victory and my first campaign against age discrimination. My first chance at being on TV and they never mentioned me! But… I only have myself to blame. It was a gorgeous spring day, and I had less than a month of school left in my senior year and… I wasn’t there when the […]

My Very First Campaign

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

This was my first action as a youth rights advocate way back during my senior year in high school. This was April 21, 1999 (yes, one day after Columbine). Look at my pony tail, ah! I was speaking out against age discrimination at three local businesses in my hometown of Holland, Michigan who had policies […]