World of Politics

[x_maker]

For anyone who's been watching the news: that resolution about mandatory exclusion of genetic status on health insurance forms should be going to Congress in about a month for the standard hatchet job before getting passed or tanked. HeliX has a letter-writing campaign set up in support of the bill - if anyone wants to get involved and needs to know the addresses of their individual senators and representatives, there's a list up in my office by state and district.

This bill's a good thing, especially for those of us who do work outside the school and might need to use a medical facility that's NOT located in the basement here. What it means is that insurance companies can't deny coverage to mutants. It's the first step towards adding mutants to existing anti-discrimination laws, and when it passes, we'll be one step closer to things being how they should be.

To that end, there's a senator who'll be doing speaking engagements in Salem Center later this week. Graydon Creed, who most folks are making noises about running for President in '08. Granted, he got elected back in the early 80s on an Independent platform, which is usually the kiss of death for presidential bids, but he's also the longest-serving senator not affiliated with any political party. He opposed the Mutant Registration Act back in '03 when it went to Congress, and as one of the senior senators, his vote on the insurance bill could be a pivotal one. To this end, I've managed to arrange for a HeliX presence at one of his engagements this Friday. Anyone who wants to come hear the Senator speak is welcome - if you ask nicely, I'm sure those of you in Mr. Dayspring and Mr. Guthrie's classes can finagle some extra credit out of the deal.

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[x-penance.livejournal.com]

Angel is being taking pictures for the school year-book. Please, what is being the difference between the year-book and the school paper?

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

A yearbook is a book that sums up a single school year. It has pictures of all the classes, little fun facts about the year that was, in-jokes and lots of pictures. It's supposed to be something that you keep for years so that you can look back on it and laugh at all the good times that were had and remember the people that you used to know.

A school paper is just like a regular newspaper but it's produced by and for the school that it's at. The students usually write the articles and editorial, sometimes even draw comic strips and such.

[x-penance.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Miss Lorna. I am understanding now.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

My pleasure, Yvette.

I have some of my yearbooks from when I was in high school if you'd like to see them. They're not usually very interesting to people who didn't go to the school though. Sort of like looking at pictures of other people's summer vacations.