Iris Gomez speaks in East Lansing: The Immigrant Experience

Author and attorney Iris Gomez visited the Lansing area on June 14 and 15, 2010, speaking with over 100 people at Edgewood United Church on Monday and with 20 - 30 people at Everybody Reads Bookstore on Tuesday.

Here's a link to the story in the State News.

http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/06/msu_alumna_discusses_immigration_reform

Posted at Saturday, June 19, 2010
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A State News article on the East Lansing vigil marking the 1000th US military death in Afghanistan - and many thousands of Afghan civilian deaths

http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/02/vigil_held_to_mourn_us_casualties

Posted at Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Monday, February 15, 2010
October 2009 Vigil - No Escalation: More Troops Will Not Bring Peace in Afghanistan






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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Peace groups protest Afghan war anniversary

Peace groups protest Afghan war anniversary

Published October 8, 2009 in the State News, including a photo and video.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Uwe Reinhardt on health care reform

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/18/reinhardt.health.inflation/index.html

In this comment, Uwe Reinhardt makes a powerful case for health care reform. The current system, which spendsfar too much on private insurance company profits, leaves everyone vulnerable, including those of us who have insurance through our jobs.

Here is my personal comment. It is way past time for a strong public program of health insurance in thiscountry. My relatives in Norway have excellent medical care provided by their government and feel valued by their government. Older Americans have a good health insurance program - Medicare -covering everyone aged 65 years and older, as well as some peoplewith disabilities.

We must have health care reform that includes a strong public option. A public option can build in effeciencies and negotiate prices.. Otherwise, for-profit companies will continue to increase costs and pad their profits at the expense of the rest of us.

Health reform that includes a strong public option will improve health care for all of us. Everyone benefits from reform if there is an efficient public program available to all. Health care will be more accessible, costs will be lower, and the terrible inefficiencies of the current system will be reduced. We must have health care reform now.

Margaret N

Posted at Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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