| Campaign 2008
I assume nothing. I trust the science of polling." And Selzer called it right again last night in the Michigan GOP primary election. Her poll for the Detroit Free Press, published last weekend, had Republican Mitt Romney comfortably besting McCain and Huckabee far back in third. "Polling in volatile caucuses and primaries is not for the faint of heart," Selzer tells our Liz Halloran. "But for all the quirks, the same principles apply—you have to have a method that allows you to see real change." The most difficult times for pollsters? Waiting for election results, especially when your poll may disagree with others, she says, allowing as how there may be a "private, modest, and humble moment of celebration." more >> .
An underinsured kick in the groin
THE NEARLY 300,000 Massachusetts residents who signed up for health insurance under the state's new initiative are in for a rude awakening. They may now have some form of coverage, but many of them, even the very poor who used to get free care, are going to be socked with steep medical bills. Welcome to the shadowy world of underinsurance, where high premiums, copays, deductibles, unexpected co-insurance charges, and skimpy coverage have put the lie to the dream of health coverage for millions of Americans. According to a 2005 Kaiser Foundation study, more than 58 million Americans already find themselves in this category: underinsured and at high risk of incurring punishing medical bills. My family is among them. On Aug. 17, my 14-year-old son was kicked in the groin during a preseason soccer match.
Neighborhoods with few home owners can reach 'tipping point'
The question is WHY did you LET it get this way? 10 years ago, I saw the faces changing in that neighborhood and I simply walked away. An apartment building with exercise rooms, pools, etc. also translates to SAFETY. You can't blame the developers of the new buildings for the plight of the old. People just want to be safe in this world. That's really not too much to ask. " .
John C. Cotey's Top 10
And we thought our $24.99 sponsorship deal from Sears for boxer briefs, shorts and a polo shirt was hot. 7. Kelly Cornell The CCC soccer player took her first corner kick of the season, and it ended up on U.S. 19, was hit by a truck, bounced off a Chick-fil-A, rolled into a Best Buy and settled to a stop under a bench in front of the Village Inn. Her next two resulted in both of the Marauders' goals in a big playoff win. 8. East Lake boys soccer The Eagles came back from a 3-1 deficit to down archrival PHU in the district final. But can they do it again? They'll probably need to in the region final, where East Lake's season has ended the past two years ... against PHU, of course. 9. Chelsea Klotz and Jenn Casey Tampa Prep's Klotz is Hillsborough County's leading goal scorer.
Friday wild card
The Berry Picker finally honked her horn five seconds into the light change, only to get a nasty look and the finger from Clod. Midway across the intersection, Bonnie mebbe we should call her Little Miss Soon-To-Be-An-Unwed Mother gave the Berry Picker a one-finger salute, too. But that wasn't the end of it. As Clod turned the corner from Best Avenue onto Ninth, he glared at the middle-aged Berry Picker one more time and flipped her off again. The gene pool's pretty shallow in that part of town. Beware: Guard on duty
You may have seen Wallace & Grommit's "The Curse of the Were Rabbit." But you haven't seen the attack of the Were Security Guard, unless you wandered away from the Riverstone cinemas after watching "Cars" and eating barbecue, like Family Phil Corless and his kids did recently.
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