Marilyn M. Singleton

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  Jul 23, 2020

  COVID Chaos: A prison without bars

  Free speech is the bedrock of our politics, but media manipulation is now rampant.

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  Jul 2, 2020

  Some black lives don't matter

  As a physician, I cannot ignore the plain fact that the people who champion social distancing and mask shaming are silent about the current large gatherings of protesters standing shoulder-to-shoulder.

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  Mar 4, 2020

  Gone too far: Drag queen lunacy and child abuse

  In today’s brave new world, imagine receiving a letter from the school principal about your only child: Your son will not be home tonight but your daughter will be home in a few days.

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  Mar 16, 2015

  Presidential Candidates In the Chinese Year of the Sheep

  Gong Hay Fat Choy! [Happy New Year!] The Chinese Year of the Sheep is upon us. Sheep are known for trying to make people happy and being loyal followers. Too many of our elected "leaders" have lived their careers in the Year of the Sheep.

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  Sep 17, 2014

  Physicians Should Value Their Patients and Insurance Companies and Government Should Value Physicians

  Physicians must reconnect with the reason they became doctors and declare that they are not tools of insurance companies or the government. Patients need to tell their doctors and politicians that they are individuals, and deserve to be treated that way.

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  Jul 1, 2014

  Emotionitis: A Political Malady

  Today's political debates are extremely polarized and emotional. One person's charming, clever, and assertive is another's manipulative, cunning, and ruthless.

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  Apr 14, 2014

  Pol Pot Shows Us Change is Not Always For the Better

  Pol Pot led the communist Khmer Rouge who overthrew the sitting Khmer Republic and renamed the country "Democratic Kampuchea." Within hours of victory in 1975, armed soldiers began herding the two million residents out of Phnom Penh. Pol Pot assured them they could return.

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  Mar 11, 2014

  The Road to Serfdom is Paved with Good Intentions

  What do TSA groping, NSA data-mining, and mercury-laced fluorescent light bulbs have to do with keeping your doctor? They are the products of seductively entitled but flawed laws. As Daniel Webster said, "good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority."

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  Jan 30, 2014

  Warning: Government Can Be Harmful to Your Health

  Trust in our government was a mere 19 percent in 2013 according to Pew Research Center. Not surprisingly, 56 per cent of Americans think it is not the government's responsibility to provide a healthcare system.

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  Dec 18, 2013

  The High Cost of Free Health Care

  When I signed in for my yearly mammogram the receptionist announced with a wry smile, "No co-pay this time, it's free!" We both knew that it really wasn't free.