Submitted by Gene Patterson on September 23, 2009 - 8:15pm
First District Congressman Phil Roe is waiting to hear from the President.
The Congressman from Johnson City wrote to President Obama in July, hoping to take up his offer to visit and go over healthcare reform legislation "line-by-line."
Roe wrote a second letter earlier this month and he says he has yet to hear from anyone at the Whitehouse.
Submitted by Gene Patterson on November 10, 2009 - 9:09pm
Recently, we interviewed Dr. Tom Kim - founder of a clinic for underinsured and uninsured East Tennesseans - about how he would solve our healthcare crisis.
Dr. Kim's prescription was pretty simple. "Quit smoking, eat less and walk instead of driving places."
He's no doubt right. We would all be healthier if we followed Dr. Kim's advice. But how far are we willing to go toward that end? How comfortable would we be if we were "ordered" to quit smoking, eat less and walk more?
