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Rochester is no stranger to the urban ills of violence, economic trials, drugs and trouble at schools. Neither is Lovely Warren. With parents who worked for city fixtures Eastman Kodak and Xerox, a grandfather who was shot working security, her fathers struggles with drug addiction and her own troubles coming up through school, Warren, though just 36, speaks from experience. That connection may help explain how she pulled off whats been called a stunning win in the Democratic primary for mayor of the upstate New York city, upsetting Mayor Thomas Richards bid for a first full term. Lovely, come over here and give me a hug!, more than one woman called out when Warren stopped by the Braden Street Settlement, a community center, during lunchtime Thursday. Warren, the City Council president, obliged, thanking each for their support in Tuesdays primary. Afterward she laughed when asked whether shed prefer people use the less familiar Mayor Warren if she is elected, as expected, in November. Titles dont matter to me as much as the relationship with the people, she said. You have to build that trust and that confidence working alongside them, not trying to be above them. Its a philosophy that was evident during the campaign, analysts said. She was visible in the neighborhoods, in the churches in the neighborhoods, walking the streets in the neighborhoods in a way Richards was not, said Timothy Kneeland, a political science professor at Rochesters Nazareth College. That personal connection got supporters to make the effort to vote in a race where turnout was key, he said. Analysts say Tuesdays low 22.6 percent turnout may have been in part due to a YNN/Voice of the Voter/ Siena College poll the week before the election that showed Richards with a whopping 36-point lead. There is anecdotal evidence to suggest the poll suppressed the Tom Richards vote, said Jim Bowers, a St. John Fisher College political science
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Rochester, NY, cited for lowest Medicare spending
ALBANY, N.Y. - A new study finds that the Rochester area has the lowest overall Medicare spending rate in the nation, a feat health officials attribute to aggressive regional planning that keeps a lid on unneeded hospital expansions and technology upgrades that insurers ultimately pay for. The Institute of Medicine report found that Rochesters Medicare spending rate per beneficiary was $174 lower than the national monthly mean among 306 U.S. regions. Rochesters success at holding down costs provides a model that Gov. Andrew Cuomos administration wants to take statewide. Essentially, a standing regional advisory committee made up of various health care stakeholders reviews the need for new departments, new staffing and expensive pieces of equipment and recommends against those that arent needed in the community. For example, if an orthopedic practice wanted to buy its own MRI machine and the hospital two blocks away had one that could accommodate those patients, the committee would recommend against it. Insurers can use its recommendations to set reimbursement policies. Experts say the approach tackles the two biggest drivers of rising medical expenses: new technology and salaries. The idea is that those expensive items have to be paid for somehow and they create a need for health care providers to order up more tests and treatments, the cost of which are ultimately passed on to patients and insurers. Supply-driven use of services is one of the major drivers of unwarranted, wasteful health care expenses, said Dr. Martin Lustick, chief corporate medical director for Rochester-based nonprofit insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah called Rochesters a phenomenal model. The governors plan is to do regional planning across New York using Rochester as the example, Shah said. Its about bringing rationality to the system. Its about adult supervision and not a Wild West. Right now, supply drives demand. Institute researchers say U.S. health care cost $2.7 trillion in 2011, almost 18 percent of the gross domestic product and higher developed countries. than other The institute, a nonprofit arm of the National Academy of Sciences, advocates payment reform to push competition toward value rather than toward volume of services, including the Medicare system that covers 39 million people age 65 and older and 8 million with disabilities. The chaotic free market health care system costs Americans a bundle, said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, adding there would probably be pushback from providers against regional committees limiting their expansion plans. Rochester offers a way to do it better.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Michelle Obama has pushed Americans to eat healthier and to exercise more. Now she says we should drink up too. As in plain water. And as in more of it. The first lady, an exercise fanatic who loves French fries and whose biceps are envied by women everywhere, is getting behind a campaign being launched Thursday to encourage people to drink more plain oldfashioned water. Whether it comes from a faucet, an underground spring, a rambling river or a plastic bottle, the message is: Drink up. She was joining the Partnership for a Healthier America as the nonpartisan, nonprofit group launches the nationwide effort from Watertown, Wis., with backing from a variety of likely and unlikely sources, including the beverage industry, media, government and entertainers such as actress Eva Longoria. Mrs. Obama is the organizations honorary chairwoman. Mrs. Obama said she has realized since beginning her anti-childhood obesity initiative in 2010 that drinking more water is the best thing people can do for their health. Its really that simple, she said in a White House statement. Drink just one more glass of water a day and you can make a real difference for your health, your energy and the way you feel. So drink up and see for yourself. Every bodily system depends on water, which makes up about 60 percent of a persons body weight, according to the Mayo Clinic. Water is also a caloriefree option for people concerned about weight control, and is largely inexpensive and available practically everywhere. Yet despite recent trends showing a rise in water consumption and declines in the amount of soda people drink, Larry Soler, the partnerships president and chief executive, says the drink up water campaign is still needed. Health advocates have blamed the corn syrups and other sugars in soda for obesity. Thats exactly the type of impact were glad to be seeing, and we want to accelerate that because we still have an enormous problem in this country with rates of obesity, Soler said. Sam Kass, executive director of Lets Move, the first ladys anti-childhood obesity initiative, cited federal statistics showing that about 40 percent of people drink less than half the typically recommended eight cups of water a day and that about onefourth of kids below age 19 dont drink any plain water at all on any given day. Soler emphasized that the campaign is not about pushing a particular type of water, or stressing water over other beverages, although Mrs. Obama in the past has counseled people to switch from sugary soda to water and has talked about seeing improvement in her two daughters health after making that change in their diets. The first lady also has been criticized by people who accuse her of being the nations food police. Every participating company has agreed to only encourage people to drink water, not focus on what people
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shouldnt drink, not even talk about why they may feel their type of water is better than another, Soler said. Its just drink more water. The first lady has recorded individual messages that are to air from morning to night Thursday on various TV talk shows, including Today, Good Morning America, Nuevo Dia, Despierta America, The View, Live With Kelly and Michael, Katie and the late-night programs with comedians Jay Leno, David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon. The hosts also will drink water on air and encourage viewers to do the same. The campaigns logo, a blue water drop with the words drink up in white, eventually will be plastered on millions of packages of bottled water, individual bottles of water themselves and reusable bottles, Soler said, as well as on more than 10,000 outdoor public drinking fountains. The American Beverage Association, which represents the makers of soft drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, juices and juice drinks, and bottled water and water beverages, supports the campaign, as does the International Bottled Water Association, among others, Soler said. Individual bottled water brands behind the push include Aquafina, Dasani, Deer Park, Evian, Nestle Pure Life, Poland Spring and Zephyrhills, Soler said. The Brita water filter company also is on board. Watertown, which is located on the banks of the Rock River in southeastern
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instruct us. What would the left do if more women enjoyed staying home and were able to do so while their husbands worked, or even vice versa? Let the dad stay home while the woman brings home the bacon. Where would the government be then? Ill tell you where the government would be. It would begin the process of shrinking. People would become less and less dependent upon the government and its programs, which are purposely designed to keep you dependent. Instead, responsibility for the wellbeing of children would be taken care of by mommy and daddy, the way God meant it to be. Jesus wasnt referring to children when he spoke of rendering unto Caesar. Children are not Caesars. Furthermore, we would see a stronger work ethic, more business owners, more and more children off of drugs, as well as higher literacy and graduation rates. Parents would also be spending more time with their kids, reading to them, watching where they were going and paying attention to who they were friends with. Instead of needing the daycare farms that promote poor socialization for young ones, more stable homes would be able to provide childcare for themselves. I know, Democrats. Youre having a fit right now. Youre asking, Whos this uppity negro woman talking about rising up and alleviating the kept negros need of the government to supply comfort in exchange for votes? Im a 21st-century abolitionist, sucka, with a message from Frederick Douglass. And Im here to tell all the negroes you got on your government plantation that theys been freed by the blood of Christ. Thats right, self-sufficiency and less dependency on government would be a disaster for the insatiable appetite of the current government. Shoot, we would even see the need for fewer taxes, as the need for programs would diminish. Big government means the nation is in
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publicly stated. The community also needs to pay attention and question why some union leaders, now eating crow, are seemingly begging the mayor to stay in the race. This is unprecedented isnt it? Historically, in a Democratic primary, the loser goes away. Where is the support Democrats should be showing Lovely right about now? Would race have anything to do with their failure to do so? IJS. All I could hear from those in the community, black folks in particular, was, Does the mayor think we are stupid? His insulting ads, those intended to portray some fake love for black folks, were staged by the wrong black faces. He used the faces of some blacks whose influence is null and void; and/or that many have absolutely no respect for because of their politics. There were some faces he used that were cultivated in the garden of David Gantt, and now act like they werent. Yes, David has a garden he throws seeds into and then cultivates. However, some of the flowers that were rooted and raised in the garden have ultimately become weeds. Those individuals may forget where they come from. The community, as a whole, does not. Loyalty is something most folks respect. There is an unwritten code that says, If you cant support someone, dont position yourself to hurt them; just stay out of the way. Apparently that money was wasted in the hiring of $200,000 consultants. And those who were paid $15 an hour to collect petition signatures should have stayed around to help the mayor deliver the vote in his favor. Another announcement that was insulting to many was the revelation Richards attended Virginia Union University in Richmond, Va. for a whole semester. Was that supposed to mean something to black folks? Many of my friends and I expected him to say he marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. or that he sat on the bus with Rose Parks. This seemingly became a strategy to convince black folks he was a mayor of all the people. But, obviously, those who voted
Tuesday did not believe him and his intent to buy an election failed him miserably. And then there were those bogus polls, claiming the mayor was going to win by a landslide. Oh, there was a landslide on record when the polls closed, but the name that emerged victorious was Lovely Warren. The people had spoken and voted; something polls cant do. There is no question that Lovely Warren was outspent and raised far less money than her opponent, but the people flexed their muscles and exercised their right to choose. They chose to support change. They chose to believe in Lovely Warren by placing her in the winners circle, in a position to make history this coming November. The people need to also recognize, it aint over. The schemers, those in a position to lose some power, are not taking this one lightly. They are scheming as we speak. They are holding out and trying to convince the mayor that they can deliver him in November. They refuse to give Lovely Warren a break, or accept the fact that she is deserving and capable. The establishment has egg on their face they need to wipe off. The establishment is not accustomed to sharing any power, and the people need to be mindful that the road to November will be paved with additional trickery. Already the Monroe County Democratic party chairman, who should have been on stage supporting the Warren victory, is making excuses
as to why she may not receive the support and resources her candidacy has earned. Already, he has stated the need to finance county races in the suburbs that are allegedly being contested. Already, he has shown he is less than enthusiastic about the potential for Lovely Warren to become not only the youngest, but also the first female mayor of Rochester who just happens to be black. No matter how hard you try, as a wise friend of mine once said, You cant put a lampshade on a star. And Lovely Warren Esq. is a star in her community. The lampshade the establishment attempted to put on her to dim her light disintegrated from the heat. She is, no doubt, the peoples mayor. Her record of service is bountiful. Testimony after testimony can be heard from her constituents, especially the ones she has taken the time to help overcome a problem, personally. Lovely Warren is a true leader, intent on bringing much-needed positive change to our community. Stay tuned, November is coming, and your vote will be needed again to solidify her rightful place in history. She is our modern-day Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Susan B, Anthony, Barbara Jordan, Shirley Chisholm and more. Lovely Warren is bringing a spirit of change to the table, one that this community can believe in. No matter how hard her detractors may try, they will fail trying to put a lampshade on a star.
City Council President Lovely Warren Esq. overcame many odds as she reigned victorious and handily defeated the current sitting mayor. In the end, the assumptions being made by the smug status quo came crashing down to their ankles as district after district reported their results after the polls closed. The bottom line shocked them. Their worlds were rocked by the fact that the underdog garnered 59 percent of the votes cast. The hard work that Lovely Warrens supporters and volunteers put in paid off in no uncertain terms. Her camp never doubted her for one second. They believed, as she did, and she won. Deuces, Richards. The most important message to the sleeping giants in the community was the fact that money does not win elections, people do. Slick brochures, mailings with staged supporters or imported models do not vote; people do. The smug establishment, whose candidate had a cant-really-bebothered persona, was not listening to the people and their concerns. How do you keep saying our community is safe when people are being killed in our streets almost daily? Now they want blame low voter turnout. The real blame belongs with their message. Pay me $200,000 and I will show you how this thing goes. What we woke up to, in many instances, were the games Lovelys opponent attempted to play. The lesson learned, and the message delivered by this community, was that people are not stupid. They saw the union endorsements Richards received as leadership attempting to curry favor. And many so-called union endorsements failed to poll their membership. As a result, many did not agree with the endorsements their leadership made. In fact, the union members I spoke with did not support what their leaders
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