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  • Are we becoming a nation of whiners?

    May 8, 2009

    •   Reading the paper today, I was dismayed to note an AP article indicating that many people are viewing recent government actions regarding the mercifully mild first wave of the H1N1 epidemic as “overblown,” and accusing the media of engaging in fear mongering.  People are apparently upset that their comfortable daily routines were upset; they had to take care of their kids instead of ...