Friday, October 27, 2006
Kudos to Wal-Mart!
......[c]2006 by
Richard L Zorek....10.27.06.......
Wal-Mart has announced that consumers in Kansas and Missouri will be able to take part in its discount-drug program. "We believe this program is one to make medication more affordable and accessible to the people who need it most," Wal-Mart's Kelly Barnes said. And if I have ever criticized a Wal-Mart store for anything, I may just take it all back for this move. Starting Thursday (10/27/06), 30-day supplies of 143 drugs will be sold for $4 at all Wal-Marts and Sam's Clubs stores in the metro. "We estimate that this list of $4 prescription medications represents nearly 25 percent of all prescriptions we currently dispense in our pharmacies across the nation," Barnes said. When I first heard about this plan, I had hoped it would spark some competition between pharmacists and help to bring the cost of medications down. Apparently it has. Target has said it will also offer cheaper generic drugs soon, and a group of independent pharmacies has developed a plan to offer their customers cheaper generics as well.
Richard L Zorek....10.27.06.......
Wal-Mart has announced that consumers in Kansas and Missouri will be able to take part in its discount-drug program. "We believe this program is one to make medication more affordable and accessible to the people who need it most," Wal-Mart's Kelly Barnes said. And if I have ever criticized a Wal-Mart store for anything, I may just take it all back for this move. Starting Thursday (10/27/06), 30-day supplies of 143 drugs will be sold for $4 at all Wal-Marts and Sam's Clubs stores in the metro. "We estimate that this list of $4 prescription medications represents nearly 25 percent of all prescriptions we currently dispense in our pharmacies across the nation," Barnes said. When I first heard about this plan, I had hoped it would spark some competition between pharmacists and help to bring the cost of medications down. Apparently it has. Target has said it will also offer cheaper generic drugs soon, and a group of independent pharmacies has developed a plan to offer their customers cheaper generics as well.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Please Remove the $140 Million Building..
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Richard L Zorek....10.24.06........Circuit Judge Joseph P. Dandurand, on Tuesday said state regulators overstepped their authority in May when they approved an Aquila Inc. power plant near Peculiar and reinstated his order to tear it down. Aquila will appeal. If Aquila is allowed to keep the $140 million facility it will set a very bad precedent. Companies could come in without proper authority and build, knowing they will eventually win the right in court. It's kind of like eminent domain with a twist.
Richard L Zorek....10.24.06........Circuit Judge Joseph P. Dandurand, on Tuesday said state regulators overstepped their authority in May when they approved an Aquila Inc. power plant near Peculiar and reinstated his order to tear it down. Aquila will appeal. If Aquila is allowed to keep the $140 million facility it will set a very bad precedent. Companies could come in without proper authority and build, knowing they will eventually win the right in court. It's kind of like eminent domain with a twist.
Monday, October 23, 2006
How Many More Will Die?
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Richard L Zorek....10.22.06.........44 more people killed in Iraq, or so the report is today. The numbers are staggering. Without arguing the merits or non-merits of the war, I do have to wonder how other civilized countries of the world can sit around and listen to the reports of the bloodshed and yet offer to do nothing about it.
Richard L Zorek....10.22.06.........44 more people killed in Iraq, or so the report is today. The numbers are staggering. Without arguing the merits or non-merits of the war, I do have to wonder how other civilized countries of the world can sit around and listen to the reports of the bloodshed and yet offer to do nothing about it.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Paypal: Protector of Sellers and Thieves...
Paypal: Protector of Sellers and Thieves...
.......[c]2006 by
Richard L Zorek....10.21.06.........
Paypal is an online banking system which is largely used by Ebay members, but it is a "payment" method that can be used in a host of other places on the internet. They seem convenient to get instant payment from sales and to be able to make an instant purchase. However...as with many things that "look" too good....there are problems. There's a growing number of ebay sellers who are losing money and merchandise to paypal because they are policing actions with ebay sales. Paypal calls it "seller protection," but it really isnt that at all. It is a way that people, especially those from other countries can get merchandise for free. All they have to do is claim they didnt get it (even if they did, (even if its the postal services fault) and they will be refunded from your account (with very little warning, if any at all). And they claim they investigate each issue, which they do not. They just wait until their "time" runs out and then they issues the refund. I will be writing more about this as their are many people who are having issues with this right now. Paypal claims to not be an agent of ebay....but yet they are policing them? That, in itself, is something to be curious about. When I responded to them about an issue, an agent of their "Protection services department" wrote back and said "When you signed up"...for Paypal, that I agreed to their "disputes resolution process." I responded that "no one allowed liars from other countries to get merchandise for free." Even a small claim procedure has to provide proper evidence, and then the court itself does not just take the money. It still has to go through a protocol. Paypal, apparently has none. Their seller protection program is not a seller protection program as much as it is a license for fraud. Paypal was purchased by Ebay in 2002 and has since acted as Ebays judge, jury, and executioner on many financial issues.
.......[c]2006 by
Richard L Zorek....10.21.06.........
Paypal is an online banking system which is largely used by Ebay members, but it is a "payment" method that can be used in a host of other places on the internet. They seem convenient to get instant payment from sales and to be able to make an instant purchase. However...as with many things that "look" too good....there are problems. There's a growing number of ebay sellers who are losing money and merchandise to paypal because they are policing actions with ebay sales. Paypal calls it "seller protection," but it really isnt that at all. It is a way that people, especially those from other countries can get merchandise for free. All they have to do is claim they didnt get it (even if they did, (even if its the postal services fault) and they will be refunded from your account (with very little warning, if any at all). And they claim they investigate each issue, which they do not. They just wait until their "time" runs out and then they issues the refund. I will be writing more about this as their are many people who are having issues with this right now. Paypal claims to not be an agent of ebay....but yet they are policing them? That, in itself, is something to be curious about. When I responded to them about an issue, an agent of their "Protection services department" wrote back and said "When you signed up"...for Paypal, that I agreed to their "disputes resolution process." I responded that "no one allowed liars from other countries to get merchandise for free." Even a small claim procedure has to provide proper evidence, and then the court itself does not just take the money. It still has to go through a protocol. Paypal, apparently has none. Their seller protection program is not a seller protection program as much as it is a license for fraud. Paypal was purchased by Ebay in 2002 and has since acted as Ebays judge, jury, and executioner on many financial issues.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Election Year Blues
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Richard L Zorek....10.19.06.........If "turning the other cheek" is applicable to elections, then the Republicans are doing the right thing. If it isn't, then they had better wake up. The Democrats (or, at least, those who support the Democrats) are doing a whirlwind effort to win the midterm elections by digging deep into the past of Republican candidates and throwing out accusations....even if they are unfounded....in a last ditch effort to win. Not untypical for a party that can't stand on anything, but has usually just stands against things .......but, come on...everyone should see the game that is being played.
Richard L Zorek....10.19.06.........If "turning the other cheek" is applicable to elections, then the Republicans are doing the right thing. If it isn't, then they had better wake up. The Democrats (or, at least, those who support the Democrats) are doing a whirlwind effort to win the midterm elections by digging deep into the past of Republican candidates and throwing out accusations....even if they are unfounded....in a last ditch effort to win. Not untypical for a party that can't stand on anything, but has usually just stands against things .......but, come on...everyone should see the game that is being played.
SIGN WARS! The Saga Continues....
.......[c]2006 by
Richard L Zorek....10.19.06.........
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction which would allow Kansas City residents to put up any size politcal sign they want. Kansas City fined a resident, Anthony Ishamael, for putting up a 32 square foot sign for Jim Talent. (He did that after several smallers had been stolen from his front yard). We are now waiting for the front yard billboards to arrive......
Richard L Zorek....10.19.06.........
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction which would allow Kansas City residents to put up any size politcal sign they want. Kansas City fined a resident, Anthony Ishamael, for putting up a 32 square foot sign for Jim Talent. (He did that after several smallers had been stolen from his front yard). We are now waiting for the front yard billboards to arrive......
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Need Money? Do a Study in Shawnee
.......[c]2006 by
Richard L Zorek....10.11.06.........
The Shawnee City Council is going to spend $35 to $50,000 to study how quiet train horns might be in the city. That's how much their "study" of the issue is going to cost. And they call it a "high priority" for the 2008 budget. Let me get this straight.....there's a train track, you build house around it knowing that trains use it.....they make noise (honking their horns as a warning they are coming)...something they have always done...and now the city is going to "study" it an budget $50,000? Can I be on that study committee??? Councilman Neal Sawyer had the audacity to ask "..where are we going to get the money?" Who cares? Shawnee City Council isn't spending their money, anyway, it is the people of Shawnee's money. As Council member Dawn Kuhn said," unless we educate ourselves on what we can and can't do, I dont think we're giving ourselves a fair shake." Nor, a fair share of that $35 to $50, 000.
Richard L Zorek....10.11.06.........
The Shawnee City Council is going to spend $35 to $50,000 to study how quiet train horns might be in the city. That's how much their "study" of the issue is going to cost. And they call it a "high priority" for the 2008 budget. Let me get this straight.....there's a train track, you build house around it knowing that trains use it.....they make noise (honking their horns as a warning they are coming)...something they have always done...and now the city is going to "study" it an budget $50,000? Can I be on that study committee??? Councilman Neal Sawyer had the audacity to ask "..where are we going to get the money?" Who cares? Shawnee City Council isn't spending their money, anyway, it is the people of Shawnee's money. As Council member Dawn Kuhn said," unless we educate ourselves on what we can and can't do, I dont think we're giving ourselves a fair shake." Nor, a fair share of that $35 to $50, 000.
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