This is a letter to the editor of the morning paper, expressing dismay at its endorsement of Democrat Ed Case for Congress in the upcoming special election. What’s surprising is who wrote it: Dick Port, former Chair of the Hawai’i Democratic Party. Port reminds us of an episode Case would like to have us forget: …

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News item: WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients Shortly after they were diagnosed with breast cancer, each of the women learned that her health insurance had been canceled. [snip] The women paid their premiums on time. Before they fell ill, neither had any problems with their insurance. Initially, they believed their policies had been canceled …

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