Here are just a few little-known facts about Fred Thompson: Prevention plan can cut medical costs WASHINGTON As an adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton, Ken Thorpe had a close-up view of the fiasco that was health care reform in 1993-94. Since that effort crashed, he, like many others, has watched in frustration as costs have soared and health insurance has moved beyond the reach of millions more Americans 46 million in all. Rules could quash need to be as cool as Bogie It wouldn t exactly be accurate to say that I blame Humphrey Bogart for all the years I spent smoking cigarettes.
Last word: Facts on paying bridge debt Editor s note: In this feature, we take questions raised in letters to the editor and ask officials to respond. Usually we give the reader the last word, but in this case the reader had nothing more to add. I read (TNT, 5-4) that the state would only be making two payments a year on the outstanding debt that it has incurred in the name of Washingtonians (for the new Narrows bridge).