MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'fairfax'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489638&cid=t_151667_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fzjqy-rOPM90%2F By David RittgersThe Baltimore police must have solved the city’s violent crime problem. They’ve shifted resources to illegal gambling: Baltimore County police arrested five men after an undercover detective infiltrated an illegal high-stakes poker game in Edgemere, records show. Police say "Texas Hold 'Em" games were held regularly at the Lynch Point Social Club in the 3100 block of Roger Road, where organizers were making as much as $1,500 in profit a night, according to charging documents. After receiving a tip, officers conducted surveillance at the club and later sent an undercover detective inside, who participated in a game with a $65 buy-in. The detective played for hours — leaving after he lost all his chips, records show. A tactical unit conducted a raid on the club Feb. 11... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489638 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:33:49 +0100 4489638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424217&cid=t_151667_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvxOwlr43-cA%2F By Jim HarperIn a blog post of righteousness last week, I assailed Fairfax County (Virginia) Supervisor Jeff McKay for his failure to comprehend basic security principles as they pertain to the Metro system. A Washington Examiner reporter retrieved McKay’s response: [H]e laughed. But he quickly defended his stance, saying that random searches were recommended by the U.S. Transportation Security Association, the D.C. Police, and WMATA management. “I trust the intelligence agencies when they tell me there’s a reason to do this,” he said. McKay admitted that bag searches likely wouldn’t stop someone intent on causing mass destruction to the Metrorail, but that they will make passengers much more aware of security concerns. Supervisor McKay was not flip about thes... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424217 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:47:26 +0100 4424217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405755&cid=t_151667_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1iNgb5-si-Q%2F By Jim HarperThis afternoon I briefly attended a meeting of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board to comment on the question whether there should be random bag searches in the D.C. area’s subway system. A variety of other liberty loving D.C.-area residents spoke up against bag searches, noting the weakness of the practice in terms of security, the privacy consequences, and the insult to Metro riders in treating all as suspects. The chairman of the Riders Advisory Council asked that the program be suspended. Along with restating the security weakness of random bag searches—it simply transfers risk from one station to another, from the subway to busses, or from the Metro system to other infrastructure—I emphasized the strategic consequences of the policy:... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405755 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:43:57 +0100 4405755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581588&cid=t_151667_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgqqswmxuieU%2F By Chris EdwardsYesterday, the Washington Post reviewed the life of Phyllis McClure, who was an advocate for federal education spending in low-income neighborhoods. Once an aspiring journalist, Ms. McClure joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund in 1969. She immediately used her penchant for muckraking to illuminate the widespread misuse of federal funds meant to boost educational opportunities for the country’s neediest students. The money was part of the new Title I program, created under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The slim volume that Ms. McClure wrote in 1969 with Ruby Martin — ‘Title I of ESEA: Is It Helping Poor Children?’ — showed how millions of dollars across the country were being used by school districts to make ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581588 Thu, 20 May 2010 14:55:25 +0100 3581588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224802&cid=t_151667_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F01%2Finova-fairfax-hospital-haiti-volunteers-struggle-contribution%2F Surgeon Dr. Russell Seneca and ER nurse Suzie Miller leda team of volunteers that were underutilized during their week in Haiti. Related Posts Maryland Shock Trauma Team Ready for Haiti Deployment (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224802 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:03:58 +0100 3224802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178762&cid=t_151667_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fc5sMs5RV_ps%2F By Adam SchaefferWashington Post ed columnist/reporter Jay Mathews had a great post the other day in response to some WaPo coverage of supposedly catastrophic cuts to the Fairfax County school budget. He rightly notes, “the end-of-the-world reactions from Fairfax County parents in my colleague Petula Dvorak’s latest column are so divorced from reality as to be comical.” Oh, it is funny, but not ha-ha funny. It’s more a makes-you-want-to-cry kind of funny. Consider: Fairfax aims spend 1.4 percent more per-pupil in 2011 according to their Operating Fund total, which includes the vast majority of total spending and core services.* Total per-pupil spending increased 20 percent in constant dollars between 2000 and 2010. Using Washington Area Boards of Education (WABE) total expendi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178762 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:33:12 +0100 3178762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039763&cid=t_151667_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fv5C6c4ljjB4%2F The Washington Post reports: Would you gladly pay more for a cheeseburger today if it keeps your local librarian working tomorrow? Several members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors think so. So do supervisors in neighboring Loudoun County, who hope the General Assembly will allow them to impose a meals tax, too. If the supervisors are so sure that a tax increase would be popular, why don’t they put it to a referendum? Or better yet, why not make it voluntary? The waitress could bring you a bill that shows the cost of the food and drink, the state tax, the county tax (as Virginia receipts already do), and then “additional voluntary local tax to keep Fairfax government big.” If the supervisors are right, people will gladly pay it. Right, supervisors? (Source: Cato-... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039763 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:02:29 +0100 3039763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737697&cid=t_151667_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FU4-FHWajQDM%2F Time for another “THE SCHOOLS HAVE NO MONEY!” report from the WaPo: The largest-ever infusion of federal cash is flowing into public school classrooms this year in the form of new programs and thousands of restored jobs. The stimulus package — $100 billion over two years — comes with similarly sized expectations. . . Even with the extra cash, the survey found, many schools are focused on survival. . . In Fairfax County, stimulus funding saved about 274 positions, but class size ratios still increased by half a student Poor schools! And Fairfax. Desperate, struggling Fairfax only has about $3.3 billion to play with this year. How are they supposed to keep the system running with just $19,000 per student? Considering the fact that the estimated national median private school ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737697 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:12:25 +0100 2737697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260642&cid=t_151667_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fsleep-and-high-school-start-times.html An editorial in today’s Washington Post examines the debate over school start times. It shows just how complex it can be to make changes to daily school schedules.A proposal in Fairfax County, Va., would change the start time of most high schools in the county from 7:20 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. It appears that there is strong support for a change. But there are also many obstacles.Money is one concern. In Fairfax County, 169,000 students must be transported to and from school each day. This is both complicated and costly.The Post reports that Fairfax school officials once estimated that a schedule change could cost up to $40 million. But they found ways to make bus routes more efficient. This led to the current “no-cost” proposal.Teens and parents may have concerns about starting and ending... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260642 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:08:00 +0100 2260642