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Written by Erik Gulbrandsen
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Thursday, 04 January 2007 |
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There is a great article published in the journal Circulation about air pollution and heart disease by one of my favorite professors from BYU. He was an expert epidemiologist that focuses on air pollution and its effects on our bodies. He taught my environmental economics course--one of my favorite in my undergraduate studies. Read about the article here .
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Written by Jonathan Terry
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Tuesday, 14 November 2006 |
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Friends, Below is a copy of the email I sent late last week. We
really do need your help. The opposition has prepared a group to
filibuster. You have worked so hard to get to this point, and we
need to keep them on track, that this is a public health issue.
Here are some ideas for how we need your help: 1) Show up tomorrow
early and pack the chamber halls. Make the room FULL of blueshirts.
Please bring your cameras (Digital if you have one) and take
pictures. Especially sit down front and everyone get pictures of
the council members as they vote. 2) Contact Jeff Newton and
encourage him to vote YES. He can be found at Il Spazio, by calling
there, or calling him at 665-7310 or email
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Look forward to seeing you all there!
Breathe Easy Kirksville Dear concerned citizens. The agenda for
this Wednesday's Council Meeting includes two Smoke Free items.
First, the council will vote on the ordinance. As we have indicated
in the past, it looks as though this will fail, unless councilman
Jeff Newton decides not to abstain and vote. He supports the
ordinance but has cited a conflict of interest as a restraunt
owner. The second item would place the ordinance on the April 3rd,
2007 ballot. We expect this to pass if the first indeed fails.
While we believe Kirksville voters will support a ballot measure,
this is a defeat for our cause. It shows us that our council
certainly doesn't care about health!! We need your help, one last
time. We need you to show up wearing blue. It will be standing room
only (if you all show up) so come early and lets pack the council
chambers. As the council members enter the building reach out your
hand and stop them, call them by name, and ask for their support
tonight. You can see pictures of the council members at
www.kirksvillecity.com. YOU CAN NOT speak during the citizen
participation part at the first of the meeting as that is reserved
for items NOT on the agenda. However, during the discussion of
either ordinance, please feel free to approach the podium and
speak. I anticipate the mayor will not invite you participation,
but it is clearly stated on the agenda that your participation is
welcome! Just please try to either share your personal views etc or
if you are referencing studies make sure you mention something new,
as they may cut you off if they feel it has been heard before. Each
person has up to five minutes. Columbia's meeting went until 1am
as the public demanded a decision be made. Be VOCAL! Be HEARD!! YOU
can view the agenda and the ordianances as well as the City
Managers letter online at www.kirksvillecity.com. Click on agendas
on the right and the Nov 15th council meeting agenda. Each item is
then hyperlinked. Thank you again for all you have done and we look
forward to seeing you Wednesday night!!! Breathe Easy Kirksville
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Written by Jonathan Terry
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Thursday, 26 October 2006 |
Tonight at the study session of the Kirksville City Council, they
made final
changes to a smoke free ordinance that would include bars,
restaurants,
public parks, and some indoor amusement areas. Overall,
Breathe Easy
supported the ordinance for a council vote. At the end of the
meeting,
councilmembers shared their stance on the issue. Only two
councilmembers
expressed interest in a council vote. The ordinance would
require three
votes to pass. They do plan to have a vote on November 15th
but it will
fail, and unfortunately, I am not sure that there is much we can do
about
this.
Statements:
Dale Blesz: Supports a council vote and has been the major
supporter of the
ordinance. Said would vote YES.
Jill McCord: Supports a council vote and says will most likely be
in support
of the ordinance.
Jeff Newton: Will abstain. Concerned with conflict of
interest as he is a
local restaurant owner. Does support the ordinance
personally, but feels
the conflict of interest is to much. Did say he would vote
yes if he didn't
own a restraunt.
Martha Rowe: Not even sure she will vote to put this on the ballot.
Will
vote NO at a council vote.
Tim Crist: Said that voting to put it to a ballot is the most he
would do.
Has openly spoke in opposition to the ordinance in the past.
Keep an eye on your email for further details. As more
becomes available or
known, and now that the direction of this effort is changing, we
will be in
touch. Please DO reply to this email with any
thoughts/ideas/concerns/etc
as the Breathe Easy Smoke Free Ordianance Committee will be meeting
next
week and all of your ideas will be much appreciated. If you
have time and a
special interest in this matter, let us know and we would love to
have you
get involved in a new direction.
THANK YOU for all your work. This is a big disappointment,
but we will
continue the momentum and work toward Clean Air in Kirksville.
With great respect for each of you!
Justin D. Puckett, DO
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Written by Erik Paul Gulbrandsen
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Thursday, 26 October 2006 |
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So, my brother Mark is a programmer for Amazon.com. I also have a brother, Jim that is an investor with Wasatch Advisors--are market leader in funds. He manages over 5 billion dollars in assets, all dealing with science and technology. So, the first thing that comes to mind is, what is it in that Gulbrandsen blood? I don't really know--I think we all just love gadgets...Anyway, there is just SOOO much more to this funny story: A couple of months ago my brother Jim (the advisor) ripped on Amazon on National TV (bloomberg). This was after Amazon released bad profit outlooks. Funny thing is that the headline was: " Gulbrandsen of Wasatch Global Picks Submarino Over Amazon" Submarino is the Brazillian competitor to Amazon. It is just too funny that my brother, Mark, is a programmer at Amazon and also bears the last name, Gulbrandsen. I can only imagine what the nasty looks at the drinking fountain that Mark got. To continue the saga, my brother was on bloomberg yet again, this time with a little bit more positive things to say . What I really wish I could do is post the emails that have bounced back and forth in my family. They are just terribly funny. I don't think I will do that, though--they are a little too personal. What can add to the saga is that my brother has been trying to get me to finish my degree and not even do a residency so that I can work with him. Maybe we can have yet another Gulbrandsen involved in the family feud...
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Written by Erik Paul Gulbrandsen
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Sunday, 22 October 2006 |
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During my stay here in Kirksville I have seen many emails from students that have a title associated with it after their name, such as president of this club or that. I think it is pretty funny, sometimes, to see all of the titles people put in their emails.
IMHO, I think people should place a title after their name, if it is pertinent to the subject matter of the email. This way, that title is given more meaning. That is just my opinion...
This is no big deal, actually. I do get a good laugh out of seeing some of the titles. Maybe you can laugh with me...
Erik Gulbrandsen
ATSU
KCOM Class of 2009
Owner, KirksvilleHousing.com
Webmaster KirksvilleHousing.com
Webmaster kcom.KirksvilleHousing.com
Webmaster surgeryclub.org
Webmaster internalmedclub.org
Webmaster allrichards.com
Webmaster LDS Church Local Website
Manager ATSU toolbar
Leader of 2009 Noteservice
Secretary Internal Medicine Club
Book Manager Surgery Club
SGA Rotations Committee Co-Chair
OneNote 2007 Evangelist
Former Histology Tutor
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