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Friday, May 23, 2008
CrockPot Cream Cheese Chicken Recipe
73 comments:
- Sissy said...
I have made the original version many times and I love it. Love it. The flavors are so good. Love it!
Gotta tell ya, I love the site. I have passed the URL on to several friends I have, including one who has Celiac's and does everything gluten free. She was so excited!
- May 23, 2008 at 5:52 AM
Do you put the pasta in the crock pot or cook it separately?
- May 23, 2008 at 5:55 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
thank you, sissy!
anon, nope. you've got to cook the pasta on the stove.
- May 23, 2008 at 6:17 AM
- Mandi said...
I love this recipe. I usually use wine in place of the broth. So yummy.
- May 23, 2008 at 7:55 AM
- Rebecca said...
Do you think low fat cream cheese would work with this?
- May 23, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Momala said...
I made this recipe for dinner tonight and it was a big hit! I did use canned cream of mushroom soup, but I'd love to try and make the homemade soup.
Thanks for the great recipes!
- May 23, 2008 at 4:35 PM
- Stacey said...
Another version for you (this is for a large family):
however much chicken you want, bone in, skin on, whatever, I have even use a whole chicken)in the crock pot, one large sliced onion, 2 cans of cream of whatever (I use chicken)and 6Tbsp Ranch dressing powder, and some pepper. Cook on low 8 hours, stir, remove bones (using a pair of tongs to squeeze and "feel" your way through is a tremendous help, without a mess) and toss in a brick of softened cream cheese. It is a favorite :)
- May 23, 2008 at 7:29 PM
- Jill said...
I just LOVE your blog. In fact today I did a write up about your blog in my blog!
- May 23, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Yes you can use low fat cream cheese.
- May 24, 2008 at 4:09 AM
- jinxi said...
Ive never heard of this recipe until recently.. but Im for darned sure going to try it now. Keep up the great work chicky!!! :)
- May 26, 2008 at 9:01 AM
I just made this tonight and loved it!!!! I did make my own cream of chicken soup(since I wasn't going to the store last night just for that) and my usually picky husband said it was even good w/o the cream cheese in it
- June 2, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- donna said...
I have made this twice now-once with cream of celery and once with cream of chicken. We are not garlic fans so I leave that out. This is the absolute best recipe I've ever made in a crockpot.
- June 4, 2008 at 9:06 AM
- Heather said...
Steph, I made this today, with my own variations, and it was fab-tabulous! Thanks for the inspiration!
- June 13, 2008 at 4:01 PM
- Jen said...
Yep, this is goooood stuff!! I used cream of chicken soup. Next time I'm thinking I might add just a little curry powder...or maybe saute some apple and onion to throw in...but then again, part of the beauty of this is how simple it is!
- June 27, 2008 at 4:10 PM
mmmm, I am eating this right now!
So good. Thank you for posting it. I am looking forward to making more of your stuff!
- July 17, 2008 at 5:43 PM
What size crockpot would I use to do this? Do I use breasts or thighs oro something else. Great site, I've got you bookmarked in my toolbar, and are passing your link all around.
- July 18, 2008 at 8:00 AM
This recipe was awesome. My husband and I ate it 2 nights in a row and it was great every time. I used half cream of mushroom and half cream of onion. The only bad thing is that when I am home and making these recipes I am constantly tasting it. It is delicious! I will def be making this again.
- July 19, 2008 at 9:38 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
Hi anon, I usually make our family meals in a 6qt Smart Pot CrockPot. This dinner can be made in a 4qt or larger---the larger the pot, the more quickly you'll find that it cooks.
CrockPots work the best when they are about 2/3 or more full.
anon, I'm so glad that you enjoyed this dish! It's one of our favorites, too.
- July 19, 2008 at 10:15 AM
I made this last night and it was AMAZING!!! I think that this will be made at least every other week. My 5 yr old daugther even requested this for her Bday dinner. Kudos to you!!!!
- July 24, 2008 at 8:55 AM
- Joanne said...
My husband wanted me to add frozen peas at the end. Oh my god outstanding! Try it.
- July 27, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- KaraMahina said...
I made this cream cheese chicken it was great!
The next night I made cream cheese chicken enchiladas. YUM!
(I just added onions, peppers, olives and a little bit of taco seasoning to the left over chicken and used it as my enchilada filling.)
- July 31, 2008 at 2:52 PM
- Jen said...
WOW! This is FANTABULOUS! I just made it today. I searched high and low for the Italian seasoning packet, finally found it in the grocery store, and then could not find it this morning when I wanted to put everything in the crockpot. I substituted Tastefully Simple's Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto seasoning. YUMMY!
- September 1, 2008 at 1:11 PM
- Claire said...
My husband made this last night. OMG was it good. We dn't like mushrooms so he used Cream of Chicken and Cream of Celery soup. He also used fresh celery cut up. YUMMY!
- September 10, 2008 at 8:39 AM
- Leann I Am said...
My neighbor made this yesterday and brought me over a sample. I'm making it today and the smell is KILLING ME!!! How do you survive the wonderful aromas that taunt you early in the day and just get stronger throughout the day?
I also tossed in some extra sliced mushrooms and I know they'll be YUMMY after soaking up all that flavor!
- September 10, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Hi - I've failed miserably at crock pot stuff before, but want to try this recipe - will it work with frozen chicken tenders, too? Or just chicken breasts (I have both, but would love to use up the tenders)? Thanks!
- September 30, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- Crockpot Lady said...
hi anon, the tenders will work, but might cook a bit faster. Keep an eye on it. I'd use 12-15 tenders.
- September 30, 2008 at 5:28 PM
- Khaki said...
Whoops, I went on memory with your recipe and left out a bunch of ingredients, but it was really so good and so easy...I just cooked boneless skinless chicken thighs with the packet of Italian seasoning mix, then added two blocks of cream cheese at the end (thighs were juicy, so it needed the second block)
Hubby commented that it was better than any other time I made it, and he wanted to give the recipe to a pal that is a crockpotter...was just forwarding him your site when I realized I forgot the cream of something soup, garlic, & broth...Ah well, thought folks might want to try the variation.
- October 9, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Hello! I am a lurker on your blog but I wanted to say I tried this recipe tonight and it was delicious! We didn't have the celery seed but I'm not sure it made a difference. Definitely a keeper! Can't wait to try more!
- November 11, 2008 at 2:42 PM
- Kristi said...
I just found your blog and I am really enjoying it. We tried this dish tonight and we all thought it was great, even our 4-year-old who believes McDonald's is gourmet.
Next up...the candy chicken.
Thanks for such a great blog!
- November 13, 2008 at 5:58 PM
- Suze said...
I discovered the blog about a week ago thanks to a forum I frequent who posted about it. I LOVE the blog and made this recipe today, the version with the Italian dressing mix. It was great and our friends want the recipe! I'm hooked!
- November 15, 2008 at 5:21 PM
- C. Beth said...
Steph--I have made this twice, and both times it was awesome.
I made it first with canned cream of celery soup and chicken broth, but I used your seasonings instead of the packet.
The second time I wanted to use homemade "cream of" soup, but I don't do mushrooms ("don't do" is definitely an understatement), and your homemade cream of mushroom soup seems more mushroom-y than the canned stuff. So I found this recipe for homemade cream of celery soup.
The C of C soup was delicious! It made enough to put 2 cups in this recipe, plus freeze 2 cups, plus i got to eat a little bowl of it...mmm. Next time I'll make a double or triple recipe and freeze a bunch.
It did great in the cream cheese chicken recipe, and I felt good about it being "really" homemade, without the canned soup!
- November 17, 2008 at 6:45 AM
I have just bought a slow cooker and am loving your blog, loads of inspiration! Particularly this cream cheese and chicken bad boy.
I am English though, so just to check on some stuff... What is the Italian dressing packet thing? Is it just the same as mixed herbs/italian seasoning? Cheers!
- November 26, 2008 at 8:30 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
Hi anon! no, the dressing packet is a bit different. Here's a clone recipe.
- November 26, 2008 at 8:45 AM
- Rita said...
Is there a "print" that I am missing. It makes it so easy to put the recipe in my binder. I'll be trying this recipe this week. Can't wait! THANKS!!
- January 1, 2009 at 3:42 AM
- Robert Hawkins said...
I made this today and served it over pasta alla gricia (Picture: http://snipurl.com/9twqe). It was fantastic, thank you!
- January 11, 2009 at 4:45 PM
I made this tonight for the first time and it was great. I did make it a little different as I found the recipe on another site. I added chopped onion, diced celery and carrots..only about 2 hand fulls of each. I buy produce and dice a head of time and store in those awesome zip lock sealer bags. I also used an 8 oz packet of cream cheese with a can of cream of chicken soup. I placed this in the microwave to melt. AWESOME taste!!!
- March 3, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- Jess said...
Hi Steph, I wanted to make this w/ your first version, but w/ canned soup - should I just use 2 cans of soup? Thanks! Love your blog!!
- March 25, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
Hi Jess,
if you're using canned soup, use one can. It's very condensed.
or you can make it with:
--1 can cream-of-something soup
--1/2 cup chicken broth
--frozen chicken pieces
--packet of Italian salad dressing mix
--2 cloves minced garlic
--block of cream cheese (to add later)
- March 25, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- Sarah said...
I tried this last week and it was delicious! I prepped everything the night before and e-mailed my work-at-home hubby and told him when to put the stoneware on and start cooking. It was fantastic to come home to dinner already made, and it was very yummy! My husband is already requesting it again.
I am so thrilled to find this blog. I absolutely LOVE my crock pot (I am only 24 but when I got married last October, it was the first thing on the registry!) and I am beside myself to find a place that is dedicated to crock pot recipes and also provides a review of the final product and user comments/suggestions. Plus I love the GF - my sister is GF and recipes like this make her feel like she's eating more "normally." I've added you to my iGoogle page to track the posts so that I don't miss anything!
- May 12, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Just wanted to let you know that I have been lurking for a while and finally took the plunge and made this recipe. It was delicious. We don't have Italian Dressing packages in Australia, and I didn't have all the ingredients for your "clone recipe", so I just put in some fresh onion and garlic and some onion flakes, salt and pepper and some dried "Italian herbs". I used cream of chicken soup and added some chopped up mushrooms, too. Everyone loved it!! Thanks so much.
One quick question--what size block of cream cheese did you use? I couldn't really tell from the picture. In Australia we have 125g or 250g which equates to approx 4 or 8 oz, I believe. I bought a 250 g, but panicked at the last minute and so only used half! It tasted fine, but just wondered what you recommend.
- May 31, 2009 at 4:06 AM
- Julie Avery said...
Just finished eating this for dinner...yummy yummy! Thanks.
I tell EVERYONE I know about your site. I've even mentioned it in various classes I've attended about cooking, food storage cooking, and coupon classes.
Your the best! - julie
- June 4, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Nancy said...
Made this yesterday with fresh boneless, skinless chicken thighs and added an onion. Also stirred in some frozen peas and corn at the end. It was really yummy and I think the leftovers will be great.
- June 8, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Hello I know that this is an old post but I wanted to let you know that I too tried this recipe from memory and whoops... Well I remember the italian dressing but missed the packet word and put in frozen chicken that had been marinated in itallian dressing I added the can of cream of something soup (I forget which one) and the cream cheese at the end. It was the best mistake I ever cooked.
On a side note when I tried it a second time according to the actual recipe everyone still liked it but not nearly as well as the first time. Oh well. Thanks for the recipe and I guess that is just the fun of the crock pot.
- June 12, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- CaseyDeuce said...
I actually make this with a little bit of a simpler recipe.
1 stick butter
1 pk. italian dressing
1 # chicken
put those in the crock pot for 4 hours, then add in 1 pk. cream cheese, 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1/2 can water and mix til chicken is shredded. Keep in the crock for another hour or so until warmed all the way through. Then I just serve over egg noodles and pair with a salad.
- June 14, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Peggy said...
I make a version of this all the time, but I think it's even easier!
-Italian seasoning packet
-Cream cheese
-Cream of chicken soup
I think the chicken broth is unnecessary, but certainly couldn't hurt. ;0)
Also, no need to really shred the chicken, because it falls apart after cooking for hours! I just pull pieces out and put on top pasta (we like farfalle). Yum!
- June 24, 2009 at 11:41 PM
- lilDdownunder said...
I just put this in my croc pot for tonight's dinner. I know it might seem a little heavy for a June recipe, but it's cold at night and winter down here in Australia right now (boy, how I wish I was home in Nor Cal right now enjoying the summer weather and baseball!). It looks wonderful and now I just have to decided whether or not to toss it on some pasta like you have pictured or whip up some mashed potatoes. I will be linking to your recipe later if this is a success!
- June 30, 2009 at 9:45 PM
- CraftyNCrazy said...
This one was DELISH!, I used canned cream of mushroom and roasted garlic soup! My husband and daughter both said 'eh' to it but I know I will be making it again! I served mine over a mixture of white and brown rice that I had as leftovers in the fridge.
- September 11, 2009 at 8:03 AM
- celia said...
I have made a couple versions of this recipe but this one is definitely the best I've tried! The addition of the 1/2 cup of broth keeps the chicken from being too dry and makes a sauce of perfect consistency. I served it over bow-tie noodles. Will make again and again!
- October 14, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- Aimee (Studying Catholicism) said...
Steph, I've read your blog for a long time. I know this is an old one, but I had forgotten about it and saw it today and decided to make it again. My hubby came home and thought it was chicken a la king and we should have it on toast. Instead he made homemade biscuits and we had it on that instead of pasta...OH MY GOODNESS!!! SOOOO YUMMY! Just a suggestion.
- January 12, 2010 at 7:04 PM
- A.P. said...
My friend told me about your blog and I love it!! This recipe is fabulous! My husband and kids loved it!Thanks for sharing!
- August 14, 2010 at 6:42 AM
- The Baking Lady said...
This was amazing! My mother in law had two servings she loved it so much which is rare because my in laws are fairly picky!
- October 1, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- dining tables said...
I just love the loads of cheese in there. I think this is perfect for me. Thumbs up!
- October 11, 2010 at 7:01 PM
- Mary said...
This recipe was delicious! I had it for dinner last night and for lunch today. But, instead of using pasta we had it over brown rice and it was GREAT!
- October 26, 2010 at 11:31 AM
omg, i made this last night for guests, hoping it wouldnt be epic fail like my last 2 attempts at crockpotting. i used your first recipe but with a can of cream of chicken and 1/2 cup veggie broth instead of soup. it came out AWESOME! my hubby put the leftovers in the fridge and my friend was using a roll to wipe up the sauce on the bottom of my crockpot! we had some of it tonight with stuffing and are eating the rest (now mostly sauce with little chicken bits) over pasta again tomorrow night. DEFINITELY a keeper!
- December 1, 2010 at 8:53 PM
I know this recipe was posted forever ago, but I just found this site and we made this yesterday for dinner, it was a hit! I just got a crockpot for Christmas and I am bookmarking this site.
Of course I made some substitutions based on what we had - Canned cream of mushroom soup, 2 T. Pampered Chef Italian seasoning and fresh garlic and low fat cream cheese. I don't think this can be messed up.
- February 12, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- Erin said...
What a great recipe! I used a 10 oz can of cream of potato soup and only 2 pieces of chicken (since it just me to cook for). I had to add a little flour to thicken it up, but it tastes amazing! I almost lost it when I came home and the smell hit me! Delicious!
- February 15, 2011 at 2:49 PM
- MamaGiggles said...
I've used this recipe tons of times for company now and it's always so good. We've even used it for shredded chicken sandwiches to great success. Thank you so much for publishing this! I love your website, bought your first book and I can't believe I have to wait for 3 other people at our small local library before I can even check out your second one.
- March 3, 2011 at 1:34 PM
I made this recipe today, after letting the mushroom soup simmer overnight in the CrockPot. After it was all finished, I boiled some macaroni and threw it into the pot. It was the only pasta besides spaghetti that we had. It was absolutely delicious! My son loved this and it had the whole apartment smelling absolutely scrumptious!
I love your blog!
- March 3, 2011 at 8:52 PM
- deb126 said...
I made this last saturday and I used cream of celery soup, it was very, very good, served it over tri-colored rotini pasta, everyone loved it but suggested trying over spatzel (sp) dumplings, so I am making it again today and we're going to try the dumplings, I dont think it can go wrong served over anything, The first time I made it we had leftovers the next day and it was even better than I remembered it being the first day we ate it,
I bookmarked this site and love using my crock pot, thanks for the great recipes,
and one more thing I wanted to mention:
its I something I really love now is crock pot liners, OMG I love cooking in the crock pot even more because clean up is so much easier, found them in the groc store, by the garbage bags, sandwich bag stuff, they are so worth the 2.39 I paid for 4 liners, I am on my second box because I use the crock alot more now that I found the liners.
Thanks again for all the great ideas and recipes
- March 19, 2011 at 8:33 AM
I just made this recipe and it is very tasty. I'm a newlywed who was thrilled to receive a crockpot. I immediately bookmarked your blog when I came across it and am so glad I did :) Can't wait for my hubby to get in and try this dish! Thanks for sharing!!
- May 27, 2011 at 4:18 PM
- Hilann said...
Holy yum, Batman!!!
- July 28, 2011 at 4:01 PM
- Jenn said...
I made this for my boyfriend as we are TRYING not to eat out so often and save some $$$... Since I had most of the ingredients (and by me saying I 'had' them I mean I raided my mom's pantry!) it was a VERY cheap option.. (I only had to buy the italian dressing mix)
OMG! not only was it a wonderfully cheap (and easy!) meal, but my boyfriend raved about it and asked what I was cooking in next!
- August 12, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- NainaDG said...
I'm trying a version of this tonight, mostly your recipe but w/out a few ingredients since I didn't want to brave the grocery store with a teething toddler today. I'm excited to try some of your new recipes too, since I'm a slow cooker newbie.
- September 21, 2011 at 1:13 PM
- calluna said...
If using condensed soup, do you add water? I'm really excited to try this!
- October 13, 2011 at 6:35 PM
In the SC right now, can't wait to taste. To Calluna - in case you are still wondering about adding water....someone asked the same question way back in the comments and NO do not add water.
- December 7, 2011 at 9:46 AM
- Renna said...
I'm making this to take to a potluck tonight (doubling the recipe). It's probably the 5th or 6th time I've made it since discovering this on Pinterest. It's one of my favorite dishes. My husband and son both love it, too (and my son is picky!). I prefer it over pasta, though I sometimes make rice to appease my son. I usually add a little extra chicken broth to mine. Great recipe, thanks so much for sharing it (4 years ago, lol!).
- March 5, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Becca said...
Made this with a pack of mushrooms and a can of diced tomatoes added in right at the beginning - I think it really kicked the flavor up a notch! (And upped the amount of food/nutrition for your buck!)
Now to see how it freezes...
- April 27, 2012 at 2:45 PM
- Domestic Diva said...
I love this recipe and need to try it with your homemade soup as well. I always add some sundried tomatoes and a handful or two of frozen peas to it and it gives it such a nice flavour, especially when you eat it with pasta!
- December 19, 2012 at 7:58 PM
- ThriftyChick said...
I made this for dinner last night and it was okay. I will do a few things different if I decide to make it again. #1 Put 1Tbsp instead of 2 of Italian seasoning, it overkills all the other flavors. #2 DO NOT SHRED THE CHICKEN, it gives it an odd/dry texture and the sauce thickens too much #3 Add about 1/3 stick of butter #4 Add another can of cream of mushroom #5 Add either water or chicken broth, this stuff is way too thick if you follow the directions above.
- January 16, 2013 at 10:07 AM
- Robyn Roach said...
Hi i have just found your site and have been raving. i tweeked your chile verde recipe. but tried this and have been eating cream cheese chicken for a week and been very happy about it. thank you for all you have done, i can't wait to try more recipes
- January 20, 2013 at 10:23 AM
- Carola said...
Thank you for this idea. Not having mushroom soup, I adapted your recipe by using fresh mushrooms, chicken broth, white wine and then heavy cream added at the end instead of cream cheese. Will make again for sure.
- July 4, 2013 at 9:41 AM
- mod said...
Someone above mentioned about the pasta cooking in the crock.I wonder if the recipe could be made into aNinja cooking system recipe...say slow cook the chicken and then near the end add the pasta with liquid and cook according to ninja directions?? If anyone knows of a good Ninja blog...someone who is creating/adapting recipes to Ninja I would loooove to know. I love my Ninja but am not that creative yet..
- July 10, 2013 at 10:41 AM
- Teatime said...
My boys both play hockey until 7pm on Tuesdays. So, I am declaring Tuesdays "Crock Pot Night" at our house! I'm so grateful to find your blog. This was the first recipe of yours I tried and everyone loved it. My boys normally do not eat chicken or meat well but they went back for seconds and thirds of this. It was tender and flavourful. They liked it with the pasta and preferred the chicken well shredded. Thanks!
- January 13, 2015 at 8:58 PM
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The Chiefs have struggled to put their offensive line together, and this young man would really help.21. Green Bay Packers-Carrington Byndom, CB Texas-2 Longhorn corners in the first round and the Packers might be getting the more complete of the 2. Byndom is good at everything, and is a top tier athlete who'd start for the Packers right away.22. St. Louis Rams-Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE Washington-The Rams and quarterback Sam Bradford need playmakers on offense, and all accounts are Seferian-Jenkins can be that guy in a couple of seasons. Great natural athlete, he just needs to learn how to play football and he'll tap into all that potential.23. New Orleans Saints-Timmy Jernigan, DT Florida State-The Saints offense hasn't been an issue, but on defense they need a more consistent presence on the interior d line and Jernigan has the look of a really fireplug type 4-3 nose tackle.24. 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Jacksonville Jaguars-Shariff Floyd, DT Florida-The Jags are picking high in this draft, because it was a simulated order, but they are still working to re-build. Floyd is a local kid and a very promising young player who is a very athletic 300lb tackle who can rush the passer and stop the run.29. San Diego Chargers-Seantrel Henderson, OT Miami-Henderson is a massive pile of humanity and has tons of talent. But some injury and off field concerns will push him down in the first round.30. New York Giants-CJ Mosley, LB Alabama-Mosley is one of those players the Giants love that can play all over the field. Mosley is super versatile and can help the Giants at all 3 LB spots.31. New England Patriots-Cameron Fleming, OT Stanford-The Patriots always seem to find steals late in the round, and getting Fleming this late would certainly qualify. He's a little undersized now, but he's tall enough that he can add 15-20lbs pretty easily and stay just as athletic as he is now. 32. Houston Texans-Karlos Williams, S Florida State-The Texans have always been undermanned in the defensive secondary, but adding a guy like Williams gives them a big physical presence in the back 4, who can hit and cover.
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NASA took some lumps from Congress and its inspector general over the security of its technology systems. But if there is a silver lining to the Hill lashing, the message that the space agency needs to do a better job securing their systems got through loud and clear.
The best way to measure the impact of the hearings is to look at what the NASA centers are doing outside of Washington. For example, Mike Bolger, the Kennedy Space Center chief information officer, made encrypting all laptops a much larger priority this year.
"There is an agency plan to get our laptops encrypted by the end of the year," Bolger said. "At Kennedy, we had about 500 laptops encrypted and those were users who self identified they had sensitive information on there. Unfortunately, that didn't work for us."
NASA has had more than 5,000 computer security breaches in the last two years, according to Inspector General Paul Martin. One of the biggest losses: command codes for the International Space Station. Those codes were on an unencrypted laptop that was stolen in March 2011. Martin detailed the losses to the House Science subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight.
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In February, Florida's Republican Governor Rick Scott said his state would sign on for the first three years of the Medicaid expansion program. But without the consent of the Republican-dominated legislature, the state will be unable to do so.
His decision was a dramatic reversal of his earlier opinion — Scott, a former health care executive and investor who successfully pushed to privatize Medicaid in his state, was one of the first governors to announce that his state would be opting out of the Medicaid expansion. He even wrote an op-ed in July about his distaste for the Medicaid expansion in U.S. News & World Report. "The Medicaid expansion would put other vital government functions like education, public safety, and infrastructure at risk," he wrote. "Frankly, that isn't something I'm willing to do."
But a few months later, Scott had changed his mind. "While the federal government is committed to paying 100 percent of the cost, I cannot in good conscience deny Floridians that needed access to health care," Scott said at a news conference. He said the recent death of his mother, who had raised Scott and his four siblings with "very little money," contributed to his change of heart. "Losing someone so close to you puts everything in a new perspective, especially the big decisions," he said.
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- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1526283317 David Lewis
Perry has the worse record for uninsured citizens and will compound that problem. Smart states see the why to insure everyone and preventive care will drive down costs over the next decades–proven all over the world
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Mikki-Mack/1427792927 Mikki Mack
Shame on Perry! It is his CHRISTIAN duty to help those less fortunate. He needs reminding that To whom much is given, much is expected.
- http://www.facebook.com/david.m.mcdevitt Dave McDevitt
Looking at this report shows how partisan this issue is; the symptom that 1 out of 5, in the case of Texas 1 out of 4, people being uncovered speaks to the immorality and greed of some at the expense of many.
- http://www.facebook.com/michael.bludworth.5 Michael Bludworth
Perry doesn't work for God…he works for the gold!
- Ruth MacLaurin
Speaking as a Canadian, I am totally baffled by Governor Rick Perry view on Obamacare, especially with such a high proportion of uninsured citizens. Canadians have had government health insurance since the 1960's, any extended health care plan we want to layer on top of that government health insurance we select (and pay for) from a private insurance company. Personally I think Sweden and Denmark have the best government health insurance systems in the world. They are also the top countries in environmental research and application. They seem to be among the "happiest" nations in the world, Canada is not far behind on the official "world happy scale".
- jeanne kaster
Rick Perry has corrupted the state of Texas with double dealing crooked policies. He care nothing for the citizens of our state.
- DarqueSideOfTheMoon
A Republican putting ideology above the health and welfare of the People. Imagine my surprise!
- Britta
I was born in Denmark, is 68 years old, and don't remember ever getting billed for seing a doctor or going to the hospital. My husband was in the service for 26 years where we were taken care of by military and civilian doctors so sort of universal health care and the care was always extremely good, it is hard to understand that a country like the United States is so far behind that they will let their people die because the don't have insurance, as long as we let corporations buy elections nothing will change.
- wise woman
I live in one of the not participating states and believe me it is a state that is first in domistic violence, around last in education, and forget child health and care of the mother, of course they won't particapate in anything that will help the people of this state and sadly the voters just continue to vote against their own best interests. Can't figure them out. It is a very sad.
- Joan Johnson
I'm confused–is Perry bragging that Texas has the highest proportion of uninsured residents in the country? Hard to understand why he prefers this.
- Ilha
Along these lines, perhaps the idea that, "it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle
…" applies
- http://www.facebook.com/woodguy11 Raymond Fristrom
the republican mantra is if your sick hurry up and die/ the GOP idealogy is soon to come to and end .they will fight tooth and nail untill they are brought to their knees. they are a selfish lott
- http://www.facebook.com/karl.kettner.9 Karl Kettner
Same old stuff, "I got mine. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!"
- charlie
Most people in the US think universal healthcare is a bad thing. I live in the US and don't understand why so many think it's bad for our country.
- charlie
You're right. Some people don't get it and some people don't understand politics very well.
- http://www.facebook.com/juerohloff Julie Rohloff
- Bunu
If you mean by "ideology" G O (el) D", than, sure enough, he's an "ideolog".
Personally, I do not believe that he has ANY idea of his own in his head.
- Agent099
My USA METH LAB MAP are same states with worst education and states most hungry children & seniors and states with worst and most expensive medical care and states with MOST POVERTY are all Repub states?
- Nancy Cuddeback
They are opting out because they will be stuck paying for half of the expanded Medicaid bill. Medicaid may be a Federal program but, it's not entirely paid for by the Federal government. If these states are successful in opting out, their poverty will just shift to other states that offer expanded coverage.
- Nancy Cuddeback
Oh so now you're going to blame Republicans for meth labs? Really?
- Agent099
Blame? No blame 'facts' they are all Repub states ran into dirt.
- Jack Wall
Gov. Art Pope of NC (via his puppet, Asst. Gov. Pat McCrory) has elected to opt out; this morning there was an article which reviewed a study concluding that NC would greatly benefit by opting into Medicaid expansion. The Republican-dominated legislature is hellbent on pushing Pope's extreme conservative agenda in this state. There is no legitimate reason for opting out. We will suffer greatly.
- Anonymous
Speaking as an American now living in Florida; Gov. Perry's decision to "socializ(ing) health care and bankrupt(ing) my state", will succeed in withholding health care from many of the uninsured while bankrupting provider institutions & individuals who are forced to provide services to the uninsured in emergent situations. By the time the governor magnanimously "reverses" his position on this, many of the smaller providers will have gone out of business in Texas. Many Americans know this, including many Republicans. They just either don't care or would rather obstruct any advances made by the administration.
- puzzled
I think it is intentional they keep them ignorant, not well taken care of and brain wash them. These states vote for people who most often represent the rich…make hugh personal profits while in office but these people don't see understand or get it.
- http://www.facebook.com/roy.pearson.3139 Roy Pearson
Ignorance and insistence on listening to ignorant sources and propaganda..
- Happycat
Yes, it's much better to have a state full of dying and sick people. Texans need to get rid of their clown governor.
"If they would rather die, . . . they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
- Richard
I don't think that many of you understand that when Obamacare really does kick in down goes the quality of your healthcare. You might get it yes, but no doctor wants to work for free. I work in healthcare and see many without insurance but they at least try to pay for what they absolutely need they don't come in unless dying. Yes they will get healthcare but in the long run with Obama's tax cuts (which were not really cuts) they still pay for it. Those that are sucking the system dry are those who are on medicaid not going to school to get educated, and those in the welfare program. They expect us as citizens of the U.S. to pay for everybody else, which we will through higher taxes. Amen to Governor Rick Perry for standing up for what is right not what fits into your socialistic healthcare plan.
- jeenious
The American Way is to talk so as to make it sound like one is sticking to the Constitution while distorting what the compromises were that made the Constitution attractive to both rich and poor, to both bankers and farmers, to both people in sparsely populated areas, to both people who had arrived a some quality of life and people who were still in process of trying to arrive at it…
The American Way is to talk as if we were a democracy, when we are a plutocracy.
The American Way is to deny health care to millions, and to accuse those who try to provide it as being "death squads."
The American Way is for politically elected officials who are greedy and for sale to the highest bidder as people whose only goal is to keep that "other party" out of office, and thus provide a Utopia (when there are for-sale politicians in EACH and BOTH parties.
The American Way is for the politically elected to privatize everything that can be privatized, so prices can be RAISED to put money into the pockets of the mere handful of top corporate insiders whose ONLY goals are to pocket millions for their human selves and to patronize politicians who modify the laws and regulations so as to make exceptions to enable that, or to look the other way when laws not yet so modified are flagrantly and blatantly broken by human top corporate insiders. (Corporations are not run by lower-ranking employees, nor by their shareholders whom it is legal to mislead now — thanks to loopholes the bought politicians insert into the laws to make exceptions for them to omit including in legally required financial statements or other pseudo-disclosure forms. Corporations are run by a mere handful of human managing insiders. But those corporate insiders are treated as untouchable, by hiding behind the corporate veil.)
The American Way is for the wealthiest tenth of one percent of humans — many of them made rich by their roles as corporate insiders, especially in banking, finance and military industrial corporations, and often as a result of CRIMES, or acts that WERE crimes, before well-rewarded politicians fudged the laws that so provided — to determine whether any given corporation operates ethically and within the laws, or as a culture of crime.
The American Way is for privatization of public utilities, health and hospitalization, and anything else they can get their hands on and to assert FALSELY that private businesses (meaning not individual ownership, but corporations that are run by mere handfuls of human corporate managing insiders, who (thanks again to elected officials who insert loopholes into the laws for the purpose) can rake off millions of dollars without permission of shareholders, for their personal human selves, even when they are exposed as having committed enormous crimes, and even if the corporation goes bankrupt under their human management of it.
The American Way is to allow the wealthiest human individuals (or corporations they run behind the corporate veil) to BUY THE NEWS MEDIA and control what facts they cherry pick to camouflage their (those human criminals') crimes, to vilify anyone who would expose those crimes, to crush whistle blowers, to character assassinate any media employees who seek to expose them if the public starts to learn too much inconvenient truth for their (the media buyers') comfort.
To Ruth MacLaurin, of Canada, who indicated Canadians have been happy with their healthcare system that they've had since the 1960s. Haven't you heard yet? Everybody in American "knows" — because their wealthiest corporate managers, the news media OWNED BY those human elite who are the corporate managers, and the politicians BOUGHT OFF by those human corporate elite,
have told them so: that you Canadians HATE your pathetic, senseless, unaffordable, horrendous, death squad forming healthcare system????????????
Not to say that you hate it would be… UNAMERICAN.
Hey, just thank God for your good fortune, Ruth.
It's impossible, it cannot work, it would bankrupt Canada, etc., etc., etc., etc. If you don't know that, you haven't been listening to Fox News, Talk Radio, and hundreds of Republican politicians who are trying to SAVE America from such a system. ( : > )
Aren't you sorry you live under such a rotten government as you are painted by our Republican politicians tell this nation you are victim to? ( : > ).
- http://www.facebook.com/qwiknf Steve Irwin
It's an election year for Scott. He is doing anything to bring up his ratings and dismal record as governor.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004673321689 Micah Bill
It is because of racism and propaganda. Racist whites are afraid it is going to be used to insure minorities who in their view deserve to die of their illnesses just because. Racist whites think that most gov't aid goes to other ethnic groups instead of poor whites, which it does overwhelmingly.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004673321689 Micah Bill
I am pretty incensed by the fact that the states opting out are going to cause health insurance to go through the roof. That is freaking criminal but they are getting their marching orders from their republican bosses so that obamacare will be easier to kill in a few years when Obama is out of office. They want to insure it doesn't serve the people it's supposed to and that everyone has to pay a price.
- http://www.facebook.com/roguemalejlm James Martin
Why should I want Obamacare? I make too much money to use it and I pay cash when I need to see a doctor. All Obamacare is to me is an added expense.
- http://twitter.com/papermooner PAPERMOONER
What a bunch of morons. Everyday I become more and more amused at the willful ignorance these dig your heels in refusers to progress and turn the tide against a corporate welfare state toward a fairer, more productive, healthy and forward thinking visionary country to take back the reigns of the future and lead the world. Nope. They choose bigotry, political gamesmanship, self-serving, lobbyist back slapping, big business over the people each and every day. They need to drop dead and get out of the way and let their betters LEAD.
- http://twitter.com/papermooner PAPERMOONER
CHeck out my film THE FOXORCIST: THE LAST EXORCISM precisely aimed at these cretins. They live and destroy this country every day on a daily diet of denial, willfulness, and contempt for the average working American. YOU-TUBE IT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj9tbRN5GeA
- http://twitter.com/papermooner PAPERMOONER
I'm so sorry you inhabit a State where the people are too stupid to see that fact and vote these buttheads out. Good luck…
- http://twitter.com/papermooner PAPERMOONER
i hope your dick falls off…no money will buy it back.
- Dana
Never read so many absolutely clueless posts in my life. It would be great if we could insure all the uninsured in America. The reason why so many employers and individuals hate Obamacare is the way it accomplishes this coverage and the tremendous costs increase it will cause. At a time when we have the worst unemployment (and growth in decades) Obama is trying to put the final nail in the coffin. Big business may be ok, but small employers are hurting and they employ almost 80 million in US. Very few die in america because of lack of healthcare and many low paid workers choose to go without healthcare (if they have to make any contribution to it). We have 500 virtually uninsured employees because all they have is a mini-medical plan which gives them two or three visits to doctor and maybe one day in hospital. If they get a serious illness they show up at the public hospital and they are cared for (hospital cannot legally send them away), but the hospital eats the bill. This is obviously not the best system but if you think most low paid workers will end up with actual coverage under obamacare you are in fantasy land. The bronze plans have 2000 to 3000 deductibles and 9.5% (of wage) employee contributions; when these bronze plans are offered by employers there are no subsidies or tax credits for employee contributions. Most low paid employees (under $12.00 per hour) cant afford a 9.5% contribution and wont take the plan from their employer. When the employee rejects the employers plan he cannot get any subsidy in the exchange plans so he will end up with NO INSURANCE and will pay the penalty. On top of this family coverages for those a little better off (50k to 100k and up) are expected to be 26000 per year. We offer plan that pays 100% of covered cost now for under 15k per year but its going up and will end up in the 20-30k renge once Obamacare exchanges are fully implemented. So we will have to also raise deductibles and employee contributions just to keep insurance for our employees. So families with existing coverage will see it become much more expensive and cover less (thank you Obamacare). I guess we could solve everything by raising the minimum wage to $30.00 per hour and every one would be upper middle class, but of course unemployment would triple because you put half the businesses (or more) out of work. Personally there is no comparable country in the world that can even hold a candle to the US. If we would stop subsidizing the rest of the world we could do more for our citizens without killing our economy with taxes. If Obama would quit chasing green energy butterflies and develop the carbon based fuels on government lands we could get out of the middle east forever and pay for whatever benefits we need.
- KentuckyKid
Check out Switzerland and Korea.
After reading all your comments for obamacare it proves none of you know what it is about. When Pelosi say's you have to pass it to find out whats in it, that was the first sign it not a good plan. Nobody can tell americans what it will cost, who is going to pay for it ,and what it will really provide. My friends who had great insurance ,said thier insurance nearly tripled since it passed. And people forgot that he made the deal behind closed door's with the insurance companie's. So who do you think will get better end of this deal. Poloticians dont even pay for health care in this country and they recieve millions in kick backs IDIOTS GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM
- Di
Speaking as a Texan, Perry is a total self-centered A–! He is going to turn down free funds from government, which are available for states that don't opt out, the expanded program would cover anyone making under $15,400 — or $30,650 for a family of four — starting in 2014. The federal government will pick up 100 percent of the cost for the first three years, with states assuming a portion of the cost starting in 2017 — 5 percent until 2019, and 10 percent thereafter, etc. The whole country saw him during the debates, and why people in TX would continue to vote that jerk into office is beyond comprehension.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Lisa-Elkins-Goodman/1400727083 Lisa Elkins Goodman
This money has a cap on it. If the federal government does not fulfill its obligation completely (imagine that), this will become a very real downward pressure issue for state governments. How is this really going to work a few years down the road?
- http://twitter.com/AdamOnTheWeb Adam Crocker
My big problem with the President's plan is and always has been his attempt to make it palatable to the health insurance industry. Insurance companies may have started out as well-intentioned experiments in risk management, but the corporate beheamoths that dominate the market these days have no interest in providing a public service. They are slaves to profit reports and the whims of shareholders. They are victims of their own greed and have completely mismanaged their own market with no regard to the well-being of their customers.
Universal, single-payer (gov't) health care has a proven record of improving public health and quality of life in a number of nations already mentioned. American hubris and knee-jerk reaction to words like 'socialism' and 'government' gives opponents all the ammo they need to fan the flames of opposition. Converting health care to a SOCIAL GOOD rather than a 'free-market' opportunity for corporations to provide as little as possible for maximum mark-up is the battle that has been neglected.
Two questions I have for the lot of you who oppose any efforts to move toward universal health coverage: First, does the cost of government providing wellness protection for all Americans fail to offset the cost of forcing the uninsured to wait until a medical crisis before seeking medical attention? You can even leave the impossible-to-measure beneficial effect of reduction in stress caused by having no health coverage out of the equation.
Second: Purely on a cost basis, would government waste and inefficiency in managing national health care exceed the profit mark-up demanded by private sector management of our health-care industry? Again, feel free to ignore private sector profit-maximizers as 'denial of coverage' and 'lifetime limits' for the chronically ill.
Oh, and one final question (for my own amusement): does anybody here not drive on federal interstate highways in protest of the highway system's government-funded status?
- Anonymous
James proves how selfish and clueless people have become! This applies to a lot of people on this site.
- Jill
Dana is spot on with her comments. I can't believe how many folks are still being suckered into believing that the ACA is a good thing for anyone or their health. One thing I'd like to add to Dana's comment about how "Very few die in america because of lack of healthcare and many low paid workers choose to go without healthcare"…it may shock many of you that American medicine is the leading cause of death in America today and so those with health insurance are actually at a much higher risk of dying or suffering life threatening complications than those who are uninsured. It's a fact that about 800,000 people die to atrogenesis in this country every year and that's based on only the known/reported deaths. Many deaths related to medicine never get recorded or reported. It's a myth that the uninsured drive up the cost of healthcare. The actual drivers of the increase are those who pay into and use the current system with their insurance. If they didn't use the system, the cost of healthcare would drop dramatically. This is basic econ 101…supply and demand. Most folks who have insurance feel the need to use the system more frequently than necessary because, after all, they want to get something for all that money they pay every month. I on the other hand, who has no insurance, make sure that I do my best to stay healthy and avoid conventional doctors at all cost. Even with insurance, more than 70 percent of all medical bankruptcies involve the insured. So why pay into system that doesn't even work well on your behalf to keep you healthy if you're most likely going to end up bankrupt anyway?
As far as being uninsured and hospital eating up the cost….that's not true. I haven't had insurance since 2001. I was in the hospital once in 03 for SARS and I paid my bill by making low monthly payments. Doctors and hospitals don't inflate the costs for the uninsured. It's actually the other way around…where the costs of medical care are inflated for the insured. The reason for this is simple: there are more people who want a slice of the profit pie ( doctors, insurance companies, health management corps, billing companies, etc..). Since I'm uninsured, I always get a discount.
- Anonymous
One thing to remember. This is not "the president's plan." The ACA act is what managed to pass through Congress, an opening attempt to address the runaway costs and inefficiencies of a doomed and inequitable healthcare system that has often been used to enrich its executives, bureaucrats and stockholders. Worse, we are one epidemic away from epic disaster, having cut public health to a shoestring. Without vision, the people perish, and there's so much to rethink. The age of antibiotics is failing, and we are beginning to understand why simple sanitation, good nutrition, and a calm environment are the best doctors. The picture, from genes to clean water and air, is an evolving dance with dynamics we are only beginning to understand. We can no longer rely on medical malpractice suits to shape and police quality of care. We need networking, coordination, stimulus for unbiased research. We are given massive doses of medicine, for both mind and body, and radiation with little followup, and I am dreading the amount of dementia and cancer that we will see as a result. Doctors and patients have become adversaries, office workers the gate keepers of records and access. We can do better. The ACA is a beginning, part of our continuing great experiment. Hate, disinformation and hamstringing have no useful place in this process.


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Prayer Request Thread.I'm changin my post now since my papaw is home and feeling better now. This thread is for anyone to use and post their own requests. Lux took my post from another thread and made this a separate thread just for that reason. Please do not hesitate to make requests cause you might be surprised at the support you will get from the loungers!!
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Sorry I know this is off-topic but there seem to be some religious people in here right now.
Please say a prayer for my grandfather cause my mom just called and said he just called her and she is taking him to the emergency room. He is having pains (chest, I believe). It scares me cause he had a heart attack last summer and then a 5 bypass surgery. So now I'm heading to meet them at the hospital. Thanks!
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Ray's friend and everyone else here is in my I got another update on my Navy buddy the other day.They changed his estimate till death from 2-6 months to 1 month.He's going down quick with a lot of pain, so the best he can hope for is a speedy passing.He says he has made his peace and is prepared for the end.Please keep him in your
Ray, I hope your ex is able to get this under control. My neighbor is going through dialysis for the same thing brought on by diabetes. She has suffered since I moved in 4.5 years ago.
WWP, I hope your friend's passing is peaceful and pain free. Cancer is so horrible and relentless.
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Update on Aaron Merchant - he's had a few surgeries but will still need many more. His body is beginning to reject some of the temporary skin but they're hoping it'll work long enough for him to get the surgeries and skin grafts done.
Update: My friend found out last night it is renal cell carcinoma in his right kidney. They told him it is the most common type and they can probably remove it with surgery but they do not know for sure right now.
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Please keep my family in your prayers. My cousin (he was only 29 years old) passed away suddenly and unexpectedly about 4 hours ago. He was found dead this morning at 6am Please also pray for his children that will now face life without their father.
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Anna Dell Edwards McCary, age 88, passed away, on Monday, January 28, 2013, at West Point Community Living Center, in West Point. Mrs. McCary was born November 2, 1924, in Crawford, Miss., to the late Eva Upton and John Edwards. She was a Homemaker and was a member of First Baptist Church. Anna Dell Edwards McCary married Harry Lester McCary April 25, 1940, who preceded her in death on June 1, 1998.
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West Point Green Wave basketball head coach Brad Cox asked his senior basketball players to select a West Point High School teacher that had made an impact in their life. The teachers selected by the players wore the jersey of that player on Friday during the school day and were recognized during halftime of the district home game against Oxford Friday night January 25.
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Stan Hughey's squad continued their winning ways this past weekend with two convincing wins over Canton Academy and North Delta. The Lady Raiders beat the Lady Panthers 58-22 and the Lady Green Wave 46-34.
Tori Nichols towered over many of her opponents at a dominant 6'3" during her time at Hebron Christian, not only height-wise, but talent-wise. Last year, Nichols and her fellow Lady Eagles made a deep run into the MAIS postseason and made it to the State All-Around in Clinton before being eliminated.
Sometimes it takes a little luck when it comes to winning basketball games. After winning three of their previous four games, the Raiders dropped two contests over the weekend in a 48-53 home loss to Canton and 47-56 on the road to North Delta, continuing Oak Hill's streak of very close losses. The second loss to the Panthers will place the Raiders in the third seed of the district tournament to face Winston in a go-home game.
Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday issued a Writ of Election for Mississippi House District 36, setting March 12, 2013, as the election date to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. David Gibbs.
The qualifying deadline for candidates is Feb. 11, 2013.
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The election will fill the House seat left vacant after the death of Clay County native David Gibbs earlier this month.
When Aberdeen native Roderick Van Daniel was a 17-year-old senior in high school he wondered curiously of what it would be like to one day serve the people of his hometown as a leader for the state of Mississippi. And fortunately for him he got a rare, up close and personal experience of the role of a state leader while gleefully serving as a page for former District 36 Representative David Gibbs.
The Growth Alliance conference room was packed on Thursday night with a diverse group of West Point/Clay County citizens, bouncing ideas off of one another's heads in an attempt to bring the community together.
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This is somewhat in response to the par 5 thread. I guess for ease of scoring my discin buddies and I always play CV and Iroquois as all par 3s for example i usually socre and average of +4 or +5 at CV granted i am scoring them as all 3s. Regardless, the number of strokes you take in 18 holes doesn't change just curious if anyone else does this.
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Gavrielle B. shared the following story with us about meeting Chelsea, a spunky little dog at the ASPCA Adoption Center, after waiting years to meet her perfect puppy match. As it turns out, Chelsea was well worth the wait.
We had wanted a puppy for years, and adoption was the only option for us. We knew we wanted to adopt a female puppy that would grow up to be a small to medium-sized dog. When Chelsea's litter became available, we visited the Adoption Center and Chelsea's golden coat and spunky personality won us over.
We had never adopted before, and we visited the Adoption Center for the first time in September to start looking for a puppy. We went back to the Adoption Center to walk through the available dogs once more before finally meeting and taking home Chelsea.
The adoption process was surprisingly straightforward and quick. Before we met Chelsea, a behavioral specialist gave us lots of information about typical traits of her breed so we knew what to expect. We also really enjoy going to puppy kindergarten every week where the behavioral specialists help us train Chelsea as she gets older.
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What a cutie! I just love Chelsea! My parents & I have another Cocker Spaniel, too!
Chelsea is doing very well. She has doubled in size but still such a cutie! We definitely have NOT docked her tail, we love that it is long (and cruel-free!); we get stopped on the street all of the time asking about the tail. We were told that she is a full English Cocker Spaniel and certainly looks like one.
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Inside centre Jean de Villiers skippers the team, that has fullback Gio Aplon, outside centre Juan de Jongh and wing Bryan Habana in the starting line-up. Flanker Schalk Burger and outside centre Jaque Fourie have been named on the bench.
WP - 15 Gio Aplon, 14 JJ Engelbrecht, 13 Juan De Jongh, 12 Jean De Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nick Koster, 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Pieter Louw, 5 Adriaan Fondse, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 JC Kritzinger.
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As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl," followed by a surname and a burial date.
Like Blakely, many of those buried in this lonely section of
"These are my peers," she cried as cars and trucks rushed by on busy U.S. 258 one recent blustery day. "I'm a Marine Corps brat. And this could be me."
The 49-year-old homemaker lived on the southeast
Federal health investigators have been studying the effects of those chemicals for two decades now. After numerous fits and starts, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to issue a long-delayed study on birth defects and childhood cancers later this spring.
In mid-January, Blakely traveled to the agency's
It may be impossible to know how many — if any — of those deaths were due to the poison in Lejeune's water. But Blakely wanted to make sure that the occupants of this and other babylands would not be forgotten.
"Most of them would have grown up and become Marines," Blakely told the health officials gathered there, her voice trembling with emotion. "All we want is the truth."
Blakely was 6 in 1969 when her dad, Master Gunnery Sgt. James Joseph Leake, was stationed "aboard" Camp Lejeune the first time, following a deployment to Germany and Turkey, and a tour in South Vietnam. For the next two years, she and her three siblings lived in a duplex in Berkeley Manor on
"That was the first, like, American town that we ever lived in," says Blakely.
For the next few years, the family moved around as Leake's intelligence and code-breaking duties took him to
In 1996, Blakely's mother, Mary, died of brain cancer. Blakely did not begin to suspect a connection to the base water until she went home to see her dad and visit her mom's grave in the spring of 2011.
She had become Facebook friends with Jessica Ensminger, whose father, Jerry, had served as a drill sergeant at Lejeune. Jessica's sister, Janey — the only one of the four Ensminger girls conceived, carried or born at the base — died of leukemia in 1985 at age 9.
The two women visited the "baby garden" at
Of the three dozen graves in "block A," only two were marked. One, nearly swallowed in grass and weeds, appeared to be a temporary tin marker; the words "Baby Girl Ward" and a date (1950-something) were barely legible.
When Blakely attempted to clear the dirt from the fragile marker, it crumbled at her fingertips. Her emotions oscillated between sorrow and rage.
"Please, God," she remembers praying silently. "If there is anything you would like me to do that might help them to not be forgotten, speak to my heart and I will do my best at whatever it is."
That prayer led her to the Onslow County Register's office.
Studies have linked the kinds of volatile organic compounds found at Lejeune to such birth defects and cancers as spina bifida, cleft lip and palate, anencephaly, childhood leukemia and childhood lymphoma. Blakely decided to make copies of every child and fetal death certificate she could find between the years 1950 and 1990 with a connection to the Marine base.
"What I was going to do with them, I didn't know," she says.
Many of the certificates listed the cause of death as unknown. Other records listed such conditions as anoxia, premature placental separation, prematurity and respiratory problems.
Most — like Baby Girl Ward, who was born
According to the death certificate, the girl — daughter of Maj. Charles C. Ward, who won the Silver Star for rescuing a downed pilot during the Korean War's vicious Chosin Reservoir campaign, and his wife, Margaret — was premature, and suffered from congenital heart disease and a "horseshoe" kidney — a condition in which the kidneys are fused. She lived only 15½ hours; the official cause of death was cerebral anoxia.
Blakely's father died on
"I am convinced that fertilizer was the water at Lejeune," she wrote.
Although the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has been studying the Lejeune case since 1993, it has yet to publish definitive results that would settle the debate over the effects on human health.
Since at least 2000, the agency has collected more than 12,600 health surveys of children born to mothers who were pregnant between the years 1968 and 1985. Scientists confirmed they had found 103 cases of childhood cancers and birth defects potentially linked to the water at Lejeune.
In 2011, Jerry Ensminger nominated Blakely to the community assistance panel set up by the CDC investigators to keep families abreast of Lejeune developments. When the group met on Jan. 17, she was there.
Blakely told the panel that she dropped out of school her junior year. Many years later, she discovered that she had a learning disability — and she can't help wondering if it had anything to do with the water.
Then she handed over the grim fruits of her labor. All of the death certificates were for children with some connection to the base; none was over the age of 4.
Frank Bove, a senior epidemiologist, accepted Blakely's death certificates and had his staff enter the data into a spread sheet. Spokeswoman Bernadette Burden says the agency is not conducting a study on infant deaths, but will keep the digital information "should we have a need for it in the future."
Standing in Babyland recently, Blakely was once again overwhelmed with emotion.
"It's wrong that they're over here!" she shouted over the din of passing traffic. "They should be over THERE, with headstones."
Blakely says she's not interested in money or even revenge. She wants those babies and all the others who may have been affected by this poisoning to be treated with dignity.
"I don't want the Marine Corps to be destroyed," she says. "I just want them to be Marines. And Marines are honorable."


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September 12, 2013
PEMBROKE — The filing period for candidates for the the Nov. 12 Lumbee Tribal Council election ends Friday, but there is now a question of whether there is money to pay for the elections.
Carvicous Barfield, chairman of the tribe's Elections Board, said Wednesday that she was recently told by Tribal Administrator Tony Hunt that there is no money available to fund an election. She said when she asked when money would be available, Hunt told her he didn't know.
"The council approved $26,000 for an election and put it as a line item in the budget," Barfield said. "That money is there."
Although elections are not a permitted use for federal funds allotted the tribe under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, Barfield said that the council budgeted unrestricted funds to cover expenses associated with the November election.
Barfield said that under the Lumbee Constitution, the tribe is required to hold an election every year. She said that the tribal administration, under the leadership of Chairman Paul Brooks, is violating the constitution by not providing the Elections Board with the money needed to run the annual election.
"These people are violating the constitution," Barfield said. " … We're backed in a corner and can't get out … You can't run an election without money."
Barfield said if the election is not held, the incumbents will continue to hold their seats on the council.
"You can't vacate the seats just because you don't have an election," she said.
Hunt, who was in Arizona on Wednesday, told The Robesonian that there is no money for the election and an available funding source — other than housing money — will have to be found.
"We're looking for money or other resources," Hunt said. He said "other resources" could include "volunteers" paying for the election.
When questioned about the money the council already designated in the budget for elections, Hunt said the administration still "questions the budget" approved by council. The tribe's current $24.9 million budget was approved on July 19, but not until two votes to override the chairman's veto.
Barfield said that if money is not provided for the election by Sept. 23, the election will not be held.
"The election is getting close and we have expenses, such as for the printing of ballots," she said.
This year seven seats on the 21-member council are slated to be filled. They are District 2, Back Swamp, Fairmont and Smyrna, currently held by Louise Mitchell; District 3, Lumberton, currently held by Pearlean Revels; District 6, North Pembroke and Raft Swamp, currently held by Larry Chavis; District 7, South Pembroke and Union, currently held by Larry Campbell; District 8, Burnt Swamp, currently held by Steve Sampson; District 12, Maxton, Alfordsville and Scotland County, currently held by Danita Locklear; and District 13, Cumberland County, Parkton, Lumber Bridge and North St. Pauls, currently held by William Maiden.
As of this morning, 13 candidates have filed. Incumbents Larry Campbell and Danita Locklear are the only two eligible incumbents who have not filed for re-election.
Because the Lumbee Constitution does not allow a council member to serve more than two consecutive three-year terms, Louise Mitchell, Larry Chavis and Steve Sampson cannot seek re-election.


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Timetabling is the creation of a conflict-free schedule given faculty availability, room inventory, specific scheduling parameters, student needs, and faculty availability.
Timetabling Timeline Example
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Timetabling does not create sections. The number of sections and number of seats are determined by the department. Timetabling does not randomly select days and times for a section. It is based on the meeting pattern that is selected by the department. Timetabling does not assign faculty to sections or manage faculty workload. This is done by the department.
Graduation and Planning System (GPS)
GPS provides students with a clear and direct path to degree completion. All undergraduate majors have a roadmap which outlines the most expedient path to graduation. The path outlines program milestones (courses, GPA, test scores, etc.) that must be completed on schedule in order to remain "on track" for timely and successful degree completion. If a student veers "off track", consultation with the student's advisor is expected. Visit their website for more information.
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Timetabling will ensure that the combination of courses represented on the roadmaps are scheduled conflict-free. To facilitate this process, the Principles of Timetabling have been created by the Timetabling Steering Committee.
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- Instructor Maintenance – Activate/deactivate instructors, assign instructor types, and create individual instructor Blockoffs
- Meeting Requestor - Submit meeting requests
- Program Coordinator –Make mass course changes (in course combinations) and view/add/edit individual course combinations.
- Viewer – View information in the system – No editing ability
- Feedback User –Submit feedback to request updated time and/or room assignments in the final timetable
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- Melody Tankersley, Associate Provost
- Gail Rebeta, University Registrar
- Lynette Johnson, Associate University Registrar
- Academic Scheduling Center
- Lindsey Millan, Scheduling Manager
- Sandra Alli, Office Systems Coordinator
- Julia Longstreth, Administrative Clerk
- You!