Category Archives: Featured Link

Featured Link – Partnership for Prescription Assistance

Written On March 23, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the program that is right for them. Many will get their medications free or nearly free. This is a helpful site. Take a look.

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – Consumers Guide to the Health Reform Bill

Written On March 22, 2010 By Bob Kraft

This summary of the health care reform bill passed by the House yesterday is very readable. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of all the information here, but I didn’t notice any glaring errors. It’s a good starting point for those who want more information about the effect on them of this historic legislation. The [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Government, Health Insurance, Insurance Information, Political and/or Judicial

Featured Link – HealthFinder.gov

Written On March 16, 2010 By Bob Kraft

HealthFinder.gov is a Web site from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides “An encyclopedia of over 1,600 health topics from the most trusted sources” as well as other personal health tools and information. It’s a very good site. Check it out.

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – Distraction.gov

Written On March 12, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Distracted driving has become such a big problem that the federal government has devoted an entire Web site to the issue. It’s an offshoot of the Department of Transportation, and has some interesting information on it. Check it out at Distraction.gov. Here’s the site’s description:
Distracted Driving

At the U.S. Department of Transportation, we heard America’s call [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Vehicle Law or News

Featured Link — Texas Health Pool

Written On February 17, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Texas Health Pool is a health insurance resource of last resort for people who can’t find coverage anywhere else. Many questions about this pool are answered on the site’s FAQ page. Here is the Pool’s self-description:
The Texas Health Insurance Pool was created by the Texas Legislature to provide health insurance to eligible Texas residents [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Health Insurance

Featured Link — Pipl.com

Written On January 5, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Pipl.com is a search engine limited to finding people. It works exactly as you would expect. You enter a name and any other information you have, and you get page after page of possible links to that person. The link categories include the following:

Contact Details
Background Reports
Personal Profiles
Professional and Business
E-mail Address
Publications
Public Records, and more

Posted in Computer Tips, Tricks, and Tools, Featured Link

Featured Link — Checks for Vets Blog

Written On January 2, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Checks for Vets blog is written by Joseph S. McCarthy, who is also the author of the book Checks for Vets. Mr. McCarthy writes about various benefits to which wartime vets are entitled, especially Aid and Attendance benefits. Here are Mr. McCarthy’s goals in writing his book:
Get the word out to wartime service veterans [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Veterans Benefits

Featured Link — MyOptumHealth.com

Written On December 11, 2009 By Bob Kraft

MyOptumHealth is a health and wellness information site from OptumHealth, the health and well-being business of UnitedHealth Group.

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – National Osteoporosis Foundation

Written On November 10, 2009 By Bob Kraft

The goal of the National Osteoporosis Foundation is to make bone health a reality and a lifelong priority for all individuals. This group has much helpful information on their Web site. If you or a loved one suffer from osteoporosis I encourage you to visit this site.
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile [...]

Posted in Disability, Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources, Social Security Disability

Featured Link – National Punctuation Day

Written On September 24, 2009 By Bob Kraft

Today is National Punctuation Day, and it couldn’t come soon enough for me. I get so tired of seeing improper punctuation coming from people who should know better. Misplaced quotation marks and unnecessary apostrophes just drive me crazy. Do yourself a favor and visit this site or buy a book on grammar and punctuation. You [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Practice Tips

Featured Link – HealthBase.com

Written On September 16, 2009 By Bob Kraft

HealthBase is a new Web site that aggregates medical information from across the Internet. It’s still in beta release, but certainly looks promising. If you need information on causes, treatments, or complications of any health condition, check out HealthBase.

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – Google Maps Gadgets

Written On September 9, 2009 By Bob Kraft

It’s really just astounding how many add-on applications people have dreamed up for Google Maps. You’ll find a big directory of them at the Google Maps site.

Posted in Computer Tips, Tricks, and Tools, Featured Link

Featured Link – Most Congested Roads in Texas

Written On September 5, 2009 By Bob Kraft

The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has come up with a map of the 100 most congested roadway segments in Texas. Not surprisingly, the majority are in the Dallas/Fort Worth and the Houston areas. Those of us who drive in these cities every day won’t find much new here, but for people who only occasionally [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Vehicle Law or News

Featured Link – NewGIBill.org

Written On August 15, 2009 By Bob Kraft

The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the largest investment in veterans’ education since World War II, covering the full cost of an undergraduate education at any public university or college in the country and many private schools for our nation’s newest generation of veterans. Here is the list of Frequently Asked Questions about this new [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Veterans Benefits

Featured Link – 50 Best Blogs for Law Librarians

Written On May 27, 2009 By Bob Kraft

From OnlineUniversityLowdown.com comes this list of the 50 best blogs for law librarians. Check it out.

Posted in Featured Link, Legal Blogs

Featured Link – Public Justice

Written On May 19, 2009 By Bob Kraft

Public Justice is dedicated to advancing the interests in consumers through the civil justice system, including keeping the courts open to everyone. This means battling mandatory arbitration agreements, damage caps, and other similar legal proposals that have at heart the goal of denying court access to consumers and victims of negligence. Here is information from [...]

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Featured Link – People With Disabilities Foundation

Written On May 17, 2009 By Bob Kraft

The People With Disabilities Foundation is a group dedicated to advocacy for the disabled, especially in legal matters. Here is a description from their Web site:
Our Mission is to provide education and advocacy for people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities, with or without physical disabilities, so that they can achieve equal opportunities in all aspects [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – Caring From A Distance

Written On May 15, 2009 By Bob Kraft

Caring From a Distance is a nonprofit organization created by men and women who personally struggled with the anguish, stress, and frustration of long distance care. Their strength lies in this shared experience and in bringing together our diverse backgrounds to help Caring From a Distance service and help unite the distance-care community. Here is [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Disability, Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – 50 Most Popular Newspaper Blogs

Written On May 11, 2009 By Bob Kraft

I worked my way through college and law school at the Waco Tribune-Herald, and it saddens me to see the current loss of readership at newspapers around the country. I hope newspapers can find a business model that allows them to survive. That would almost certainly include some form of online information, so I was [...]

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Featured Link – DriveCam.com

Written On May 5, 2009 By Bob Kraft

DriveCam is an interesting device designed for fleet operators or for families concerned with the driving habits of teenagers. It mounts on the rearview mirror and records the view out the front of the vehicle and also the view toward the interior of the vehicle. So in a split-screen playback you see the road in [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link