Category Archives: Government activism

U.S. Airways claims they’ll waive the fees if I document my wife’s illness

(Follow the whole story at http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/tag/trapped-in-georgia/.) I waited on hold for almost two hours before finally being connected to someone in the customer relations department at U.S. Airways. I started out by asking if I could just get someone to read my letter rather than being forced to tell the whole story again, and she… Read More »

Complaint letter to U.S. Airways

(Follow the whole story at http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/tag/trapped-in-georgia/.) I faxed the letter below to the U.S. Airways customer relations department over 40 minutes ago.  So far, no response (no surprise there). I then tried to call them using the toll-free voice number on the slip of paper they gave me at the airport (to tell them I… Read More »

U.S. Airways stops pretending to care about its customers

(Follow the whole story at http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/tag/trapped-in-georgia/.) There’s an old Dilbert strip where the boss makes his disdain for his employees so clear that Dilbert blurts out, “Good Lord!  You’ve stopped even pretending to be on our side!”  This is what came to mind to me today when I realized that U.S. Airways has stopped even… Read More »

Voted

Some day I would like to be the first ballot counted by the machine on Election Day, but alas, with five kids in the house, I doubt that day will come for a while :-). I was up before 5am — couldn’t sleep.  Got the kids up at 6:15.  Got breakfast and lunches made and… Read More »

“Jewish Mother for Obama”

This moving pro-Obama video testimonial is by Janette Hillis-Jaffe, an Orthodox Jew living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hillis-Jaffe was so offended by the anti-Obama smears being circulated in the Jewish community, that she felt compelled to respond by making this video.  Some excerpts: I’m a Jewish Mother… so I worry! There was a time when I… Read More »

Fraudulent charity warning: Macular Degeneration Association / American Medical Research Organization

April 25, 2008 Bill McCollum Attorney General The Capital PL-01 Tallahassee, FL  32399-1050 E-mail: ag.mccollum@myfloridalegal.com Dear Mr. McCollum: I am writing to bring to your attention a fraudulent charity that is operating out of Florida and scamming well-meaning individuals. I received a solicitation yesterday for an organization calling itself “Macular Degeneration Association” and which identifies… Read More »