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Carrie L. Towner

Carrie Towner brings over 20 years of prior business experience to Stirba & Associates with her law degree from the University of Utah. She serves as the firm’s managing associate and assists in the firm’s specialty areas of municipal law, personal injury, business litigation, governmental entity defense, and healthcare law.

As a medical administrator, she directed the multi-office start-up and operations for the only Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinic in Alaska. Her background with physicians, hospital administration, and Medicaid audits lends practical professional experience to the firm’s practice of healthcare law. Prior to law school, Carrie started her own successful business, which she continued to operate during her first year of law school.

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Joined Stirba & Associates in 2006

Email: CTowner@stirbalaw.com

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Latest Sightings from the Captain

	Social Security Issues A PRIVATE ALTERNATIVE TO SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Private accounts for disability benefits would allow workers to provide their own benefits, say Pamela Villarreal and Alan Lin... NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS
	Federal Spending & Budget Issues THE $34 TRILLION PROBLEM If Medicare had to be accounted for like a company pension fund, it would be underfunded by $34 trillion, say observers... FORTUNE MAGAZINE
	Taxes HOW WE BEAT THE '70S Cutting the tax rate on capital gains benefits the economy, says Mark Bloomfield... WALL STREET JOURNAL
	Health Issues COMPETITION SOLVES HEALTH CARE A market-based system would unleash the power of innovation and competition in health care, say observers... NEW YORK SUN
	Social Issues A BOY NAMED SUE, AND A THEORY OF NAMES The old stereotypes for children with odd names no longer hold up, say observers... NEW YORK TIMES

Ferarro gets the Axe from Hillary

Geraldine Ferraro Leaves Clinton Camp After Saying Obama Is Where He Is Because He's Black

Geraldine Ferarro, left, said of Sen. Barack Obama's success: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept." (AP Photo)

Obama in the Driver's Seat, but Florida and Michigan Fights Loom

ENPR: Obama in the Driver's Seat, but Florida and Michigan Fights Loom

by Robert Novak and Timothy P. Carney (more by this author)

Posted 03/12/2008 ET
Updated 03/12/2008 ET

Outlook

1. The principal cause for Democratic dismay and Republican hope in the presidential race is the bitterness among Democratic voters as a result of the Obama-Clinton competition. Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has been a passionate favorite of black voters, who say they will not vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) if she "steals" the nomination. To a lesser extent, white Clinton voters are saying they could never support Obama.
   
   
2. Such internal anger usually fades once the nominee is actually selected. Nevertheless, the racial nature of Democratic struggles worries party insiders. The racial divide on the Obama-Clinton dispute is widening, helped along by Geraldine Ferraro's recent comments (see below).
   
   
3. Democratic leaders are still absolutely determined that the nomination will be decided before the delegates convene in Denver the last week in August. Since neither Obama nor Clinton will be able to get a majority of delegates after the primaries (even after possible re-votes in Michigan and Florida), the super-delegates must name the winner on the basis of which candidate has the momentum. Obama has the edge, but his nomination is not certain.
   
   
4. Nobody absolutely rules out the possibility that Denver could become the first truly contested Democratic convention since Chicago in 1952. But it surely would be ugly, with possible credentials fights. Republicans can only pray that this happens.
   
   
5. Conservative resistance to Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) as Republican nominee is predictably fading, but the McCain campaign has serious problems. It has neither a policy nor an organizational plan for a general election campaign. McCain needs to be convinced that he cannot continue with his primary election mantra.
   
   
6. Obama and Clinton have joined McCain in supporting the earmark moratorium proposed by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C) as a budget amendment, opposed by the Senate leadership of both parties. The "task force" of Republican senators named by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to solve the earmark problem is actually an abandonment of the issue.
   
   
7. Supreme Court oral arguments on 2nd Amendment gun ownership rights also have the GOP missing the boat. The Bush Administration, reflecting the position of Justice Department career lawyers, takes an equivocal position on individual gun rights while Obama has taken a stronger pro-gun position than President Bush's official stance. The saving grace is Vice President Dick Cheney's unprecedented pro-gun intervention in his constitutional role as President of the Senate.

House GOP Funk Worsens

Posted: 10 Mar 2008 03:31 AM CDT

The Politico

Levin: Dems Need to Explore Mail-In Caucus

Posted: 10 Mar 2008 03:42 AM CDT

Detroit News

Sen. Nelson Supports Mail-In Primary For Florida

Posted: 10 Mar 2008 03:43 AM CDT

Orlando Sentinel

Sniping By Aides Hurts Clinton's Image as Manager

Posted: 10 Mar 2008 03:44 AM CDT

New York Times

Obama Accuses Clinton of Deception

Posted: 10 Mar 2008 03:45 AM CDT

Washington Post

Support Builds for Florida Mail-In Primary

Posted: 10 Mar 2008 03:47 AM CDT

Associated Press

Obama Favored in Mississippi

Posted: 10 Mar 2008 03:48 AM CDT

Wall Street Journal

No Bull - I just can't stop laughing

Story sent to me from my Brother-in-Law up in Washington State.

My wife and I went to the rodeo and one of the first exhibits we stopped at was the breeding bulls.

We went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said, ' THIS BULL MATED 50 TIMES LAST YEAR'

My wife playfully nudged me in the ribs ...Smiled and said, 'He mated 50 times last year.'

We walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said,
''THIS BULL MATED 150 TIMES LAST YEAR'

My wife gave me a healthy jab and said, 'WOW~~That's more than twice a week! .........You could learn a lot from him.'

We walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said, in capital letters,
'THIS BULL MATED 365 TIMES LAST YEAR'

My wife was so excited that her elbow nearly broke my ribs, and said, 'That's once a day ..You could REALLY learn something from this one.'

I looked at her and said, 'Go over and ask him if it was with the same old cow.'

My condition has been upgraded from critical to stable and I should eventually make a full recovery.

A PAID POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D- ILL)

My fellow Identity-Americans.

As your future President I want to thank my supporters, for their... well, support.

Your mindless support of me, despite my complete lack of any legislative achievement, my pastor's relations with Louis Farrakhan and Libyan dictator Moamar Quadafi, or my blatantly leftist voting record while I present myself as some sort of bi-partisan agent of change.


I also like how my supporters claim my youthful drug use and criminal behavior somehow qualifies me for the Presidency after 8 years of claiming Bush's youthful drinking disqualifies him. Your hypocrisy is a beacon of hope shining over a sea of political posing.


I would also like to thank the Kennedy's for coming out in s upport of me. There's a lot of glamour behind the Kennedy name, even though JFK started the Vietnam War, his brother Robert illegally wiretapped Martin Luther King, Jr. and Teddy killed a teenage girl. And I'm not going anywhere near the cousins, both literally and figuratively.

And I'd like to thank Oprah Winfrey for her support. Her love of meaningless empty platitudes will be the force that propels me to the White House.

Americans should vote for me, not because of my lack of experience or achievement, but because I make people feel good. Voting for me causes some white folk to feel relieved of their imagined, racist guilt.

I say things that sound meaningful, but don't really mean anything because Americans are tired of things having meaning. If things have meaning, then that means you have to think about them.

Americans are tired of thinking.

It's time to shut down the brain, and open up the heart.

So when you go to vote in the primaries, remember don't think, just do.

And do it for me.

Thank You.

Why it is important to learn English when you live in the

Old People Rock

Sr. Citizen Walmart Job App...

Make sure to read what he put on the application below the picture!

This is an actual job application that a 75 year old senior citizen submitted to Walmart in Arkansas They hired him because he was so funny..... NAME: Kenneth Way (Grumpy Old Bastard) SEX: Not lately, but I am looking for the right woman (or at least one who will cooperate) DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle. EDUCATION: Yes. LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility. PREVIOUS SALARY: A lot less than I'm worth. MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes. REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked. HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any. PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment .. MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here? DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 lbs.?: Of what? DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be 'Do you have a car that runs?' HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, so they tell me. DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job - no! On my breaks - yes! WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde supermodel who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now. NEAREST RELATIVE ....7 miles DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?: Oh yes, absolutely. ***Old People Rock! ***

Hillary-Barack Dream Team? Dream On!

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 12:45 AM CST

Just when I thought I'd heard the last talk of a dream team-up by Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as running mates, everything old is new again. On the morning after Clinton brought her...

Disenfranchising Florida and Michigan?

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 12:40 AM CST

The vote was once denied to women. It was denied to blacks. It was denied to those without land. And today, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm tell us, it is being denied...

Governors Agree: Managing Matters Most

Posted: 09 Mar 2008 12:20 AM CST

WASHINGTON -- The drama of this winter's presidential campaign obscures the fact that for most of us, the government services that most directly impact our lives are delivered from state capitols or...

Nasty Twists in the Democratic Race

Posted: 08 Mar 2008 12:41 AM CST

LOS ANGELES -- Is Hillary Clinton "a monster"? Is Barack Obama no different than Ken Starr? These are the words we end up eating. But how the campaigns deal with them also tells you something...

Newt Gingrich on "Hannity & Colmes"

Posted: 07 Mar 2008 08:30 PM CST

HANNITY: Welcome to HANNITY AND COLMES. We get right to the top story tonight. The big story on the campaign trail today was the resignation of Barack Obama's foreign policy advisor Samantha Power...