CYNARINE: Ever heard of it? Better yet, know the
recipe?[neWLine]
We heard from Rachel Cole of Indianapolis, Ind., a Bradford
native, who is looking for the recipe for this
medicine.[neWLine]
Rachel, who was born in 1930, tells us she was 2-years old when
she had severe cuts to her fingers. This “”cynarine”” was applied
with excellent results.[neWLine]
Now she finds she needs this medicine again.[neWLine]
It apparently had been mixed up by a pharmacist in East
Bradford. She has consulted her doctors and the Internet but has
been unable to locate the medicine or the recipe.[neWLine]
The cynarine – and Rachel is not even sure of the spelling – was
brown in color. It looked something like iodine but was a thin
mixture. Perhaps the spelling is, “”cenarine””?[neWLine]
She got us curious about this medicine, too, and we hope someone
has some information on it even though such a great deal of time
has passed. And yet we know our RTS readers are very
resourceful.[neWLine]
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TWO CENTS: We been chomping at the bit – for several years,
actually – to voice our opinion on insurance companies’ liability
for flooding which occurs on homeowners’ property.[neWLine]
Our opportunity comes now after learning that a lawsuit has been
filed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in which numerous homeowners
had their claims denied because of the way “”flooding”” is defined
in policies.[neWLine]
You may remember that that occurred in Bradford in 1999 when the
town was whipped by heavy rain which caused water to pour off the
hillsides, and pushed streams over their banks. The resultant
“”flood”” damage was often not covered by insurance.[neWLine]
How has this glaring gap in insurance coverage been allowed to
continue in this country for so long? The unfairness is
unspeakable.[neWLine]
This is not to say we are blaming the local insurance company
representatives – they obviously only do what the home office says
– but perhaps a government itself willing to pander to the desires
of a very big business.[neWLine]
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TODAY’S QUOTE: “”You write and then you erase. You call that a
profession?”” said Abram Bellow, father of writer Saul Bellow,
circa 1915. As always, our thanks to the Freedom Forum for
providing daily thoughts about free speech, free press, and free
spirit.
