Chad Gesser

Well, I guess it's most appropriate for me to now comment and capture my Broadway, er, my RiverPark Center debut in the production of Peter Pan. Suffice it to say that I am very pleased that I got involved, and that my first role had more of a significance than I initially hoped. Let me first summarize that this is my first ever appearance in a theatrical production on stage. So here I am, 33, never have acted much less "danced" on stage, and I'm playing in front of a nearly sold out crowd of say 1,000-1,500 people. Ok, having got that out of the way, let me comment on my experience. I certainly recall entering the first day of practice that I was indeed out of place. I'm sure I was perceived as an area homeless man strolling in off the street, with my personally iconoclast frayed blue jeans and probably a New Orleans Jazz Fest shirt from 2002 or 2003. Those are about the only two t-shirts I wear out of the house. Everyone else was wearing leotards, dance s

By Ron Scherer Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK – The cost of being a borrower is rising. As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates - as it is expected to do again Tuesday - everyone from students to car buyers to anyone carrying a credit-card balance will start to notice that lenders are charging more. To read the entirety of this article, click here

Talk of the Nation, March 14, 2005 · Texas warns that Medicaid costs could leave the state broke. Florida is considering semi-privatization -- and in Kansas, the governor wants to extend coverage to more who need it. Read and hear more about the national medicaid crisis from National Public Radio by clicking here .

This edition of The Tracker can be found in print publication of the Public Life Advocate at the website of the Public Life Foundation . * Kentucky’s median malpractice payout in 2002 was only half what it was in 1995. * The total dollar amount of malpractice payouts in Kentucky declined 4.1% from 1995 to 2002. * In Kentucky, there were five medical malpractice payouts exceeding $1 million in 2002, compared with six payouts in 1995. The average number of payouts of $1 million or more during the past eight years has been 3.2 annually. * According to the Kentucky Medical Association, 819 doctors left the state during 2001 and 2002. * The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure reports a decrease of 19 doctors for that two-year period. * Of the 1,273 physicians who left Kentucky as of 2003, 31% went to neighboring states such as Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee, where insurance premiums are, on average, lower. * Eighty-two of Kentucky’s 100 counties have no obstetricians – or just one * Me

Mexico's Minister of Health talks about the role that disease, violence, and malnutrition play in the dialogue over global economic development. Read this article in its entirety by clicking here .