It is a shame that football has to grace the front cover of the Globe.

More importantly, though, you, your cousin, and your family have my prayers for your cousin's health. War is so dangerous.

If your cousin ever have any more red-tape problems, have you thought about writing to your senator and/or congressman?

When I tried to find ways to pay for a pair of hearing aids totalling to nearly $4K, I ended up going through the state of California.

All the state sens and aseemblymen could is recommend to the Governator in California to help get measures passed for people who can't afford such devices. He was not interested in them.

Most, if not all, insurance companies label hearing aids as "cosmetic devices". Now will someone tell me why they are called as such, when people need to be able to hear?