l4A THURSDAY, JANUARY2.2014 NRTION JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com Barbara Bush remains hospitalized in Houston The Associated Press soon. for Barbara Bush's full re- "Michelle and I send our covery while she's root- HOUSTON Former .best wishes to Mrs. Bush ing for Baylor today. All w first lady Barbara Bush re- for a speedy recovery," the the best to her and to @ mains hospitalized with a president said in a writ- GeorgeHWiBush." respiratory-related issue, ten statement. "Barbara is Baylor plays Central but her condition hasn't blessed to have both a lov- Florida in the Fiesta Bowl changed, a spokesman for ing, supportive family by on Wednesday night. her husband's office said her side and a vibrant spir- The former first lady had Wednesday. it that we hope will have a reputation for bluntness Bush, 88, was admitted to her feeling better soon." when her husband was Houston Methodist Hos- He added: "I know I president. Her son, George pital on Monday, though speak for Americans ev- W. Bush, was the 43rd it wasn't -announced until erywhere when I say that president. former President George our thoughts and prayers The Bush family matri- H.W Bush's office released are with Barbara and her arch had heart'surgery in a statementTuesday night. family bn this New Year's March 2009 for a severe "She is in great spirits, Day." narrowing of the main has already received vis- Bush and her husband, heart valve. She also was its from her husband and the 41st president, live in hospitalized in November family, arndisreceivingfan- Houston and still make 2008, when she underwent tastic care," the statement public appearances. Last surgery for a perforated read, promising to provide week, they honored a ulcer. In 2010, she was ad- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE updates as warranted. Houston businessman mitted to the hospital after Former first lady Barbara Bush listens to a patient's question during a visit to the Barbara Jim McGrath, a spokes- and philanthropis with having a mild relapse of Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine on Aug. 22.Bush has been man for the former presi- a Points of Light Award, a Graves disease, a thyroid hospitalized in Houston with a respiratory-related issue.Astatement Tuesday night from the dent, said there was "noth- volunteer service award condition for which she office of her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, said she was admitted to Houton ing new ito report" on started by the former was treated in 1989. Methodist Hospital on Monday. Wednesday,. president. Health concerns had In the meantime, Presi- Also 'Wednesday, for- been more conmon of est' living former presi- 2013 after he spent nearly treated for a bronchitis- dent' Barack Obama said mer President Bill Clinton late with her 89-year-old dent. George HW. Bush two months at Houston related cough and other he hopes Bush gets well tweeted: "I'll be rooting husband, the nations 'old was released in' January Methodist Hospital, being health issues. Marketingto uninsured youth ramps up The Associated Press month of enrollment on something that'snotneces- insurance thanks to the Af- the health care exchanges sarily in my best interest," fordable Care Act because MIAMvI .- The so- and when sign-up prob- said Johnson, a 31-year-old they remained' on their called "young invin- lems were at their peak. who's never had insurance parents' health insurance, cibles" are so important Consistingofhealthycol- ."I don't need insurance, according to the feds.The to the success of the Af- lege students and twenty- man.I'm healthy." law extended the age that fordable Care. Act that somethings, the so-called He'll wait until March to children can stay on their supporters and detrac- "young invincible" demo- enroll and says he'll select parents'plan to 26. tors are spending mil- graphic is the holy grail of the cheapest, lowest-level Joshua Bensonstaypd on lions to reach them with the Affordable Care Act. of coverage available im- his parents' insuranceuntil racy ads, social media Insurers need their partici- ply to avoid the fine. Ex-, he turned 26 last year. Af- THEASSOCIATED PRESS campaigns and celeb- pation to offset the costs perts expect many young ter that, Benson, who had Employees help customers at the crowded sales counter inside rity endorsements. The of covering older, sicker adults, like Johnson, to his pancreas removed and Medicine Man marijuana retail store, which opened as a legal president is even (gasp) Americans. If enough wait until March. needs daily insulin for his recreational retail outlet in Denver on Wednesday. Colorado asking their mothers to young people decide not In 2012, 18 million 19 to Type 1 diabetes, struggled began retail marijuana sales on Jan. 1, a day some are calling help convince them to to buy insurance through 34-year-olds lacked insur- to find coverage. He was Green Wednesday: sign up for insurance state or federal market- ance- or 27 percent of all either denied or quoted The federal govern- places; it could throw off, people in that age group, $2,000monthlypremiums, *e a ment and states running the market's equilibrium, according to U.S. census said the South Forida resi- A] their own exchanges and cause insurance rates data. dent, who works part-time have launched market- to rise dramatically the fol- The Obama administra- as a grocery store cashier. Sing efforts fqr this crucial lowing year. tion is making the rounds He. recently enrolled in ors r e oens a demographic of healthy Federal officials haven't on college campuses to en- a .platinum plan with no Syoung adults, but it's un- released detailed demo- courage people to sign up deductible that costs him clear if the messages are graphic information on and has enlisted celebrities $170 a month, and even The Associated Press announced midafternoon getting through. who's enrolled so far, so it's including Lady Gaga and covers his endocrinologist. Sthey would close early be- Eric Fisher, a 28-year- not clear how many young KerryWashington in its Get The, federal government DENVER Crowds were cause of short supply. It's old from Salt Lake City, people havesigned up. Covered social media cam- kicks in another $200 a serenaded by live musicas too soon to say whether said he still hasnt seen Ad campaigns in many paign. Jennifer Hudson month. . theywaitedfor the nation's the price spikes and long any of the social me- states are courting unde- and Olivia Wilde were fea- Benson 'says he was first legal recreational pot lines will persist. dia campaigns one cided young adults. In Col- tured in skits pushing the amusedbythe Funnyordie. shops to' open. They ate Washington state will of which targets Utah orado, a nonprofit group Affordable Care Act on the comn skits, but said many doughnuts and funnel open its pot industry later residents with images created a series of -pro- humor website Funnyor- other, acs '"are focusing cakes as a glass-blower this year. Both states' pro- of people snowboarding vocative got insurance?" Die.com. I thelatestush more on gettingour atten- made smoking pipes. grams will be watched and rock climbing. ads. One features a blonde an Obama impersonator tion than actually giving us Some tourists even rode closely not just byofficials He tried to sign. up standing next to a ife- encourages young adults any validinformation." around in a limo, eager to in other states, but by ac- online when the fed- sized cut-out of celebrity to tell their friends to get On the other sideof the try weed but not so eager tivists and governments eral marketplace first heartthrob Ryan Gosling covered in an online rap. aisle, groups that oppose to be seen buying it. in other countries because launched but couldn't with the caption, "Hey girl, The presidenthimself re- the health overhaul such, And when the sales be- the industries will be. the because of the long wait you're excited about easy centlytoldagroupofmoth- as Generation Opportunity gan, those who bought the first to regulatethe produc- -times and other website access to birth control and ers visiting the Oval Office arespreadingtheirmessage drug emerged from the tion and sale ofthe drug. glitches. He said he'll try I'm excited about getting that: 'Moms can tellyoung at college tailgate parties. stores, receipt held high Some countries have de- again at some point. He to know. you. She got in- people who think they're The organization gained and carrying sealed shop- criminalized the drug, and added that the historic surance." Another touting invincible that they're not a following after disturb- ping bags; to cheers. the Netherlands lets people health care overhaulisn't "Brosurance" encourages and prod them to at least ing-by-design social media "I'm going to frame the buy and sell it, but it's ile- a topic he and his friends men doing a keg stand get informiation." videos featuring a creepy receipt when I go home, gal to grow or process it. spend much time talking not to tap into their beer California state exchange Uncle Sam popping up at to remind myself of what Just as shops opened about. .money to cover medical officials even tried to per- gynecological and proctol- might be possible: Legal Wednesday, the Denver "It's not like a coffee ta- bills. When the exchange suade women to pay the ogy exams went viral. The everywhere," 'said musi- Police Department tweet- ble conversation," Fisher launched, models wearing first month's premium tagline urged young adults those in line. der the influence, taking A poll by Harvard's In- geting weekend warriors a nuanced 'touch. They of Miami had all the mark- Activists hope he's right, marijuana out of state and stitute of Politics shows, and other athletes note the prefer to talk with their ings of the South Beach and that the experiment in giving pot to anyone under about 40 percent of risks of getting hurt with- peers about pragmatic club scene: hired glossy- Colorado will prove to be 21. people between the ages outhealth insurance, things they can do to im- haired models handing a better alternative to the Denver police said one of 18 and 29 are on the Shmtel Johnson, who pact the world, but arent out swag, free alcohol and costly American-led drug person was issued a sum- fence about whether to works in Los Angeles at a interested in ideological' a sea of sweaty twenty- war, produce the kind of mons for public consump- sign up, with the rest small sound studio, hasn't debates,saidMorleyWimo- somethings bumping and revenue that state officials tion. The Colorado State Pa- split fairly evenly be- seenanyads orperusedthe grad, author of 3 books on grinding to alive DJ. hope and save the govern- trol reported no pot-related tween those likely to en- state's health exchange. millenials, including "Mil- Mette Jensen, a 22-year- ment costs in locking up incidents. No pot-related roll and those who prob- "There's this elitist atti- lenial Momentum." old student; says she sup- drug offenders. incidents were reported at, ablywon't. tude that (politicians) think But the cost of coverage ports "Obamacare" even lust on the first day, Denver International Air- The survey, of 2,000 theyknowwhat'sbetterfor will play the biggest role, thoughshe signed.a peti- prices in some places port, where signs warned young adults was con- us than ourselves and that's experts say. tionagainstit. rose to more than $500 an travelers that they can't ducted from Oct. 30 to partofwhyItake issuewith More than 3 million "Well, why not. 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