Oct 20, 2007

Got Complaints about Ohio Business

If you have complaints about an Ohio business the State of Ohio Attorney General is an option to consider.

If you would like information about complaints from other customers, you can request records of public information. One can perform a search of complaints by the business phone number, business name etc.

Oct 10, 2007

Desi Doctors Exploiting Doctors on J1 Visa

A lot of desis in the Cleveland area are in the health care industry and several of them are in private medical practice. Some private medical practices also have a dark side where exploitation of J1 visa holders is not uncommon. The article below attempts to give a voice to silent victims.

Indentured Doctors

Allowed into the U.S. to treat underserved patients, foreign physicians are instead exploited - working countless hours, sometimes with little or no pay - too scared to complain and risk being sent home

"You can't make money by serving poor people" - from The Indentured Doctors

Oct 6, 2007

Sree Venkateshwara Temple, Cleveland

Previously, it was thought that the Sree Venkateshwara temple will be located in the I-77, I-80 and I-271 corridor. Now it is announced that this temple will be built on the premises of the existing Shiva Vishnu Temple in Parma.

It is interesting to note that even though the temple uses monies received from the peoples, no information is provided to the people about the temple procedures such as dates and times of temple board meetings, minutes of the board meetings, election process of board members, decision making processes for the temple, decisions etc. Some things appear to occur behind closed doors.

There should be more information sharing. Participation of people who are young and new and may not be well connected or even well off should be encouraged. One should not have to be connected to a board member or a well to do member of the desi community to be awarded an opportunity to make a contribute to the Shiva Vishnu temple.

A outreach program for international students at Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Akron, Kent State University would be something worth considering.

Oct 1, 2007

Parma Mayor at Shiva Vishnu Temple

During the Health Fair 2007, Parma Mayor Dean DePiero visited the Shiva Vishnu Temple and chatted with the health fair participants.

I vaguely recall seeing a picture at the temple notice board which including the Mayor and the health fair volunteers. Its good to have Mayor DePiero visit the temple. I reckon this aint the last time he will be present at the temple.