Reverse Racism Reaches New Heights Of Silliness
St. Luke's program can't meet a racial diversity goal, so future potential donors likely will have to pay to be signed up in Spokane. The Treasure Valley's last bone-marrow donor registry is closing because it is too white. ... "It wasn't something we wanted to do," said Mark Allen, marrow donor center coordinator at MSTI. "If it was up to us, we would keep it open." Idaho's population is 96 percent white, according to 2006 state statistics. "I certainly understand that the goals are a stretch," said Dr. Ellen Klohe, director of the marrow program at Inland Northwest Blood Center in Spokane. "Everybody will admit that." Minorities will continue to get on the list for free, but Caucasians will need to pay. The hospital now covers the cost of getting cheek swabs for tissue typing, regardless of ethnicity.http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/462477.html