In response to this July 30, 2006 New York Times editorial: A Senate Race in Connecticut John Aravosis writes in his americablog: We are turning into a police state. No, there are no ovens and mass executions in America. But if people believe that the only lessons we learned from World War II, from fighting …
World Can’t Wait is organizing people living in the United States to take responsibility to stop the whole disastrous course led by the Bush administration. We seek to create a political situation where the Bush administration’s program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office, and where the whole direction he has been taking …
Alec and I went to see and hear wonderful Bump Kitchen this afternoon at Lacey’s Huntamer Park in Woodland Square. We had heard them once before briefly (2 songs I think) at a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina victims. I didn’t buy thier CD then, and regretted it so I went online and ordered it from …
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — A decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, though he says he never told his superiors he was gay and his accuser was never identified. Bleu Copas, 30, told The Associated Press he is gay, but said he was …
If you are from a dysfunctional family, you have either received or written a letter like this. Don’t waste any more of your valuable time digging deep into the depths of your soul to tell your family off. Instead, let me do all the hard work for you. You just sit back, take a load …
A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that same-sex couples have no right of marriage under the state constitution, rejecting claims by 19 couples who sued to overturn a 1998 state law that strictly limited marriage to heterosexuals. and “We are disappointed. We were hoping for a victory,” said Jeff Kingsbury, an Olympia City Council …
Moo’ campaign sets off sparks A gay-rights advertising campaign featuring a puppy who says “moo” has drawn scrutiny from some members of the Colorado Springs City Council, who said city light poles shouldn’t be used for political statements. The Born Different ad campaign has been running since early June in TV commercials, on billboards, yard …
Four months after returning home from Iraq, Army reservist Jason Cooper hanged himself. And not even ‘patriotic’ entreaties or vandalism will stop his mother from flying the flag upside down. and Terri Jones lost her son Jason Cooper just over a year ago. He was an Army Reservist in the Iraq War. On July 14, …
We do get sunny days in Washington state – especially in the summers which are beautiful and almost always dry. The temperatures are usually mild too, but today it is predicted to be a possible record-breaker in the high 90’s! Its already 83 degrees at 11:20 am. This is a reflection early this morning on …