Alec’s heart

Wednesday, June 20Alec was having some chest pain in the evening so Catherine and I took him to St. Peters hospital. After checking him out in the ER they decided to admit him for observation, and planned to do a nuclear stress test in the morning. We hoped they would find that it was because …

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Low tides expose a marine wonderland

South Sound teems with weird, interesting animals, but many hide in the depths most of the year. That changes this week, as extremely low tides will expose parts of South Sound usually underwater. The extreme low — and high — tides happen each year as the summer solstice approaches. This year’s solstice is June 21. …

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Stonewall Youth at a Washington Middle School Assembly

Read School talk about gays, lesbians riles some parentsby Heather Woodward ~ June 8, 2007 ~ The Olympian I have Chris’ permission to share this letter. June 8, 2007 I’m still waiting for the day when a school can have a speaker who dares utter the word “gay” or “lesbian” without bringing down the wrath …

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This is what I gave as a reason for unsubscribing from the Democratic Party listserv

This is what I replied when asked for a reason when I unsubscribed from two Democratic Party email listservs: I am not pleased with the Democratic Party as they have been voting in for more war funds, more money than Bush asked for abstinence only programs, and generally not standing up for what used to …

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Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A ‘Gay Bomb’

A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks military spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into homosexuals and make them more interested in sex than fighting. Pentagon officials on Friday confirmed to CBS 5 that military leaders had considered, and then subsquently rejected, …

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Real Change in Seattle: Changes Them…Changes You

Real Change exists to create opportunity and a voice for low-income people while taking action to end homelessness and poverty. Real Change’s groundbreaking advocacy and organizing work is building a cross-class movement of homeless people and their allies that can deliver real wins for those who need change the most. The Real Change Homeless Empowerment …

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