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BATTLE GROUND — While the topic of fireworks has sparked debate in Clark County and Vancouver, both of which have either mulled or placed heightened restrictions on personal pyrotechnics, that's not the case in one city where fireworks go on sale Thursday.
A fireworks stand sponsored by the Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce starts its annual five-day run Thursday at the corner of Southwest 12th Avenue and West Main Street. The stand will be open from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Although there have been restrictions placed on discharging New Year's Eve fireworks elsewhere in the county — particularly on unincorporated land, where fireworks remain forbidden — Battle Ground residents will be able to lawfully light fuses within city limits during a seven-hour window from 6 p.m. on New Year's Eve to 1 a.m. the following day.
The chamber, which has sponsored the stand since 2008, expects to make between $3,000 and $4,000 from the sale of fireworks.
Battalion Chief Tim Dawdy of Clark County Fire & Rescue said setting off fireworks in January poses little risk of causing brush or roof fires because of the near-constant drizzle the region faces, but exploding mortars can spell other types of concerns.
"The real danger during the winter is for people to be injured," Dawdy said. "If the firework doesn't go off, people should just leave it alone."
But with drying-out Christmas trees serving as kindling both inside and outside homes, Dawdy said it's important for people to get rid of their trees soon or, at the very least, store them away from fireworks.
Dawdy said people should place their spent fireworks into metal containers and store them outside away from buildings.
Noise is another particular concern, especially among animal owners who say the fireworks heighten their pets' anxiety.
Dawdy's office fields numerous calls from residents complaining about the whiz, crackle and boom noises emanating from over their neighbors' homes.
Vancouver banned fireworks on New Year's Eve in 2003, five years after the Clark County Board of Commissioners enacted a similar ban.
The county's other incorporated cities have also placed restrictions on setting off fireworks during the winter holiday.
Despite restrictions elsewhere, Doug Quinn, chairman of the Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce, said sales have gone smoothly since the chamber began selling fireworks in 2008.
He acknowledged the fireworks stand is not a top moneymaker for the chamber, however. "It's by no means one of our largest elements," he said.
Still, the stand generates thousands of dollars in additional revenue for the chamber, which it spends on speakers and other events.
Shirley Laxson, the chamber's office manager, said the fundraiser had seen a steady stream of business in past years.
"It's a big fundraiser for nonprofits like us," she said. "It is helpful."
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This year in boxing has gotten off to a pretty underwhelming start, hasn't it? The top ten pound for pound types either haven't fought yet, or weren't overly thrilling when they gloved up. There are probably a half dozen reasons why this first quarter has underperformed, and if I had to choose one main reason, I'd blame Floyd Mayweather. (Ha, you #BoxingHeads thought I was going to #BlameBob? LOL.) No, I think that "Money" has siphoned much of the oxygen, and a lot of the attention and man-hours of many folks who we entrust to put together the fights that thrill and entrance us.
Hopefully, now that Floyd has his "next" sorted out, the matchmaking will pick up, and we'll doing less autopsying and more rhapsodizing in the coming months.
Here's a bout that will entice and likely will be among the top five most watched scraps of the year, if it gets made: Gennady Golovkin, the 160 pound champ, the Bieber-faced "Good Boy" who is seeking to transition from cult fave to that sort of guy who is recognized outside the circles us degenerates traffic in, against the son of the legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the one-man reality show who is a news maker before during and after his bouts, whether it be for toking, or scoffing at the arcane tradition of making weight, or looking to land jaw-breaker hooks to every guy he steps in with.
I checked in with Golovkin's trainer, Abel Sanchez, for a report on how the kid is doing emotionally--his dad died last month, and he postponed an April 26 HBO date to help his mom during a difficult time--and if indeed Golovkin will tangle with Junior this summer.
"Is that fight next? I hope so," Sanchez told me. "Gennady's promoter Tom Loeffler and Chavez' promoter Bob Arum are trying to put the finishing touches on it. I believe it will be pay per view."
I told Sanchez a theory, that the stakes of this one, it being a PPV, against Chavez, who is one of the five biggest names in the biz, and a legit ratings-puller, could well push Golovkin more than ever before. "We haven't seen close to what he's capable of if motivated by a challenge."
The bout would indeed be at 168 pounds, a step up for GGG, but Sanchez said he'd take care of business versus Junior, and then hop back down, and likely aim to unify at 160 pounds. "The Chavez fight is my dream fight," Sanchez said, "and I think the styles will make for a memorable fight."
Chavez has a stern chin, maybe the best of any Golovkin foe to this point, no?
"Absolutely, if he has anything like his fathers' chin, GGG will have to work for his 17th straight KO. We will be witnesses to a great fight."
So, are you saying that Junior will be a super tough test for Golovkin? Could this bout be a tougher challenge than the die-hard 'Golovkin is God' squad are saying it will be? "Only because Chavez Junior will take more beating," the trainer said. "I hope he has a smart corner, because Golovkin could cause some severe permanent damage."
Sanchez repeated his belief that his kid will down down as "one of the greatest fighters" of all-time, but he acknowledged that Chavez does possess a couple attributes. "He poses some threats, but in order for Golovkin to make his mark he has to fight those that are considered a threat. His size at fight time will be hard to deal with."
Sanchez said Gennady is improving emotionally following the death of his dad. He and his twin bro Max have been there for their mom, who had to deal with the heart-break of two older brothers passing away years back, as well. "We hope to take Gennady to the Pacquiao-Bradley fight," Sanchez said.
I've never hid, or hope I didn't, that I like what Golovkin represents to the sport. Talented person, and by all accounts, a more than decent human being. I see him as a credit to boxing, and root for him to weather this storm, and get back to where he's able to get into a flow, and be master of his domain. I'm not of the camp who sees him doing a quickie demo job on Junior, and am right there with Sanchez, noting that Junior will be a comparative hulk on fight night. Talk to me...let's assume this deal gets hammered out shortly...Will Junior be Golovkin's toughest out? Is the vaunted Golovkin power going to be present at 168? Weigh in, in our Forum!
With a track record of tacos, Tecates and trees, there is one thing we can conclude for sure:
JCC a straight chiller.
And that will be the difference.
Too much weed, not enough speed.
Too much cannabis flower, not enough Chavez power.
Too much Cheech, not enough to teach (since he has no trainer and likes to get in shape in his living room, probably after "meditating.")
Too much weight, GGG in 8.
Y'all see where I'm going with this, right....?
Hehehe! Nice rhyming. I like your timing. Holla!
Great matchup, GGG beats him one way or another but Jr is a big dude, can take a shot, can take punishment without a hitch.
I can see it going the distance with GGG taking a wide decision. As tough as Jr is he is just a level below GGG in every category.
Jr won't be hard to find. Great chin or not, GGG should batter his midsection to a midrounds stoppage.
Ggg might make jr a " good boy " . One thing about jr is he fills a lot of seats
I doubt the fight will be made, jr will get ko in brutal fashion, GGG is like 10 levels above Vera. Chavez jr camp will come up with some ceiling fan fell on top of my head story, or saying that i can fight at 175 lbs, so can be around 210 on fight night.
I just want to see how long a motivated, in shape Chavez Jr, lasts with GGG. It's not GGGs fault he can't be considered elite yet. This Chavez fight can get him most big fights where he is worth the risk if he wins IMO.
I sparred a past his prime, former champion 3 summers ago. And he lost to Chavez in Mexico back in 2008 or 09. Anyway, he told me he was getting the best of him until the he felt his eyes stinging and burning during the 5th round! Fight got stopped and he took the L. He isn't my buddy or anything so I can't say if he was keeping it real or not. Just a sparring tale I'd like to throw out there to the infinite pile of "true" ones!
If GGG really wants the fight, I think it will happen. But at what weight? 165? I can see JCC coming in at 168 and saying he could not get down any lower, then pay a $100,000 fee to GGG. The next day, he'll refuse to get on the scale, but you just know he's somewhere in the ballpark of 190lbs., while GGG is no more than 170.
Won't matter. JCC will get cut up three different ways by GGG: Wide, deep & often.
Good fight for GGG. Fun fight for us to watch.
-Randy G.
I agree with Riveside, I don't think Chavez has a chance. GGG will rip vicious shots to the body and slam home stiff ones up top. Don't see it going the distance, unless GGG isn't on top form..
I like GGG in this one, he looked sparring against Julio as well.
Jr. probably thinks he can overpower Golovkin here but GGG is privy to Chavez' tactics and beat him up on the inside
I think JCC will get beat, but he'll make it interesting on his way to defeat. In this one, I gotta' feel that GGG's chin is gonna' get tested early. But so is JCC's chin.
Impressive win for GGG here which'll have us all talking about the fight moments after it ends right here.
-Randy G.
That giant head of Jr's will get knocked around worse than a pinata at a birthday party. If the ref doesn't stop this fight too early Chavez will end up looking like the Elephant man. He has no chance.
I guess I got onto this thread a little too late, there's nearly nothing else left to say that hasn't already been said. and virtually no one to argue with...as the verdict is nearly unanimous,.............. GGG's got this.
Do you think this "sparring partner" was inferring or making a claim that the JCC Jr. corner put/rubbed anything on JCC's gloves in order to impair the vision of the "sparring partner," who claimed he was getting the best of the unbeaten and fast-rising star?
Nothing, by the way, would surprise me. Not in Mexico, not in the USA and not in any jurisdiction. I just am curious where the "sparring partner" was going with that story.
-Randy G.
I feel that with proper preparation, JCC Jr. is more than an average fighter. He is not his father, but I believe he's more than average. He has a solid chin, and that chin will indeed be tested against GGG. But I can see GGG getting hit as well, especially in the early going of the fight.
And you are so right, Good Doc...this one can indeed make Gennady Golovkin a household name. And for those who have trouble pronouncing Gennady Golovkin correctly, they will indeed all remember Triple G.
-Randy G.
GGG is a straight killer and nothing Jr can do will stop him. Jr can come in at 195 and he is still getting beat to a pulp.
Watch GGG's fights, most guys are on the run after a round and are fleeing from the punishment. Jr won't have the gas or footwork to keep GGG from shooting torpedos and rockets into his body and head.
Get Smoger to ref this fight.
That's exactly what he was trying to tell me, Commish. Said JRs gloves had something on em' that made his eyes burn and sting BAD! He also said he knew it was going to be one of 'those' because of his purse size.I don't have enough inside knowledge to back him up or not... But that's the story.
This is a GREAT fight.
GGG is the real deal, but he's feasted mostly on 154-pound fighters. Chavez is bigger than everyone GGG has faced and bigger than GGG himself. Moreover, he's got a granite chin and does well when fighters stand in front of him like GGG will.
Chavez Jr. is a solid A minus fighter when his head is on straight. He's gigantic, fights in a good style and will really test GGG.
This is totally PPV-worthy and could turn out to be the fight of the year!
It's easy to take cheap shots at Junior, some of them no doubt well deserved considering his past behavior. Maybe my instincts have been dulled from decades of imbibing a certain frothy beverage, but I believe a motivated Chavez Jr. can give GGG all he can handle and possibly derail that
train. GGG has feasted on easy targets who wilted when things got uncomfortable and barely mounted an attack. Chavez Jr. has a great chin and is
not afraid to return fire in the trenches. The maturation process may finally kick in when Junior realizes this is a career defining fight and rise up to
the challenge.
If that proves to be the case Jzzy then I think anyone who tunes in will be in for a real treat. He inherited his father's chin, but that's about it. I wonder what Sr would think of him if he wasn't his son. Now I don't mean that in a nasty way but his father would have ran laps around him all day in the gym in his youth... He's seemingly finally making some progress with respect to his discipline and overall fitness, but GGG puts in the work day in day out no matter who he's scheduled to be facing, and that'll be a major factor on the night of the fight in my opinion.
No doubt C Jr will be game, but there are some shots that will render you unable, atleast till the count's over..
@Tings, good shout on FOTY.. if it's a 12 rounder I think it could be a real contender!
Chavez has decent skills but even his father gets mad at him for not training right. I give Chavez credit . He fights. Makes no excuses.he will make it a good fight and give ggg some good work
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September 2009
The Doc Is OUT
I really don't like to say anything bad about Roy Halladay, as he is one of my favorite pitchers to watch in the American League, but the Twins finally (for the first time in 12 years) got to him today and came away with a victory.
There have been a handful of pitchers over the years who have had the Twins' number, including Mike Mussina, Roger Clemens, Mark Buerhle (for a time) and Chuck Finley. The latest in that string had been Halladay, 8-0 in his career against the Twins.
Of course, we really didn't GET to him tonight (a couple of solo homers from Cabrera and Morneau) and a big hit from Cuddyer, and he still managed to pitch all nine innings of the contest (what a gamer!). It's just that Carl Pavano was just as good through seven and one third, allowing just one run on six hits and striking out five.
A few things that were nice to see:
-Morneau and Cuddyer driving balls again. Morneau really crushed that one in the eighth inning (hitting it that deep in Rogers Centre is quite a feat), and Cuddyer had been in the pattern of giving away at-bats again until breaking out in the ninth.
-Pavano pitching deep (and well) into the late innings of a game. If his price tag isn't too high, I think that the Twins would do well to sign him up again for 2010. He's never going to be the next Johan Santana or even Brad Radke, but he can (on a pretty regular occasion) post a quality start, something the young guys in the rotation haven't yet been able to accomplish.
-In other baseball news…
With three hits in the Yankees game today, Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig for the most hits all-time by a Yankee at 2,721. I have never been shy about letting people know that, while not hating the Yankees outright (like I do the White Sox!), I pretty much despise everything they stand for (big market greed, selfish owner, etc.). However, Derek Jeter is the exception to that rule. I have always admired his day-to-day ability, and (in a way) he sort of reminds me of Cal Ripken (just with a great skill-set). A first-ballot Hall of Famer if he never plays another game.
Preview (70-69, 2nd, 5.5 GB DET): Scott Baker (13-7, 4.34) vs. Brett Cecil (6-4, 5.46). We gained a game on Detroit last week…now we have to do it again. With the season running out of dates, the way I see the Twins having a chance is if, going into both series' with the Tigers, we need to be close enough so that a sweep will pull us even with them. Even then it is a long shot, but look at what happened with the Twins and Sox last year.
A Farm Is No Place For Rauch-es
Though Mr. McDonald may have all the animals listed above, I don't believe that "Rauch-es" were one of those inhabitants. Basically, with the Twins cruising to what looked like a momentum-building victory against the Blue Jays earlier tonight, the Jays came back with a six-run sixth inning en route to defeating the Twins 6-3. The back-breaking blow came when John McDonald (Toronto's #9 batter) connected for a three-run frozen rope off of Twins reliever Jon Rauch that just barely cleared the high wall out in left field
Well, there goes another chance at Big Mo (especially with KC knocking off the Tigers). The season is quickly growing short, and if the Twins don't start winning they will be eliminated by pure arithmetic before we know it (a depressing thought).
Preview (69-69, 2nd, 6.5 GB DET): Carl Pavano (11-11, 5.09) vs. Roy Halladay (14-8, 2.98).
Big Mo (And The Loss Of)
You know, the more I watch sports, the more I begin to realize that the concept of "momentum" is almost as important as concepts like "talent" or "good coaching". I mean, just think about this for a second. Heading into Wednesday of last week, the Twins were riding high having won 14 out of 17 or something, and looking to finish off a sweep of the White Sox at the Dome. Then, Joe Nathan heartbreakingly blows a save, and everything comes crashing down, as Detroit goes on a terror (they never seem to lose anymore) and the Twins drop two of three to the Indians.
Now call me crazy, but I truly believe that had Nathan thrown one more key strike and finished off the Sox in that fateful ninth inning, the Twins would NOT have collapsed against the Indians and might still be in the thick of things in the AL Central race, not just scoreboard watching and needing to sweep the Tigers twice in the next few weeks to have any hope of the postseason. I know that major leaguers are professionals and should be able to play every game on an even keel, but for what it's worth, I doubt that ever actually happens (unless said players are in a rare mindset personified by guys like Derek Jeter or Tiger Woods).
Just look at it from a fan's perspective…one day, we're riding high and excited about the Twins after nearly giving up on the season two weeks previous. Now, after the events of just a few more days, we're starting to give up again. You can't tell me that the players don't feel some of those same feelings, pondering the "what-ifs" and getting down just like "us".
Just a theory, but would explain the rollercoaster play of the Twins for the past three seasons, as young guys are very excitable and prone to those ups and downs.
At least the Twins were able to get a Labor Day victory today, thanks to a big first inning and a strong bullpen picking up Jeff Manship. Oh, and Nathan dominated the ninth…
Preview (69-68, 2nd, 6.5 GB DET): Brian Duensing (2-1, 3.81) vs. Ricky Romero (11-7, 4.15). Maybe we can get Big Mo back with a good series in Toronto (after collapsing there last fall).
Two Disturbing Trends
I know that the next statement I am about to make is not at all fair to closers all over baseball, but (at least in my case) it is true nonetheless: Having your team's closer blow the game in the bottom of the ninth is the single worst way to lose a ballgame, bar none. Now, add to the mix the idea that your closer might do so against your hated enemy, with two outs, and two strikes (twice). That's pretty much what Twins fans are feeling towards Joe Nathan today. He's too important to our playoff hopes to give up on him now, but I think there has to be a cooling-off period (probably a good thing the Twins are travelling to Cleveland today).
Once Wednesday's meltdown was complete, the impact of such a crucial and heartbreaking loss really drove home to me two disturbing trends that the Twins have fallen prey to both this season and the last.
First, are the late-season struggles of Joe Nathan:
When all is said and done, Nathan's stats inevitably compare very well with the best closers in the league, yet for the past two years he has struggled to close out games come late August and early September. Now, we're not talking about the Eddie Guardado-method of struggling here (filling the bases and then wriggling out of trouble)…Nathan's problems get so severe that he often blows the save chance or the game. He hasn't been on his game as of late, and Twins fans will also remember how bad he was during that long, late-season road trip in September of 2008 (capped by that now-infamous throwing error against the Blue Jays in Toronto). Sometimes he will still have the ability to blow guys away, but all too often he is not able to find the handle on this control, thus having to groove meatballs just to get strikes. Gordon Beckham and Paul Konerko showed him EXACTLY what happens to grooved meatballs in major league baseball.
Disturbing Trend #2: A similar slump from Justin Morneau…
If the league MVP award was given out after July, Justin Morneau would win the darn thing almost every single season. Yet, in those final two months (it happened last year and is happening again now), the home runs disappear and the average begins to sink towards about .270 (after sitting at .310 or so for most of the year). This trend may be even more disturbing (and perplexing) than Nathan's, though, as Joe Closer can usually right the ship by season's end. Justin, however, continued to sink last year to the point where opposing pitchers were walking Joe Mauer to get to him.
I don't quite understand why this is, as he plays about the least demanding position on the diamond in terms of physical conditioning and injury potential. For example, I don't know any of these splits, but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Torii Hunter (while playing on the Dome turf) slumped in the later months due to the beating his body took from bouncing around on that carpeted concrete. The same axiom is usually try for mortal catchers (e.g. those not named Mauer)…they take a physical beating the slump accordingly. About the only thing "afflicting" Morneau, though, is that he gets less off-days than any other player on the team, but once again that should be expected out of his position.
If the Twins think they can continue to play well and capture the AL Central, both those "wrongs" are going to have to be corrected, as the bullpen can't survive without a closer and the lineup isn't deep enough to support a slumping Canadian.
Preview (67-66, 2nd, 5.0 GB DET): Carl Pavano (11-10, 5.11) vs. Jeremy Sowers (5-9, 4.88). The schedule is again in our favor this weekend, as the Tigers draw the Rays while we get the Injuns.
No Way…Yep, Jose!
Can anything go wrong for the Minnesota Twins right now (especially with Chicago in town)?!
After the game ended in dramatic fashion, with Jose Morales pinch hitting with two outs and a man on third in the bottom of the ninth and getting a solid base hit to win the game, I began thinking of all the remarkable occurences that transpired over those nine innings:
-For starters, Jeff Manship held the Sox to just one earned run over five innings. Yep, Jeff Manship, facing guys like A.J., Konerko, and Dye got the job done.
-Jon Rauch (recently acquired from Arizona) made just his second appearance in the white pinstripes, pitched a scoreless ninth inning, and got his second win of the season. I believe it took Francisco Liriano about two months to get to two wins!
-Michael Cuddyer once again clubbed two bombs in one game. We're turning this place back into the Homerdome yet!
-And finally, there's Jose Morales, the hero himself. In his first at-bat since God knows when (a month or two at least), Morales didn't allow himself to be cowed by the pressure situation and just got good wood on the ball. A new hero emerges every night, it seems.
The only thing to go wrong tonight was Jose Mijares and Matt Guerrier combining to blow a late-inning lead, but that only set the stage for all the dramatics (so maybe they just have a keen sense of theatre)!
Preview (67-65, 2nd, 3.5 GB DET): Mark Buerhle (11-7, 3.89) vs. Brian Duensing (2-1, 4.37). Let's make Buerhle's last Dome start a "memorable" one for him.
Blame It (On The T-T-T-T-T-T-T-Twins)
Last night, as the Chicago White Sox opened their last three-game series at their personal house of horrors, the Metrodome, the team was essentially playing for the rest of the season in one night. With the post-season roster deadline kicking in at midnight, it represented teams' last chance to improve their club for the stretch run. The Pale Hose were the epitomy of a bubble team, quickly fading from the AL Central race and needing to win this series to have any realistic hopes of remaining in the conversation.
Good thing that the Twins showed up to play then, huh?! Nick Blackburn (7 IP, 1 ER, 7K) continued his mastery of the Sox, while both Jo-Mo and Kubel went deep for most of the home boys' offense. Can you believe that Mauer (now at 26 dingers) has a shot at 30?! If Albert Pujols is the undisputed king of NL hitters, than Joe Mauer obviously holds that position in the junior circuit.
After the loss, then, the Pale Hosers decided to cut bait, trading Jim Thome and Jon Garland to the LA Dodgers and sending Jose Contreras to the Colorado Rockies. So even if the Twins don't game another game on the Tigers all season, at least we have the satisfaction of knowing that he did our part to knock our fiercest rivals out of it (sounds crass, yes, but I cannot and will not sympathize with a team coached by a nutjob like Ozzie Guillen).
-Wild prediction of the day: The Tampa Bay Rays will win the Wild Card in the AL.
-Speaking of the Rays, their big slugger Carlos Pena, quite remarkably, has more home runs than singles this season. Baseball Tonight continues to chart his progress, and it would be funny to see him finish that way. I believe Mark McGwire did that in his 70-homer season, if I'm not mistaken (or at least was close).
Preview (66-65, 2nd, 3.5 GB DET): John Danks (12-8, 3.82) vs. Jeff Manship (0-0, 5.14). Manship starting a game scares me a bit, but at least he won't have Big Thome to deal with anymore!


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Posts Tagged As: Non-discrimination
January 8th, 2014
Here's a tiny little story out of Kansas (Wichita Eagle)
Daric Smith, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's program director for child placing and residential programs, came before the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations on Tuesday to tell legislators how the department planned to implement the law.
Rep. Jan Pauls, D-Hutchinson, asked Smith why sexual orientation was included with gender and race in the nondiscrimination categories for admission to the secure facilities. She said state statutes don't include sexual orientation among attributes for which Kansans are protected from discrimination.
"Anything that's not under our discrimination statutes should be dropped out of the definitions of what legal discrimination is," said Pauls, who helped author Kansas' constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Most often when there is an objection to a positive policy, it's a conservative Republican opposing an action or decision by a Democratic administration. But in this case, a Democratic lawmaker is so hostile to gay people that she is objecting to an action of the administration of one of the nation's lease supportive Republicans, Gov. Sam Brownback.
Which reminds us that we must remain vigilant and not forget that anti-gay animus can come from any party or place.
September 5th, 2013
There's nothing particularly controversial about the ordinance being considered today by the San Antonio City Council. It's virtually identical to ordinances in hundreds of cities around the country – and around Texas.
But for some reason, conservative Republicans and anti-gay activists decided to make this vote their Alamo. So heavy hitters from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to the candidates vying for the Republican nomination for governor all put in their two cents about how bigotry should be a perfectly legal reason for San Antonio's residents to fire and evict their gay neighbors.
And they lost. Badly. (StarTrib)
The 8-3 City Council vote in favor of the ordinance was a victory for gay rights advocates and for Democratic Mayor Julian Castro, a top surrogate of President Barack Obama. Castro has called the ordinance overdue in the nation's seventh-largest city, where there is a stronger current of traditionalism and conservatism than other major Texas cities that already have similar gay rights protections.
It may well be that, like the Battle of the Alamo, conservatives are counting on shock and horror to propel a powerful backlash. I think they are seriously misunderstood the political climate. Even in Texas.
January 31st, 2013
The Wyoming State Senate narrowly defeated a non-discrimination bill. (Trib.com)
The Wyoming Senate rejected a bill today that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The standing vote was 13 for the bill and 15 opposed.
January 30th, 2013
Today the Wyoming Senate Judiciary Committee heard Senate File 0131, a bill which would prohibit discrimination on the basis or sexual orientation and gender identity. The committee approved the bill 4 to 1. (Billings Gazette)
Committee Chairman Sen. John Schiffer, R-Kaycee, voted in favor of the bill. A rancher, Schiffer is a veteran legislator and former president of the Senate.
"This is a piece that fits into the process of implementing what's in our Constitution, that all people are created equal and have equal rights," Schiffer said. "This is just part of the process of us as a state maybe maturing, maybe broadening our views."
Voting yes was Sens. Esquibel (D – 8, cosponsor), Burns (R – 21, cosponsor), Schiffer (R – 22, chairman), Christensen (R – 17). Voting no was Sen. Hicks (R – 11).
January 25th, 2013
As Jim informed you, on Monday the the House Corporations Committee will hear testimony on the marriage equality and domestic partnership bills followed on Wednesday by a hearing in Judiciary for the non-discrimination bill.
Equality Wyoming is holding a rally on Monday in support of all three bills.
When: Monday, 9 AM on the front steps of the Capitol Building in Cheyenne.
Come dressed for business because we mean business for Wyoming!
Our rally will be calm, cool, and collected with slick black and white signs. If you'd like to make your own signs (encouraged!), go for simple, clear messages that lend themselves to black and white photography.
Check out the Action Alert for more information.
November 14th, 2012
It is no longer news when a city or county adds sexual orientation to the list of items from which employment discrimination is disallowed. But as a reminder of just how mainstream and ordinary it is for a city to commit to this inclusion, this week Grand Island, NE, joined the list.
Grand Island is part of Nebraska's Third Congressional District which was last under Democratic control in 1961. Nearly 60% consider themselves religious, a third of which are Catholic. This ain't no bastion of godless liberal hollywood types.
The council voted 6-4 to add the protections. But the Mayor vetoed the ordinance.
Then two of the no votes (including one who was worried that Grand Island might be seen as "gay friendly") felt the Mayor wasn't respecting the decision of the Board. So they joined the supporters in overturning the Mayor's veto.
It's not a big deal. Grand Island has less than 50,000 residents and the change only impact city employees.
But as a symbol of the significant shift in public opinion just in the past decade, Grand Island tells us where rural conservative America is today. They may pass constitutional amendments denying our rights, but they are coming around.
October 20th, 2012
A couple of months ago, the Springfield, MO, City Council was considering adding "sexual orientation" to the ordinance banning discrimination. So Rev. Dr. Phil Snider of the Brentwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) trotted down to the City Council meeting to inform them about what the Bible says. His little mini-sermon caught someone's attention yesterday and has gotten him a bit of attention since then.
The ordinance change has been tabled.
November 17th, 2011
Here's a statistic you didn't know:
Pastor Tom Vineyard of Windsor Hill Baptist Church in Oklahoma City consumes in excess of 423 pies a day, meaning that 52% of all pies baked in Oklahoma City are eaten by Vineyard.
A New York judge told me so.
Actually, I have no idea whether Vineyard even likes pie (though I can guess). All of the above statistics are bogus numbers I made up on the spot.
However, I'm willing to bet that they are more accurate than the bogus numbers that Vineyard made up when he went to speak before the Oklahoma City Council in opposition to an ordinance to ban anti-gay discrimination in employment.
Pastor Tom Vineyard of Windsor Hills Baptist Church cited a New York judge in saying more than half of murders in large cities are committed by gay people.
Well, Vineyard didn't exactly cite the "New York judge" (mental accent courtesy of Pace Picante Sauce), he just claims him as a source. And, in fact, he can't recall exactly which New York judge actually told him this fascinating statistic (I guess he knows a lot of them). So far, though, no New York judge has stepped forward to claim authorship.
Oh, but pastor Vineyard didn't stop there. He also informed the council:
"Many homosexuals openly admit that they are pedophiles because they cannot actually reproduce. They resort to recruiting children. … Folks, you're making a decision that will bring down God's judgment on your city if you vote in favor of this."
Ya see, recruiting is a higher priority than actual attraction. So that's why gays are pedophiles. To keep the numbers up. Because if homosexuals weren't all barren, then Jerry Sandusky wouldn't diddle the kiddies. Logical, huh? Where's my pie?
Now while such obvious nonsense and blatant stupidity would result in hysterical laughter if stated in a group of, oh say, New York judges, the good people of Oklahoma City who showed up to defend anti-gay discrimination in their city seemed to find nothing peculiar about Vineyard's creative "statistics".
Vineyard received the longest standing ovation of the day after his remarks.
Because sometimes, when all you know about someone is that you don't like them, you'll believe anything you hear. Jews kill Christian babies – and praise God that's just awful. And The Blacks are all on welfare; isn't it so sad? And did you hear that the Nazis were all homosexual? Oh yes, and many openly admit it!!
Fortunately not everyone is quite so inclined to believe anything negative about gay people – no matter how truly stupid – that they think they once heard from a New York judge. Scott Hamilton, pastor of Church of the Open Arms in Oklahoma City and executive director of Cimarron Alliance, provided a little faith-based context:
"To couch in Christian terms these so-called statistics, I'll call them what they are. They are lies."
Well, I'm sure Pastor Tom is embarrassed now that the town is laughing at him. And they are. But I very much doubt that he's learned any lesson. Folks like Pastor Tom move right on from whatever bizarre heap of churchpoop he's shoveling out to "well God says". It doesn't matter much to the Pastor Toms if what they said is actually true, because praisegodjesusisthewaythetruthandthelife so Pastor Tom doesn't have to bother himself with facts. Or with even trying to avoid downright lies.
And one last statistic. Pastor Tom Vineyard of Windsor Hill Baptist Church in Oklahoma City is more than 50% a self-satisfied, blow-hard, arrogant, self-righteous idiot. And I don't even need a New York judge to tell me so.
A new statistic: Pastor Tom Vineyard is 12% more of a raging loon that previously believed.
Here is Pastor Tom in his own words (but with no pie in sight)
[A little side note about Pastor Tom's comments about Jesus. You can read them in Luke 17. There isn't even a sideways hint that maybe possibly Sodom was destroyed cuz of Teh Ghey. In fact, as recorded in that passage Jesus was suggesting that it was indistinguishable from any other day at any other place: "People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building." And while there were Sodomites as far as the eye could see, they don't seem to have been of the homoSEXual variety.]
Ya know, Pastor Tom sounds authoritative, doesn't he. Just one problem… Pastor Tom is more full of CP (churchpoop) than he is of pie. David Badash of the New Civil Rights Movement compiles some work from Stephanie Zvan with Pastor Tom's letter and calls CP on all of the mess.
March 30th, 2011
On April 4, 2008, Michael Miller, the editor of the Toledo Free Press, wrote an editorial in which he declared his affiliation with and affection for the community of gay people in his life. He expressed his difficulty in understanding anti-gay prejudice and the motivations behind those who advocate for discrimination.
Because I have such intense love and respect for the people in my life who are gay, it never makes sense to me when I hear someone preaching anti-gay rights propaganda. I can never understand why they care.
It's basic Golden Rule territory: don't judge people for the color of their skin or their physical challenges, and don't judge them for their sexuality. I know that is a simplified and naïve statement, but for me, the issue really is that simple.
Miller lamented that his home state of Ohio was behind the curve in recognizing the equality of its gay residents. As an illustration on how gay Ohioans can be subjected to casual and careless inequality and indignity, he discussed a local situation.
The frequent denial of health care benefits leads to horror stories. According to the panelists, UT has offered domestic partner benefits since then-president Dan Johnson signed them into effect. The Medical University of Ohio did not offer those benefits. When the institutions merged, UT employees retained the domestic-partner benefits, but MUO employees were not offered them. So, people working for the same employer do not have access to the same benefits. According to the panel, it may be 18 months before the situation is addressed. Eighteen months is a very long time to live (and work at a medical facility) without health benefits.
Miller's criticism did not sit well with Crystal Dixon, associate vice president for Human Resources at the University of Toledo. So on April 18, the Free Press printed Dixon's rebuttal and allowed her to set the record straight.
But the Free Press' implied criticism of the administration was not her concern. No, Dixon was furious that Miller dared to suggest that the struggle for equality for gay people had anything in common with the struggle for equality endured by African-Americans. How dare he compare her to one of them.
As a Black woman who happens to be an alumnus of the University of Toledo's Graduate School, an employee and business owner, I take great umbrage at the notion that those choosing the homosexual lifestyle are "civil rights victims." Here's why. I cannot wake up tomorrow and not be a Black woman. I am genetically and biologically a Black woman and very pleased to be so as my Creator intended. Daily, thousands of homosexuals make a life decision to leave the gay lifestyle evidenced by the growing population of PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex Gays) and Exodus International just to name a few.
Her letter went on to express her belief that Jesus Christ hates homosexuality, to accuse gay people of violating God's divine order, to complain that "economic data" proved that gay men who have degrees make more money than a non-college educated black male, and to declare that it was "misleading" to note that gay employees were categorically denied benefits when ALL employees of the two schools have "different benefit plans."
To say that this was an embarrassment for the University of Toledo would be an understatement. Not only did her actions threaten her department's employment negotiation possibilities, but it put the entire university in a disadvantage. When considering their options, few prospective college students consider anti-gay advocacy to be a selling point.
So on May 2, Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, the president of the University of Toledo, wrote an op-ed to assure the public that the school does not engage in anti-gay hiring practices, that Dixon's comments "do not accord with the values of the University of Toledo", and that he had personally lobbied the legislature in favor of domestic-partner recognition. He also corrected the impression that Dixon gave about the university's position on the denial of benefits.
As regards the continued asymmetry of benefits packages across the campuses of this university, do understand that we are fully aware that asymmetry that Michael S. Miller spoke of does exist and are working as rapidly as we can to correct this asymmetry. When this asymmetry is corrected, the solution will be reflective of the university value statements above.
And with a cryptic reference to taking action to "more fully align our utterances and actions" with the values he expressed, Dr. Jacobs hinted that Dixon might best update her resume. And, indeed, on the 8th, noting that "personnel actions or decisions taken in your capacity as associate vice president for human resources could be challenged or placed at risk", the University notified her that she had been terminated.
Naturally, letters flooded in to the editor. Those offended by Dixon's views tended towards relatively polite exclamations of consternation and little lectures on equality and civil rights. Those angry at Dixon's discontinued employment included accusations of fascism combined with a healthy dose of religious entitlement and no small amount of homophobia.
Dixon retained the Catholic advocacy law firm, Thomas Moore Law Center, and announced her intention to sue the university for violating her First Amendment rights. And World Net Daily, never one to let a loon go unchampioned, took up her causeRush Limbaugh and Focus on the Family presented Dixon as a martyr, a victim of liberal godlessness
and soon Crystal Dixon was the darling of the anti-gay industry.
Even wackadoodlery's favorite theologian, Dr. Robert Gagnon, rushed to get a little attention from the controversy. In an open letter to the university full of axiomatic declarations about the obviousness of heterosexuality and amusing assumptions about gay relationships (lesbians have "markedly shorter durations of sexual unions on average, even relative to homosexual males"), he declared that "the closest parallels to adult-committed homosexual relations is not ethnicity or gender but rather adult-committed incestuous unions and adult-committed polysexual unions".
Gagnon decried the school's "full affirmation of homosexual activity" and bemoaned the "environment that provides increased opportunities for and fewer negative sanctions against same-gender sexuality". To not sing Dixon's praises for her honesty and her courage of conviction was, Gagnon declared, a sign of their intolerance. (One thing you have to say about Robert Gagnon, he never lets logic or consistency dissuade him from the certainty of his presumptions.)
In December 2008, Dixon made good on her threat to sue. But after that her trail goes a bit cold. Thomas Moore Law Center waved her flag a bit in their rundraising efforts, but I'm not sure whether her case was heard or if the school settled.
But, meanwhile, Crystal made good use of her down time. She wrote a book, Destiny's Time, which is either "A New Novel!" or a guide to turning your "God-given talents and passions" into "viable businesses as well as enhancing job readiness skills!" Or perhaps both.
And she also started a company to sell shoe laces (with the catchy slogan "keeps shoes tied") and a consulting frim which offers not only business advice but opportunities such as
1.You pre-buy paper-back books directly from the author at a discounted rate of $7.50 each and then you sell each book for $11 (includes tax) to your customers. And/or you can pre-buy audio books on CD at the discounted rate of $12.50 each and then you sell each audio book for $20. YOU KEEP all monies from books you sell and you have books to sell on the spot! (Minimum of 5 books for consultant purchases).
2. With your sales, you automatically recoup your $7.50 investment and also earn a 47% ($3.50) profit on each paper-back book you sell! For audio books, you earn at 66% ($7.50) profit on each book you sell. Share the books at your convenience!
(The third great way to earn extra income appears to be a secret.)
However, it looks like Ms. Dixon may now be returning from private enterprise to the governmental sector work force. The county and city of Jackson, Michigan, have decided to consolidate their human relations departments and place them under one director's control. And they have decided that Crystal Dixon, at a salary of $87,030, is the right person for this role.
Noting that Dixon has spent the past three years "working as a human resources and business consultant", the Interim County Administrator praised her ability to "wear many hats and switch her leadership style based on where she is." (Mlive.com)
Interim county Administrator Adam Brown said Dixon's level of experience and professionalism put her "head and shoulders" above other candidates.
It's tempting to think that if the County representatives are that stupid then they deserve what they get. But there is a bigger issue at stake; Crystal Dixon has been given authority over the livelihood of any gay people that work for the county and city of Jackson.
And while Dixon is certainly entitled to her views about matters of faith, homosexuality, choice, and civil rights, if she is incapable or unwilling to set aside those views, this will undoubtedly result in a culture – and perhaps even policy – of anti-gay discrimination.
And, even before three years of receiving accolades for her anti-gay advocacy, Dixon left little doubt as to whether she considers employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation to be objectionable. She does not. She considers it a divine mandate.
Looking back to where it started, before Dixon was the champion of God, family, and decency, she was a woman responding to a newspaper editor's call for equal compensation for gay employees. And it was in the context of this right that Dixon countered:
There is a divine order. God created human kind male and female (Genesis 1:27). God created humans with an inalienable right to choose. There are consequences for each of our choices, including those who violate God's divine order. It is base human nature to revolt and become indignant when the world or even God Himself, disagrees with our choice that violates His divine order. Jesus Christ loves the sinner but hates the sin (John 8:1-11.) Daily, Jesus Christ is radically transforming the lives of both straight and gay folks and bringing them into a life of wholeness: spiritually, psychologically, physically and even economically. That is the ultimate right.
In April 2008, Crystal Dixon endorsed anti-gay discrimination, saying, "one's personal choices lead to outcomes either positive or negative." Having now been confirmed in her beliefs by the city and county of Jackson, there is little doubt that she will see this as God anointing her to mete out those outcomes.
March 15th, 2011
It isn't that often that I have anything complimentary to say about the current state of the Catholic Church and its practices, so I'm not letting this opportunity pass by. (Gay Socialites)
Rev. Joseph Breen of the St. Edward Church in Nashville, Tennessee is standing up for the LGBT community.
Breen penned a letter to the Metro Council that also ran in the Tennessean this week encouraging the elected officials to get behind a bill meant to eliminate anti-gay bias when it comes to contracts with the city.
"I ask you to approve this bill banning discrimination by city contractors against gay, lesbian and transgender people," Breen wrote in a letter sent to each member of Nashville's Metro Council (and also published in the Tennessean). "I fully support the spirit of inclusion rather than exclusion in our great city and ask you to do the same with your vote of approval," he added.
Clearly Father Breen has given up on any hope of ever becoming bishop and is now just seeking to better the lives of those in his parish, his city, and his community. I wonder if the Diocese will retaliate.
An Opinion
January 5th, 2011
I am not a constitutional scholar. I'm not even an attorney. But I am a fairly logical person who has great respect for the intents and purposes of the US Constitution and who is troubled by efforts on both the right and the left to read into – or extract out of – the language that protects my status as a citizen.
It is my – perhaps naive – belief that the constitution differs from law in that it sets forth principles, ideals, that apply broadly and which are drafted in language that seeks to be applicable to unanticipated specific instances. It speaks to a people who communicate using computers, travel using airplanes, and associate by means of facebook as easily as it did to those who road their horse to the village pub to debate the issues of the day.
I am, I admit, uncomfortable with Supreme Court rulings that seem to create out of whole-cloth rights, privileges, or entitlements that exist outside of the document. While I treasure a right to privacy, I am perplexed that the innumerated rights to privacy that are included in the Bill of Rights have given birth to a generic right that simply is not written there. I think that the courts have in some instances erred in finding not what is written, but what they wish were written.
And in that concern, I am often accompanied by conservatives who, for example, find that the right to privacy limits their ability to restrict the freedoms of their neighbors. But I think that some conservatives, especially those most revered by the hard-core right, are even more guilty in their distortion of the Constitution. Rather than discover rights that are not clearly articulated, they seek to overlook or dismiss those which are clearly in black and white.
Constitutional Originalism is the name they give to this erasing of right, though naturally they do not articulated it as such. Rather it is phrased as though those seeking original intent are preserving the language of the Constitution. They argue that a written constitution is limited to what was meant by those who drafted and ratified it and interpretation should be based on what reasonable persons living at the time of its adoption would have declared the ordinary meaning of the text to be.
But that is neither the application they employ nor the intent of their efforts. Take, for example, this conversation between UC Hasting professor Calvin Massey and Supreme Court Justice Anonin Scalia:
Massey: In 1868, when the 39th Congress was debating and ultimately proposing the 14th Amendment, I don't think anybody would have thought that equal protection applied to sex discrimination, or certainly not to sexual orientation. So does that mean that we've gone off in error by applying the 14th Amendment to both?
Scalia: Yes, yes. Sorry, to tell you that. … But, you know, if indeed the current society has come to different views, that's fine. You do not need the Constitution to reflect the wishes of the current society. Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't. Nobody ever thought that that's what it meant. Nobody ever voted for that. If the current society wants to outlaw discrimination by sex, hey we have things called legislatures, and they enact things called laws. You don't need a constitution to keep things up-to-date. All you need is a legislature and a ballot box.
To understand the context of this appeal to originalism, look at the language of the 14th Amendment:
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
The amendment goes on with four additional clauses which address representative government, but this is the heart of the issue, the language which Scalia and those who share his views wish to remove from the protections granted by the Constitution.
And the language which they seek to wish away, specifically, is "any person." Scalia argues that "any person" as understood by members of the the 39th Congress in 1868 did not include either women or gay people (or anyone else to whom we could apply it) and so thus these classes of persons are not protected by the amendment.
But to do so, Scalia has to make three broad assumptions:
1. That the Constitution is not a document of guiding principles, but a law text which applies only to the specific intentions designed to address specific issues.
Depending on how literal this is taken, you can run into some rather tricky interpretations. By a strict adherence to the original intent, references to "states" would only apply to the original thirteen, the regulation of commerce among the several states would be limited to goods and services in existence in the 1780's, and citizens would be white male landholders. But, in a manner similar to scriptural literalism, originalism picks and chooses that which is bound by principle and that which is bound by "intent."
2. That the drafters of the 14th Amendment were careless.
The term "any person" seems to be rather broad. Scalia would have us believe that the intent of this phrase is "any heterosexual male person" and that the drafters simply assumed that no one would read "any" to be more broad than they intended.
But in the second clause of the 14th Amendment, these same drafters were capable of the much more specific phrase "any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States." One must either believe that they were forgetful, downright stupid, or that it was not entirely by accident that the phrase "any person" is not termed "any male person."
3. That the men who wrote and voted for the 14th Amendment could not espouse principles grander than they personally could aspire.
History, especially the founding of our nation, is full of examples of men whose beliefs exceeded their abilities. Washington, for example, was troubled by slavery, yet owned slaves for many years. His slaveholder status is not an indication that he revered the institution, but that he was limited and flawed, unable to live to the standards that his conscience told him were right.
And while Scalia would pretend that the notion of women's rights was foreign to the thinking of congressmen in 1868, the battle for women's rights was alive and well at the time. In 1848, Gerrit Smith ran for president as the Liberty Party's candidate on a suffrage platform. And indeed, it was from among the suffrage leaders that much of the support for African-American rights was championed.
It requires a willful disregard of history to declare that "I don't think anybody would have thought that equal protection applied to sex discrimination." That was what Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony were fighting for in that very year, one of the principle years of suffrage activism. They rightly saw the battle for equal rights to be the battle for all equal rights.
That suffrage was not achieved for another half century is a sad reflection on the face of humanity's inability to let go of privilege. But I think it at least likely that in selecting "any person" the Congress was laying out principles to which it could not yet live, but which it knew were right.
As for sexual orientation, the matter is less clear. Few, if any, at the time recognized orientation as such. But surely as important to "what did they intend" would be "what would they have intended." If those who protected "any person" were aware of the intrinsic and immutable nature of sexual orientation, would they have found that gay persons can and should be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law? Would they have carved out an exception and stated that gay people should indeed be denied the equal protection of the laws?
Scalia would say that this is immaterial, that they didn't intend it at the time and the principles they applied in laying down such protections should be ignored. That they addressed the rights of the often despised, uneducated, recently-enslaved negro says nothing to their attitude towards other minorities and the decency that underlies this provision has no bearing on its interpretation and all that matters is that the writers of the language were not specifically thinking at that moment of gay men and women.
To Scalia's thinking, the broad language of the constitution should be thought not in terms of principle, not in terms of even the words selected, but in terms of what Scalia's stereotype of the mindset of a mid-eighteenth century congressman might be.
Scalia simply wishes to find in the Constitution that, and only that, which confirms his own biases and sense of entitlement. Originalism is just a tool for finding it there.
January 5th, 2011
Incoming Governor Scott of Florida has issued an executive order limiting those whom will be free from discrimination.
It shall be the policy of my administration to prohibit discrimination in employment based on race, gender, creed, color, or national origin, and to ensure equal opportunity for all individuals currently employed in, and individuals seeking employment in, my administration.
These sort of orders are not truly necessary. State and Federal law prohibit employment discrimination on these bases, and executive orders only have any purpose to the extent that discrimination will be prohibited to those not overtly protected by law.
Scott's executive order is symbolic. His administration wishes to make it perfectly clear that they do not consider sexual orientation or gender identity to be worthy of protection from discrimination.
December 22nd, 2010
Grand County, Utah, home to Moab and the Arches National Park, has now passed an ordinance that protects its 9,000 or so residents from sexual orientation and sexual identity discrimination in housing and employment. (SL Tribune)
That means one in four Utahns, living in 10 communities from Moab to Logan, are protected from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Advocates for the statutes hope that groundswell of support will push the Utah Legislature to protect all Utahns.
With this decision, Equality Utah has reached its goal of ten new municipalities banning discrimination.
Salt Lake County followed Salt Lake City's lead, and Equality Utah launched an effort, dubbed "Ten in 2010," to increase the list to 10 by the end of this year. Grand County expedited the ordinances to ensure passage before the new year.
They are hoping to capitalize on the momentum and encourage the state legislature to ban discrimination state wide. As yet, this seems to be more of a grand hope than an achievable goal. However, much depends on the public stances of the Mormon Church, whose support secured the bill in Salt Lake City
December 11th, 2010
A bill to ban anti-gay discrimination has been introduced into the Philippines House. I'm not particularly optimistic about its chances, but even introducing the idea for discussion is beneficial. (Manila Times)
Rep. Kaka Bag-ao of Akbayan party-list, the principal author of House Bill 515, or the Act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and providing penalties, noted that such homophobia is stirred by the fact that the country has no standing policy on human rights abuses against lesbians, gays bisexual and transgenders (LGBT).
"Here in the Philippines, you can fire a gay or lesbian employee simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and get away with it. You can expel lesbian and gay students arbitrarily or impose arbitrary rules against them and you won't face any charges. It's wrong," Bag-ao said.
June 18th, 2010
From Tulsa World
Champagne corks popped at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center on Thursday night after the City Council voted to add sexual orientation to Tulsa's nondiscrimination policy.
Oklahomans for Equality members cheered and jeered at a rally as they watched councilors discuss the issue and their votes on a large-screen TV at the center.
"As a gay, black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it's a monumental night," said Tracy Allen, incoming volunteer coordinator at the center.
Yes. The Tulsa in Oklahoma. And the vote was 6 to 3.
Which means that it's official. The Great American Culture War is over and we've won; now it's all just a matter of time.
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TC TO JOHN FORSTER; 30 May 1855; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18550530-TC-JF-01; CL 29: 319-320
Chelsea, 30 May 1855—
Dear Forster,— This is the last of one or two Missives about almost nothing, which our poor old God-daughter sends me in these days.1 Her "Lincolnshire Property" (endless monies, £100,000 almost) has gone to the Crown,—has gone entirely to smoke (as I strove to assure the poor old Dame); and assiduous Foresight is struggling hard against evil outlooks! I in general answer nothing, or as little as possible; have not, above all, given any knowledge about the grand Palmerston project in that quarter.— Nor are you to do anything with this Letter,—except merely to burn it, when you have sufficiently feasted your eyes with it. Ay de mi!—
On the whole, however, I wish we had an answer from Palmerston;—I own also to a kind of surmise (along with Dickens) that we shall have to make the thing public before he will effectually stir in it. Please keep this in mind too.
In the meanwhile, if Henry2 will draw me out a legible copy of the thing,— with a sure List of the Signatures, very legible,3—I fancy I could at least get Lord Granville asked what speed he is making. At present I am not likely to come athwart him otherwise.— See if Henry has time for this, one of these days, and send it me.
God help us all, dear Forster;—or what amounts to the same, Let each "set a stout heart to a steep hill" (as the Scotch say), stout in proportion to the steepness for each; and that will do. For the rest, may the Devil remunerate him that took to "improving" Paper about 30 years ago, and forced innocent man to write with abominable iron pens,—no better off than d'Ercilla was, writing on leather with the point of his dagger.4 And may the "Administrative Reform Movement,"5 and Reform movement in general and in universal from Balaklava & Downing Street to Cheyne Row and this garret, go better than we hope!
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The Stanford University Cardinal tied with Princeton University for sixth place at the NCAA Fencing Championships, hosted by Drew University. Men's Foil produced the most points for the Cardinal as Steve Gergberman finished third and Mark Mulholland finished fifth. Iris Zimmerman had the highest finish on the women's side with a seventh place finish in the Women's Foil event.
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by Lisa Deaver, Fresno State Media Relations
Jeff Hanna loves pressure. How else is there to explain it? He is 9-11 (.818) on the year in field goals, including a perfect 9-9 inside 40 yards. He has been just short of automatic this year for Fresno State.
But what's his secret? How can he focus when 40,000 people turn deathly silent awaiting his next field goal attempt? How does he handle it when the fate of a game-winning drive rests on his shoulders?
To Hanna, that's nothing. This is a guy that lives for pressure. Consider for a moment his plans after graduating from Fresno State this year with a degree in health science: He will pack up his belongings, move back home to Pomona, Calif., and begin to study fire science, which will lay the path for him to become a firefighter ? his dream job. Field goals in overtime to lead the Bulldogs to victory? That's nothing when compared to scrambling into a burning building to save the lives of those trapped inside.
Any doubts he had concerning whether he was physically tough enough to handle the rigors of becoming a firefighter were answered in the Oct. 30 game at Tulsa. On the game's first play, Hanna flew in to make a tackle on Tulsa's John Mosley and separated his shoulder. After lying on the turf for several minutes, Hanna limped off the field and backup kicker Tim Osborn began to get loose. But he proves it takes more than a separated shoulder to keep him off the field. After getting the shoulder popped back into place, he returned to kick field goals of 31 and 35 yards and two extra points.
"I was in a lot of pain when it was out," Hanna said. "But once it was put back in, I felt instant relief."
"Two field goals and two extra points, one from 35 yards, with a dislocated shoulder," head coach Pat Hill said. "That's was a great effort."
The success Hanna showed against Tulsa was no fluke. He currently ranks tied for first in the WAC in field goals made (9) and is fourth in the conference in scoring (55 points). But despite all the success he has had, and the game he had against Tulsa, his mind is on only one thing.
"We just need to take things one game at a time," Hanna said. "We've got a good thing going right now. But each game is do-or-die. We can't afford to have a bad week."
Hanna credits much of his success to his mother, Dina. A driving force in his life, her words are never far from his memory.
"She has always been there to tell me to stick with things," Hanna said. "Plus, she comes to just about every game."
And stick with things he did. After redshirting his first year at Fresno State, he did not see any action until his sophomore season in 1997 when he did such a solid job he took over for incumbent Johan Lyssand. After starting slowly that season, he finished up nailing 12 of his last 14 kicks, including seven in a row and a career-long 51-yarder against Air Force on Oct. 18, 1997. He has been the Bulldogs' kicker since.
"I always knew that if I continued to work hard and pay my dues, things would pay off in the end," Hanna said.
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Detective Ian Polhemus has spent 20 years in SPD and his best years were spent working with Kaiser in the K9 Unit. Together they were an exceptional team and responded to over 100 calls and investigations. Kaiser was the first canine purchased by the Seattle Police Foundation in 2002 and Kaiser protected Seattle residents until his retirement from the unit. Kaiser prevented and helped solve some of the biggest tragedies during his time with the department, but no bigger tragedy did he prevent then the one at Time for Kidz day care in Rainer Beach.
Two officers on patrol in Rainer Beach spotted a 1995 Mercury sedan that belonged to a driver with a suspended license. After officers stopped the vehicle, one suspect dashed out the door and into the night. Officers detained the other three suspects in the car and found a .22-caliber handgun tucked behind the front seat.
Officers then discovered the three in custody were convicted felons, making it illegal for them to have the gun and all three were subsequently arrested.
Polhemus was called to the scene and began his search with Kaiser for traces of the fourth suspect. Kaiser worked his way to Time for Kidz day care. They opened the gate to the backyard, and about 20 feet after walking in, Kaiser stopped, spun around and stuck his nose into the bushes. He had honed in on the suspect's handgun, only a few feet from a child's slide and playhouse.
Marie Humphries, the day care owner, said she watches 10 children under 4 years old, and many of them are boys. She was thankful to police for averting a potential accident. "I have a lot of little boys, and you know how they are; they like playing with (toy) guns. They might think it was a play gun," she said. "Not to say that tragedy was in fact averted. But we don't have to worry about it because of the dog," Detective Polhemus said.
The close call at the day care illustrates the K-9 unit's importance, especially in searching for evidence. Kaiser joined the SPD because of funding from supporters like you and was one of the first additional tools the Foundation was able to help SPD with. Sadly, after his many years of service Kaiser passed away on November 21, 2012.
Detective Polhemus was truly grateful for working with Kaiser and thanks supporters like you who donated to the Seattle Police Foundation for making it possible. According to Detective Polhemus, "Kaiser was a working dog that was head strong, driven and motivated from day one to do his job. He was meant to be in the K9 Unit and help protect this city. The day we had the incident happen in Rainer Beach and I told him to stay while I gathered some quick information from the other two officers, Kaiser was already crawling on his stomach tracing the suspect. Before I knew it he was ten feet away from me crawling and sniffing. That's the kind of canine he was and how hard he worked."
As you consider where to invest your final charitable gifts of 2012, I ask you to consider a tax-deductible gift to the SPF to help us continue providing SPD with the tools they need, like Kaiser, to keep our neighborhoods safe so our businesses and families can thrive.
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Forget Square Root Day or Darwin Day, this year's prize specimen of intellectual pseudo-holidays (or should that be the other way around …) is a powerhouse in the fringe world of science and math enthusiasts: Pi Day. Campus celebrations will take place in 1015 Evans Hall on Friday, Mar. 13, with the following planned schedule of events:
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Pi recitation contest
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Alternatively, the Exploratorium is holding festivities—rites?—the next day. If you thought the Evans events were too much, take a look at a piece of what the Exploratorium has in mind:
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Parade in an infinite stream of Pi numerals, chanting the Pi Day song to the Pi Shrine on top of our round classroom.
Yeah, we wouldn't be surprised if this ended up with the accidental summoning of "the pitiless tentacled monstrosity from a space beyond space and a time beyond time."
Whatever your particular relationship with math may be, whether it's a dishonest distaste stemming from a failed 2nd grade multiplication quiz or an obsessive devotion to the unearthly geometry of eldritch beings, the Clog thought a few factoids about pi, Pi Day and numbers in general would help brighten the mood:
*Pi Day was invented 21 years ago by a secret cabal called The Mathemagicians,** erudite professors who control all aspects of science policy in the developed world.
*There are several Pi Approximation Days, including July 22 and Nov. 10. [Wikipedia]
*In 1915, pi was adopted as the official symbol for the No. 22 Squadron Royal Flying Corp., R.A.F. [The Joy of π]
*Albert Einstein was born on Pi Day, 1879. [BBC]
*47 is the only number which cannot be expressed in numbers.
*929 is the biggest number, but he's very sensitive about his weight.
*Richard Feynman immortalized his humor into the very fabric of the universe with the help of pi. [Dinosaur Comics]
**actually it was invented by Larry Shaw, an Exploratorium physicist who's now retired. [Exploratorium]
Pi Rap Battle – Lose Yourself (In The Digits) – Pi Day Song [YouTube]
2009 21st Annual Pi Day Celebration page [Exploratorium]
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BALTIMORE - Baltimore City police are investigating three shootings that took place overnight.
The most recent shooting occurred at 9:55 p.m. Monday when police said a man walked into an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the face. Police said the shooting took place at 4500 Erdman Ave. The victim is currently in stable condition.
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