Tag Archives: gay marriage
Church v. State, Denali Ain’t a River
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Nation: Church and state collided yesterday in Kentucky when Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis continued to deny marriage licenses to same sex couples … or any couples … after the Supreme Court rejected her application to be allowed to do …
Stars & Stripes Over Cuba, El Nino Stirs
Friday, August 14, 2015
Viva Cuba: Secy. of State John Kerry is expected to be on hand today as the American flag is raised over the US embassy in Havana for the first time since 1961. With many Cuban expatriots unhappy about the normalization …
Taliban Attack Parliament, Swift Kick
Monday, June 22, 2015
World: A Taliban attack on the Afghan Parliament began today with a car bomb outside the building and evolved into a prolonged firefight. Police say all six Taliban gunmen were killed and about a dozen civilians injured. The attack was …
Cleveland Cop Acquitted, A Beautiful Mind
Sunday, May 24, 2015
—From Pilot Knob, NY. Nation: Protesters hit the streets immediately yesterday after the acquittal of a white Cleveland police officer who killed two unarmed black people in a car back in November, 2012. Several people were arrested last night. …
Netanyahu Wins , Gay Marriage for Presbyterians
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Bibi Wins It: The Israeli elections went from too close to call to a resounding victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His Likud Party won 29 or 30 seats in Parliament to 24 for the Zionist Union. Netanyahu still has …
Govs Defend Quarantine, SF Needs One More
Monday, October 27, 2014
Outbreak: Under pressure from the Obama administration the governor of New York is backing off, if only slightly, his quarantine requirement for medical workers returning from West Africa. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that in some cases he will allow home …
Miller Out of DH Medals, Feds and Gays
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Sochi: American skier Bode Miller, the fastest in training runs, finished a disappointed eighth in the men’s downhill. Austria’s Matthias Mayer was the surprise winner. Miller was ahead of the competition on the first two split times, but then fell …
Married in Utah, Snowden Mission Accomplished
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Beehive State: Same-sex marriages continued in Utah yesterday after a federal judge refused appeals to stay his own order making it legal. Utah Governor Gary Herbert filed a formal notice of appeal and said in a statement, “I am very …
Breast Cancer Spike, Morsi al Qaeda Link?
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Cancer Spike: Breast cancer is leading a worldwide spike in cancer deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Overall cancer deaths in 2012 were up 8 percent from the last survey in 2008. But breast cancer rose 14 percent in …
OMG Congress Agrees, Woman at the Wheel
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Deal: House and Senate negotiators reached a budget deal for the first time in three years, potentially avoiding another government shutdown in January. Washington’s Democratic Sen. Patty Murray said, “We have broken through the partisanship and gridlock.” The agreement …
