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Postville, Iowa
If you don't know what happened in Postville, Iowa in May of last year, you really need to read a translator's account of the derailment of justice that took place there. Here are a few interesting excerpts from that account:
God knows you are just doing your job to support your families, and that job is to keep me from supporting mine.” There was ( Read more... ) -
'What I Want for You - and Every Child in America'
By President-elect Barack Obama ( Read more... ) -
The Inauguration
A friend of mine from law school was fortunate enough to make it to the Inauguration on Tuesday. Since I keep failing to write about my own thoughts and feelings concerning the election and subsequent Inauguration, here is her account:
I was fortunate enough to go to Washington with a group of law school friends, two of whom are partly responsible ( Read more... ) -
why NOT supporting gay marriage is stupid...
I have had some health insurance concerns in the past, and as a result it has been VERY important for me to be put on my boyfriend's health insurance plan. However, because we are not married, we had to jump through some hoops. The first of these was that we had to sign an affidavit of domestic partnership. Among the requirements was that we ( Read more... ) -
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus...
Dear Editor -- I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says ''If you see it in The Sun it's so.'' Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus ( Read more... ) -
THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING!!!!
"So it's not possible that someone with a diverse background, or maybe a woman who had to strive to succeed in a political system still dominated by men, could be the "best person" for the job ( Read more... ) -
Appalling
"Most ominous, once “pro-family” groups start arguing that gay couples are unfit to raise children we might adopt, how long before they argue that we’re unfit to raise those we’ve already adopted? If lesbian couples are unfit to care for foster children, are they fit to care for their own biological children ( Read more... ) -
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Hopefully he's right and being smart and knowledgeable will be cool for years to come.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/opinion/09kristof.html?em
