A 14-year-old student was expelled from a Christian school in Ontario, CA, because her parents are lesbians and practicing an “immoral” life style… “Your family does not meet the policies of admission,” Supt. Leonard Stob wrote to Tina Clark, Shay’s biological mother. The policy, he added, states that at least one parent cannot engage in practices “immoral or inconsistent with a positive Christian life style such as cohabitating without marriage or in a homosexual relationship.” Sphere: Related Content
Monthly Archives: September 2005
Entergy's Very Busy Day
The Gulf Coast energy corporation, Entergy has had a very busy day. First, as I reported here earlier today, “Entergy announced that it would act on its own to develop an application for a (Nuclear) reactor at a site next to its Waterford plant, in Louisiana.” Then, Entergy New Orleans announced it was filing for Bankruptcy, Chapter 11 protection. Facing huge rebuilding costs and a loss of revenue following Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans-based subsidiary of Entergy Corp. filed...
Dean Speaks Out on Pro-Roberts Democrats
From Salon’s War Room: Dean speaks out on pro-Roberts Democrats Minnesota’s Mark Dayton and Indiana’s Evan Bayh announced today that they’ll vote against the confirmation of John G. Roberts, bringing the Democratic tally to 14 no, 11 yes and 19 still to go. Sphere: Related Content
Federal Employees Benefits Targeted to Offset Katrina Costs
Stephen Barr reports in WaPo that 100+ Conservative House Republicans have drafted a plan to cut Federal Employee benefits to save $500 billion over 10 years.
Kerry Demands Administration Stop Delaying Help to Women Business Owners
John F. Kerry, Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today continued his efforts to get the Bush administration to stop delaying and immediately implement a long-overdue contracting program targeting women-owned businesses. The program was to have begun almost five years ago and, because it has not been implemented, is costing women-owned businesses $7 billion a year in lost contracts. Small Business Administration head Hector Barreto responded to Kerry’s previous letter, saying that the agency...
John Kerry Joins Effort to Protect Communities’ Rights to Provide Broadband Services
John Kerry has joined Senators Frank Lautenberg and John McCain’s effort to ensure that communities across the country have equal access to developing broadband internet technologies. The Community Broadband Act, which Kerry is co-sponsoring, was introduced to ensure that municipal governments have the right to provide high-speed Internet service to their citizens. Many communities in the U.S. are underserved or have no service at all. “We have to let cities and towns provide their own internet service, especially in...
Kerry: U.S. Must Address “Real Test” Posed by Hurricane Katrina
John Kerry delivered keynote addresses today at three Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) brain trust sessions on health care, education and veterans. Washington, D.C. – This morning at the Congressional Black Caucus’ 35th annual legislative conference, Senator John Kerry talked about the “real test” posed by Hurricane Katrina and the need for America to move forward – particularly in the areas of health care and education. “This is the real test of Katrina: Will we be satisfied to only do...
The Warped Priorities of the Bush Administration: Energy Group Plans to Build Nuclear Plants in Gulf States
The NY Times is reporting this morning that “a consortium of eight companies said on Thursday that it would spend about $100 million to prepare applications to build two nuclear reactors, in Mississippi and Alabama, a step that seems to move the industry closer to its first new reactor order since the 1970′s.” Maybe it’s just me, but aren’t there more important things to think about building in the Gulf States right now? Considering that this announcement comes with...
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