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The absurd …a father is suing an Arkansas library because his sons “stumbled across” the Whole Lesbian Sex Book which disturbed them greatly. I believe the quote is that they had two sleepless nights at his house. Hmm … The ridiculous …Rudy Guiliani does a big and very public flipflop on civil unions. In case […]
Does this mean Luke and Yarone have to take down the “No Gurls Allowed” signs from their wing of the City-County Building? Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, speaking to the crowd, said he had not made many female appointments since taking office, citing two additions, but pledged to “diversifying” city government wherever possible. “I want you […]
New York Governor Elliot Spitzer plans to introduce legislation to legalize same sex marriage in New York. What can we say other than — yeah! Here in Pittsburgh, Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church voted themselves off the island of mainstream Presbyterianity and into the conservative boat known as the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. But its not about […]
Just received this announcement about an upcoming event sponsored by the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. Hmmm … here's my initial reaction. First, while well intentioned, I think focusing on “issues of concern” puts a bit of a negative spin on the dialogue. We aren't necessarily going to show up to whine. Perhaps just GLBT Issues […]
In today's PG, Rich Lord takes a peek at the politics behind street paving. It don't look good for many of self-enamored local favorites like Darlene Harris and her merry band of self-defined pavement analysts. But here's the doozy. “I would argue that it's not political. I haven't seen the paving list yet,” said Mayor […]
I promised myself I wouldn't ramble on tonight, partly because what I have to say probably isn't original and partly because Thom Hartmann's latest book is beckoning to me from my night stand. Was that just a name drop? Because I totally meant it to be. Ever since I read “What Would Jefferson Do?” and had […]
Timing, as they say, is everything. Just Saturday night, my lover and I took a stroll through the Southside to our favorite Cambodian restaurant and passed by a local confectionary called Chocolate Celebrations and the Milkshake Factory. You may recall a certain Post-Gazette article fawning over two certain members of this family owned business, siblings […]
A few days ago, I received a letter from Mr. Peduto thanking me for attending a house meeting in my neighborhood. This is how he signed off: “Together we can move Pittsburgh forward. Together we can win. I look forward to working closely alongside you to help build a New Pittsburgh.” Today I received the […]
Our favorite editor over at the CP sticks his toes into the muck that is Ann Coulter's latest brouhaha. As we mentioned earlier, the Pitt College Republicans have invited Annie to town for a talk on April 1, 2007. While none of the College Republicans responded to his Potter's request for an interview, he does […]
Vis a vis recent email … If you are dying to boo Ann Coulter off a stage come to this… Pitt's College Republican group is bring Ann Coulter to speak at Pitt on April 1st at 7pm in David Lawrence 120 & 121. “The event is free, but tickets are now required. They will be […]
