Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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Senate Democrats to Public: Letting Felons Vote and State So

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:04:33 -0800
O’Toole Again Calls for Bipartisan Action on Ethics and Campaign FinanceSenate Republican Whip Kevin O’Toole issued the following statement in response to the Senate State Government Committee Agenda released for Monday, Feb. 2, that considers legislation allowing felons to vote and

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Glenn Discusses Single Motherhood by Choice on the Dennis Prager Show (Audio)

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:43:10 -0800
I discussed the Single Motherhood/Fatherhood by Choice movement on the nationally-syndicated Dennis Prager Show yesterday. Guest host Mark Taylor and I covered many aspects of the problem during our hour-long discussion, but the exchange below where we both remembered our breadwinner fathers' roles in our lives when we were kids was something we don't hear nearly enough of--fathers getting credit for what they do for their children.Glenn: One of the things they do is dismiss the role of the bre

An Essay on An Indian Marriage

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:17:35 -0800
An Indian marriage is always a special occasion. It is an affair to be enjoyed and celebrated. A Hindu marriage is an elaborate social function and ceremony. It involves many family customs and ceremony. It involves many family customs, rituals and merry – making. These customs and ceremonies observed

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Utah’s Own Practitioners of the Politics of Resentment

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:29:48 -0800
In a moment of no political drama, Gayle Ruzicka and the Sutherland Institute announced they were opposed to the Common Ground Initiative: Rather than “common ground,” Gayle Ruzicka and the Constitutional Defense of Marriage Alliance are touting “common sense.” And a Salt Lake City-based conservative think tank, The Sutherland Institute, wants Utahns to stand on “sacred ground” instead.“The family is the central unit of society, and so our efforts in this regard are ultimately to protect the tra

Travel (The West Australian)

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:40:18 -0800
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says it will suspend some international flights as the worsening global economy takes its toll on travel demand. Flights to India, Southeast Asia, the United States and Europe will be affected, SIA said in a statement.

Imagine winter here 388 years ago

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:33:28 -0800
You’re stuck outdoors in the open for unending hours. The biting cold constantly confronts you, an inescapable object, an undefeatable force swirling around you no matter what direction you turn, what place you face. Turn, turn – keep turning; it slaps your cheeks sharply – not because it seeks to but because you’re in its way. No matter where you are, you’re in its way. You can’t escape it, no matter how badly you might want to.In that regard, my mind wondered back a few centuries. I thought of