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Even more about personhood

Published on August 28, 2008 By spyderkl

As well as something that never even occurred to me – at first… Wendy Norris is liveblogging a talk at The Big Tent today about Amendment 48. It’s really interesting stuff, if a little (well, now, maybe not just a little) scary. I know that there is the strong possibility that women (like me) who [...]

Beer-drinking knuckle-dragging jocks

Published on August 27, 2008 By spyderkl

When scenes like this one make national headlines, is it any wonder why The Daily Show might think of us this way? Because, frankly, there isn’t a lot going on to dispel anybody of that notion. Yeah, it’s joking, but not that far from reality…

No, not “kiddie jail”…

Published on August 25, 2008 By spyderkl

In a follow-up to last week’s story about children who attend protests at the DNC with their parents – and what will happen to them if their parents are arrested – there’s a new plan from the Department of Human Services for dealing with the problem. Instead of foster homes, which had been reported earlier [...]

The party’s just getting started

Published on August 25, 2008 By spyderkl

Hark, hark, the dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town. Some in rags, and some with bags, And some in velvet gowns. In case you were wondering, the Democratic National Circus Convention starts (officially) today. Guess how much I’ve been looking forward to this. Actually, I had been planning to attend the interfaith [...]

Amnesty (Int’l) at the DNC

Published on August 18, 2008 By spyderkl

More in the “what to do in Denver next week besides the DNC” series… Amnesty International will be displaying a life-size model of a maximum-security prison cell at Guantanamo Bay during the Democratic National Convention next week. If you want to go, (t)he replica will be on display Aug. 24-26 at Cuernavaca Park, 20th Street [...]