Archive for February 2007

The “T” In LGBT: House Bill #1722, Human Rights and Social Justice For All

28 February 2007 | lecollye

During the last couple of months, through both academic work and personal exploration, I have become interested in gender identity discrimination as a human rights and social justice issue. I felt that since the local blogging community and in particular the straight, white, male, liberal blogging community has not yet taken very much interest in […]

News Cycle

26 February 2007 | lecollye

Talk about a slow news cycle…

Dennis (D.J.) Johnson 1954-2007, R.I.P.

22 February 2007 | lecollye

“And there’s a steal by Bird, underneath to DJ, he lays it in.”
According to the Boston Globe:
Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams, died Thursday after collapsing at the end of practice. He was 52. Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, died at a […]

Next Time You Say “Bush Sucks,” Remember Saparmurat Niyazov

16 February 2007 | lecollye

R.I.P. Saparmurat Niyazov (1940-2006). Niyazov ruled Turkmenistan as the head of state/cult of personality from 1985 until his death in December 2006. The circumstances of Niyazov’s passing has been surrounded by some media speculation, including that Niyazov had been the victim of poisoning. Some Turkmen opposition sources also claim that Niyazov died several days before […]

Romney, The Michigan Announcement and the Globe

13 February 2007 | W A Hurd

Though the timing and location were released earlier, Mitt Romney’s choice of Michigan — and specifically the Henry Ford Museum — to start his Presidential campaign made some news yesterday on the internets. This morning, the Globe’s Scott Helman has an article about the announcement and the history of the Romney name in politics.
Romney had […]

1-31-07: Never Forget

1 February 2007 | lecollye