Ohio Senator Nina Turner is absolutely right. It’s only fair that legislation across the country pay as much attention to men’s reproductive health as women’s. Certainly the focus has appeared to be tipping too far toward women’s health in the last few years. It is critical we maintain a balanced approach and pay equal … Continue reading Women legislators turn attention to men’s health
Congress.org has redesigned and updated its website. It has a cleaner front page, has added a blog with current news, and no longer requires registration to use its services to write to Washington. Superficially, at least, the changes make it more like competitor OpenCongress.org. It doesn’t really matter, though. Both are excellent, easy ways to … Continue reading Congress.org updates its look
As a rule I don’t watch MSNBC. They are too unabashedly and stridently liberal for my tastes. However, today I tuned in briefly because CNN was wallowing in some lengthy “news” report about one of Michael Jackson’s obscure relatives. The MSNBC discussion was about Mitt Romney, his current campaign in the South, and all his … Continue reading Hey y’all, Mitt likes ‘cheesy’ grits and catfish
There was a big spike this morning in the number of hits on my recent post about the new 3.5-minute Cartier commercial. Apparently it aired again during the Sunday morning talk shows. Curiosity led me to more information about the commercial (or short film, if you prefer) and I’ve updated the post to include information … Continue reading Update: Cartier ad campaign includes website
I have a love/hate relationship with spell checkers. They’ve saved me some embarrassment on more than one occasion, but as often as not, they simply frustrate me. They flag words that are perfectly correct, miss misspellings they should catch, and suggest alternate words that are totally irrelevant. The English language, of course, seems specifically designed … Continue reading Spell checkers and pullet surprises
“Among other provisions in the proposed legislation are measures allowing doctors to withhold from patients medical information that might encourage them to seek an abortion and prohibiting malpractice suits if the woman or the child suffers a health complication as a result of information being withheld. A wrongful death lawsuit could be filed if the … Continue reading KS anti-abortion bill would require medical malpractice
