This is the marriage equality symbol being used by the Human Rights Campaign to promote same-sex marriage. Reportedly it is sweeping social media while the Supreme Court is hearing arguments for and against the issue. People are replacing their profile pictures and avatars with the symbol. Judging from opinion polls and news over the last … Continue reading Equality symbol popular as SCOTUS debates
Today, on her blog Time Goes By, Ronni Bennett talks about how the media address different generations differently. Specifically, she refers to New York Times articles about Boomers being “upbeat, optimistic and cheerful,” while the only articles for those older than Boomers are about “failing health.” I surmise that the major cause of this is the writers … Continue reading Generations: Yours, mine, and theirs
Blossom, a baby gerenuk, was born at the Denver Zoo on March 6. Gerenuks are listed as “near threatened” because they are so widely hunted for their skins. Blossom is the result of a carefully planned breeding program and is the first gerenuk born at the Denver Zoo. Gerenuks are small antelope native to semiarid … Continue reading Endangered gerenuk born at Denver Zoo
In the 98 days since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., there have been at least 2,243 more shooting deaths in the US. This interactive map, published yesterday by the Huffington Post, shows the names, dates, and places of those deaths. Appalling statistics. Senseless carnage in what is often said to be … Continue reading What price gun rights?
Snow came to Denver Friday night. So did the US men’s national soccer team, seeking a win over Costa Rica to stay in the running for next year’s World Cup. As you can see, it was not your typical soccer game. Footing was bad, visibility was bad, it was cold, the wind was blowing, and … Continue reading Denver gets snow and US men’s soccer win in same evening
Out here in the Wild West, Colorado has passed three new gun control laws: One bill limits ammunition magazines to 15 rounds, another requires universal background checks, and the third charges gun customers for the cost of the checks. If Colorado can do it, so can Washington. … Comments »
