So… a couple of weeks ago I got a ticket for an expired license plate on my car. Actually, it is my mom’s car. I live all the way down in Charlotte, she lives in Winston-Salem.
My airheaded self never knew I could go into any license plate office in the state and get it [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Jan 30
When cops forget who they really work for
Jan 29
Charlotte erupts over DP benefits controversy
The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will consider a proposal at a private retreat today and tomorrow, looking to study the issue of offering domestic partner benefits to county employees.
Any move by the Commission in the next couple days won’t institute benefits, but rather instruct county employees to study the possibility.
Still, outspoken, conservative Commissioner Bill [...]
Jan 26
Inadvertent anti-gay discrimination
Every so often we’re reminded why equality for LGBT people and recognition of same-sex couples is important outside of the civil arena.
In Raleigh, a lesbian couple with children was almost denied entry to a preview sale at a popular children’s consignment fair (Raleigh News & Observer):
Kids Exchange is having a sale this weekend, where people [...]
Jan 22
Why Sam Adams should resign, and not for the sex
Controversy has completely engulfed openly gay Portland Mayor Sam Adams. More than a year after denying the charges leveled at him from an undeclared mayoral opponent, Adams has admitted to having a sexual relationship with then-18-year-old Beau Breedlove, who is now 21.
The whole world is focused on Adams’ sexual relationship with Breedlove, but the real [...]
Jan 20
Openly gay Portland mayor confesses
Sam Adams, the openly gay mayor of Portland, Ore., has admitted to a sexual relationship with a teenaged legislative intern.
Adams admitted to the relationship with the then-18-year-old Beau Breedlove, who is now 21. Adams said he lied about the 2007 allegations because he did not want the public to give into “untrue rumors” that [...]
Jan 20
Lewis: Black Civil Rights, LGBT Civil Rights cannot be disconnected
Jim Burroway of BoxTurtleBulletin.com took the time to transcribe an NPR conversation with U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) yesterday.
His appearance coincided with the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. On the show, Lewis discussed his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
In case you are unaware (shame if you are), Lewis [...]
Jan 20
Carolina Snow – The view from East Charlotte
A good little snow fall came upon North Carolina last night. Flurries keep falling and its about 28 degrees outside. It won’t get over freezing until about 1 p.m. today, and even then it’ll only be 33 degrees and last for about an hour… then it dips back below freezing as flurries and snow showers [...]
