Michael O. Allen

Tag: California

  • SEARCH FOR MEANING IN SLAY

    By GENE MUSTAIN and MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writers | Sunday, April 24, 1994 CAPE TOWN—The trial is in its sixth tedious month, but residents of the area anxious whites call the Ring of Fire still come into town to cheer the young comrades accused of murdering Amy Biehl. From the courtroom balcony,…

  • . . . or Mexico

    Gaza Is Not Toronto: It Has Been Under Full Occupation For Over 40 Years By M.J. Rosenberg – January 10, 2009, 8:57PM “I ask any of my colleagues to imagine that happening here in the United States. Rockets and mortars coming from Toronto in Canada, into Buffalo New York. How would we as a country…

  • “Gonna be a Bumpy Ride”

    The Central Virginia Progressive-The DAVISReport sends us Foreshadowing the “R” Word- A Day Late and Many Dollars Short Our Government is finally admitting what seems to surprise only them, that we are in a recession and have been for some time. “Duh”?! The following is a re-posting of a previous entry on this blog originally…

  • The Civil-Rights Issue of Our Time

    While much of the country is rightly focused on the presidential election, there’s no contest more important to me this year than an initiative on the ballot in California. If it passes with a simple majority, Proposition 8 will take away the fundamental right to marry for same-sex couples in that state. The measure has…

  • further reflections on the California marriage decision

    First, let me clear my throat: These thoughts are the outgrowths of a discussion I was having with a friend (I’ll call her Gigi). I am not sure that it is germane but let’s note that I am a straight, married man and that my friend identifies as queer and cannot, as of yet, legally…

  • California Ruling Reignites Same-Sex Marriage Debate

    By NATHAN KOPPEL and T.W. FARNAM , May 16, 2008; Page A1 The California Supreme Court opened the door to same-sex marriages in the nation’s largest state, reigniting a hot-button social issue amid a presidential election campaign so far dominated by economic issues and the war in Iraq. The ruling makes California the second state,…

  • Barr on gay marriage: California decision is how it’s supposed to work

    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Friday, May 16, 2008 Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr says that when it comes to gay marriage, what happens in California is California’s own business. He’s a states’ rights man. Here’s the statement Barr’s issued, which — one week before the Libertarian national convention in Denver — is likely to generate some…

  • "This Time Must Be Different"

    Obama says he will bring change to America. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama and rival Hillary Clinton traded victories in an epic struggle from Connecticut to California on Super Tuesday. Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin

  • The Lady is a Champ

    Barack Obama is winning some states but Hillary Clinton appears to be winning the significant ones. California is not in but, based on what’s gone on so far, I just don’t expect Obama to win there. I don’t know why I thought he could win in New Jersey and New York. Clinton not only won…

  • A Rip in the Fabric

    I found this New York Times story very fascinating. The Sanchez sisters’ story was affecting but the story that affect me the most was the one involving Christopher Edley and Maria Echaveste. Christopher Edley and Maria Echaveste, a married couple who met while serving in the Clinton administration, have actually started debating each other. Not…