Archive for July 1st, 2009

 ABC News' Yunji de Nies reports: ABBA's "Dancing Queen" filled the East Room, as more than 200 prominent gays and lesbians gathered for the first ever celebration of Pride month at the White House.  The President and First Lady entered to thunderous applause.  President Obama told the group he is committed to equality for their community. "This struggle...
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Mexican swine flu victims were young By Maggie Fox, Health experts are fond of saying any new disease is just a flight away from anywhere, and a report published on Monday shows the new strain of H1N1 flu followed the airline route map as it spread around the globe. The swine flu virus spread first and quickest in...
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Marcia Segelstein There's a video currently making the rounds among schools (and on the Internet) which purports to explain to children how America's consumption of "stuff" is destroying the planet.  Specially made to appeal to kids, with child-like animation, enough adults have bought into the message that it's being shown in classrooms across the country.   Annie Leonard created "The Story...
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Experts stress need for personal, community preparedness Ayisha Yahya Editor's Note: CIDRAP's Promising Practices: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Tools (www.pandemicpractices.org) online database showcases peer-reviewed practices, including useful tools to help others with their planning. This article is one of a series exploring the development of these practices. We hope that describing the process and context of these practices enhances pandemic planning....
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While the world was focused on the death of Michael Jackson, the U.S. House passed the largest tax increase in our history. The "Cap and Tax " bill passed on Friday has nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with tax and control. In his speech about it, Obama pointed to California as the...
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Public exposed as contagious medical trash routinely trucked across America's highways By Chelsea Schilling Contaminated needles and scalpels, bloodied bandages, body parts, unused prescription drugs, soiled hospital garments, radioactive waste and refuse tainted with infectious disease: These are only a few items that may be discarded on a curbside, abandoned in a nearby lake or piled in a dumpster headed for...
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By Cary G. Stemle At 4:55 p.m, five minutes before New Bethel Church's highly publicized "open-carry service" was set to begin Saturday evening, Lynne Smith walked into the sanctuary with her husband and two friends and took a seat in the front row. Asked what weapon she had with her, Smith had to stop and think about which...
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