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Maine House approves gay marraige

With a vote of 89-58, the Maine House on Tuesday gave initial approval to legislation... more

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MAINE HOUSE PASSES GAY MARRIAGE BILL

After a three-hour debate, the Maine House approved a same-sex marriage bill. The... more

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LIVE COVERAGE OF MAINE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS ON GAY MARRIAGE BILL

this is live coverage of this momentus occasion.

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MAINE SENATE PASSES GAY MARRIAGE BILL WITHOUT AMENDMENTS-- GOVERNOR POISED TO VETO

Send Governor Baldacci (my Governor) an EMAIL through the ACLU's action page and... more

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I Hate Your State. Part 2

I hate Kentucky through New York.

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New England Center of Gay Marriage Battle

BOSTON — The Iowa Supreme Court’s approval of same-sex marriage on Friday gave advocates an important first victory in the nation’s heartland, thwarting the notion that only the Northeast will accept it. But for now, New England remains the nucleus of the same-sex marriage movement, with a campaign under way to extend marriage rights to gay men and lesbians in all six of the region’s states by 2012...

Prof. David H. Watters, director of the Center for New England Culture at the University of New Hampshire, said there were also deep-rooted cultural reasons for the momentum here. Same-sex couples have found acceptance in New England for over a century, he said, especially among its large intellectual class. In the late 1800s, marriage-like relationships between upper-class women in and around Boston were so common that a phrase — “Boston marriage” — emerged to describe them.

The region’s strong libertarian bent also helps explain why same-sex marriage has found support here, Professor Watters said. “The New England states really emphasize individual liberties,” he said, pointing out that the abolition and women’s suffrage movements also started here. “There’s a strong regional tradition that if somebody has rights, everybody ought to have them.”

New England is also the least religious region of the country, according to a recent survey by Trinity College in Hartford. Evangelistic churches, often among the most adamant opponents of same-sex marriage, are especially rare, and Catholicism is waning.

Moreover, the Northeast is home to two of the three states — New Hampshire, New Jersey and Vermont — that allow civil unions for same-sex couples, an intermediate step that supporters say has made same-sex marriage seem less threatening.

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Red-Constitution bans same-sex marriage and other kinds of same-sex unions

What's the status of your state? Are you happy with it's laws on same sex marriage? And why is New England just so damn awesome and progressive?BOSTON — The Iowa Supreme Court’s approval of same-sex marriage on Friday... more

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Prison study to investigate link between junk food and violence - Health News, Health & Wellbeing -

In a pilot study of 231 prisoners by the same researchers, published in 2002, violent... more

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More honest Viva Viagra ad:"Blindness is worse side effect than four hour erection"

131 patient ratings for the drug Viagra. Average rating for Viagra 3.8 out of 5... more

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Cocktail for killers: Facts not reported in US News supported by pharmaceutical advertising

Scientific studies proving that Prozac encourages psychopathic behavior and suicidal tendencies in young people are voluminous. Red Lake High School killer was on Prozac. "The Uni bomber", Michael McDermott, John Hinckley, Jr., Byran Uyesugi, Mark David Chapman and Charles Carl Roberts IV, the Amish school killer, were all on SSRI Psychotropic Drugs

Our media does not report that killer,Steven Kazmierczak, Northern Illinois University shootings, had been taking Psychotropic Drugs. Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, as well as 15-year-old Kip Kinkel, the Oregon killer who gunned down his parents and classmates, and Cho Seung Hui, the Virginia Tech killer, were all on Psychotropic Drugs.

This is an ever-repeating story in America. Everyone seems befuddled each time like it will never happen again and it must have been a failed school system, a bad parent video games or perhaps an odd song. While these may be contributing factors, we should be open to investigating all possible causes. Our US "News" media never whispers any hint of possibility of side effects of these legal drugs being a possible part of the cause.

Imagine a cocktail of these drugs in American "troubled teens" and prisoners. This is common in our vastly over-medicated American society. The problem is often combined with other seemingly harmless drugs that often have serious confusion and violence producing side effects. Many people take 5 or more medications at the same time. This is considered a good thing in the US.

Add this to a population who are missing critical components of their diets. UK Prisons are cutting violent behaviour by a third by simply correcting that deficiency. These are in placebo controlled double blind studies conducted right now with Oxford College. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/prison-study-to-investigate-link-between-junk-food-and-violence-775176.html

If Obama, as our next United States President, is not whipped to his knees by the Powerful Health "Care" Industry, he could clear prisons and youth detentions drastically in the USA within a year, maximum. I think, tragically, he probably is already affected by their millions in contributions. He said he will not be. Only time will tell if he is a true hero for change. I hope so.Scientific studies proving that Prozac encourages psychopathic behavior and suicidal... more

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Northeast US to suffer most from future sea rise

WASHINGTON - The northeastern U.S. coast is likely to see the world's biggest sea... more

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Topless Coffee Shop Opens In Maine

These are tough economic times in central Maine. So a local entrepreneur decided to... more

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The American Hope Garden

This is something I Photoshopped from an old war poster so not official but what do... more

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Organic American Hope Gardens are patriotic

This is something I Photoshopped from an old war poster so not official but what do... more

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Topless coffee shop a hit in small Maine town

A new coffee shop has opened in Maine - the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop. And it... more

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Topless cafe opens in Maine

The Grand View Topless Coffee Shop opened on Monday. All the servers are topless.... more

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The Solution for a Cleaner Environment is Hemp

Q: Is industrial hemp illegal to grow in the United States? A: Technically the... more

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Where imagination meets farming

How innovative!

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Vermont Governor Jim Douglas has allowed a bill that permits farms to plant industrial hemp

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas has allowed a bill that permits farms to plant industrial... more

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Jellyfish Taking Over World’s Oceans - Part 2

Here is a report from Dec 2008 on Discovers site, which details possible causes, which... more

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Maine lawmaker introduces bill allowing same-sex marriage

Sen. Dennis Damon said he is introducing a bill to rewrite Maine's existing... more

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