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Parental Notification Ballot Initiative Gains Support in California
"Recent polling indicates that California's Proposition 4 is gaining support among likely voters. If passed, the constitutional amendment would require parental notification and a 48-hour waiting period before allowing a minor to obtain an abortion. According to the Contra Costa Times, 48 percent of likely voters support the measure and 39 percent oppose it. The poll surveyed more than 650 voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percentage points."
Good news for pro-lifers. "Recent polling indicates that California's Proposition 4 is gaining support among likely voters. If passed, the constitutio... more -
San Francisco proposal for George W Bush sewage plant!!
SAN FRANCISCO: Reagan has his highways. Lincoln has his memorial. Washington has the capital, and a state, too. But President George W. Bush may soon be the sole president to have a memorial named after him that you can contribute to from the bathroom.
From the Department of Damned-With-Faint-Praise, a group going by the regal-sounding name of the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is planning to ask voters here to change the name of a prize-winning water-treatment plant on the shoreline to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.
The plan - hatched, naturally, in a bar - would place a vote on the November ballot to provide "an appropriate honor for a truly unique president."
Supporters say that they have plenty of signatures to qualify the initiative and that the renaming would fit in a long and proud American tradition of poking political figures in the eye.
"Most politicians tend to be narcissistic and egomaniacs," said Brian McConnell, an organizer who regularly suits up as Uncle Sam to solicit signatures. "So it is important for satirists to help define their history rather than letting them define their own history." SAN FRANCISCO: Reagan has his highways. Lincoln has his memorial. Washington has the capital, and a state, too. But President George W... more -
Is porn the answer to balancing California's budget?
Looks like California lawmakers are at it again. A state assemblymen had a unique idea on how to make a dent in California's huge budget deficit; a 25% tax on the sales and production of porn. Looks like California lawmakers are at it again. A state assemblymen had a unique idea on how to make a dent in California's hug... more
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Reservation Roulette
Violence tears apart one Native American reservation as residents of a poor Californian reservation battle over casino profits, while another nearby reservation strengthens its community services and school system with its casinos revenue.
Brent E. Huffman's "Reservation Roulette" explores casinos and their varying effects on Native American communities. Violence tears apart one Native American reservation as residents of a poor Californian reservation battle over casino profits, while ... more
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