Month: March 2005

(Promoted to the front page by Susanhbu.) I was at my gf’s apt last night.  TV-news on in the background while dinner is being prepared – I have just logged on to Booman’s.  A next-door neighbor, a...

Cross-posted from the orangey site. Dread: This diary is rated F for frivolity. It is specifically designed to be viewed by adults with a sense of humor and therefore may be unsuitable for those only interested in Pulitzer grade...

The Extremist Christian community has been screaming about the teaching of evolution in schools as if it were still a controversial issue, and there has been a concerted attempt to turn accepted scientific principles into mere...

Four other stories we should care about This is another diary on the periphery of world news and events hidden at back of newspapers – if noticed at all, even in the world of blogs. Still they deserve our attention,...

Probably not, but enough has been going on recently to give me pause. As a college professor, I have naturally been following the brouhaha surrounding remarks by Ward Churchill, Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of...