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Category Archives: gay rights
Ten Planning Lessons from Traverse City
Now that we have lived in Traverse City for almost four years, it is time to list the ten top planning lessons learned from our hometown. Sometimes, evaluation of the places closest to you are the toughest. Smaller cities and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, air travel, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, demographics, diversity, downtown, economic development, education, entertainment, environment, family, gay rights, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, racism, Sexism, social equity, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, Welcome
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An amazing, gritty film – “Dallas Buyer’s Club”
Oh my goodness, is Matthew McConaughey on a roll. First Mud, now Dallas Buyers Club. Is it possible to hand out two best actor Oscars to the same person in one year? I certainly hope so, because he deserves two for … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, charities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, family, film, gay rights, government, health, Health care, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, Love, movies, peace, politics, racism, Sexism, theaters
Tagged AIDS, Dallas Buyer's Club, film, health, history, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, motion pictures, movies, Mud, Ron Woodroof
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Review of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
I had my first chance to see The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel entertaining film on DVD over the past weekend while visiting family in Indiana. What a terrific movie! No only are there wonderful characters and interwoven plots, but the … Continue reading
Posted in ageism, architecture, art, Asia, bicycling, books, cities, civility, Cuisine, culture, diversity, entertainment, film, fun, gay rights, geography, globalization, health, history, homelessness, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, India, movies, peace, poverty, racism, Sexism, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, UK
Tagged ageism, Asia, books, film, hotels, India, lodging, movies, retirement, sexism, tourism, travel
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A disturbing example of role reversal
In 2010, the Supreme Court decided in the Citizen United case that corporations are “people.” More recently, I have seen and heard references to people as something other than “people.” I have heard “units” utilized on a television commercial for … Continue reading
Posted in civics, civility, Communications, diversity, gay rights, government, health, human rights, humanity, immigration, Language, Love, peace, politics, poverty, racism, Religion, Sexism, Women, writing
Tagged corporations, human rights, humanism, humanity, love, people
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Peace is the word, is the word, is the word
Last night I had the privilege of attending the annual meeting of the Peace Education Center in East Lansing. The energy level among the approximately 50 attendees was inspiring as the membership socialized, shared a potluck supper, celebrated volunteer efforts, … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, charities, civics, civility, Communications, diversity, education, Environment, feminism, gay rights, government, homelessness, human rights, humanity, immigration, Love, peace, politics, poverty, racism, schools, Sexism, volunteerism, Women
Tagged activism, government, love, militarism, peace, Peace Education Center, politics, protest
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National don’t be a lemming day – Feb. 29th
Hooray! Tomorrow is February 29th and once again we have the opportunity to celebrate National Lemming Day – that one day every four years when everyone gets to pretend to be a lemming, blindly follow each other, and leap off…the edge…of…a…jagged….cliff…..hmmm? Hey, wait a … Continue reading
Posted in ageism, Animals, censorship, civics, civility, diversity, feminism, fun, gay rights, holiday, homelessness, human rights, humanity, Love, peace, politics, racism, Sexism, Television, Women
Tagged civility, diversity, Feb. 29th, fun, leap year, lemmings, politics, satire
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Write in “none of the above” in the GOP primary
Tomorrow is primary day in Michigan. To this progressive, all of the GOP candidates are a very sorry lot. Mitt turned his back on his home state two years ago and needs to be resoundingly reminded of that fact. Santorum … Continue reading
Posted in civics, Economy, family, feminism, gay rights, government, Guns, human rights, humanity, Labor, peace, politics, Religion, satire, Sexism, States, unemployment, Women
Tagged GOP, Michiga, Newt, politics, republican, Romney, Ron Paul, Santorum
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America’s 25 best cities for LBGT residents
Below is a list prepared by Advocate.com of the 25 best cities in the United States for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) residents. The criteria used to determine this list (some of which are being debated vigorously on the … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, civility, diversity, entertainment, gay rights, human rights
Tagged cities, gay rights, gays, lgbt
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Scenes from Occupy Lansing – 10/15/11
Quite a day at Michigan’s state capitol building as the Occupy movement arrived at the steps of the people’s house at 10 am. Despite very chilly winds, a crowd of 1,000+ joined organizers to hear speeches, set an agenda, and … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, civics, Climate Change, deregulation, diversity, economics, Environment, feminism, gay rights, government, homelessness, Love, peace, pictures, politics, pollution, poverty, Privatization, States, Taxes, unemployment
Tagged civis, Occupy Lansing, Occupy movement, politics
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The devolution and evolution of Barack Obama
Dan Savage at Savage Love has done a great job recently at tracking President Barack Obama’s stance on marriage equality. It recently made the news that as a candidate for Illinois state Senate in 1996, Obama told Outlines newspaper, in … Continue reading
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