Martha Bridegam's Demisemiblog -- Politics, lit, law, common toads*, etc.

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6/26/09, 7:22 p.m. (Link here) From the Klamath Falls Herald and News: "Portland Man Caught Contracting Without a License." Unknown if he's been required to expand. 6/19/09, 11:22 a.m. (Link here) Recently the San Francisco Chronicle treated a "journalism award" from an anti-immigrant group like it was something to be proud of. Some of us are mad about that. Update: The SF Bay Guardian now has much more thorough reporting on same. Further Update: The ThinkProgress "Wonk Room" blog has picked up our story, noting recent new criticisms of the award-giving "Center for Immigration Studies" in a report by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund. 5/4/09, 8:42 p.m. (Link here) Historical Tin Ear of the Month award goes to our local OfficeMax for the message pasted across its front doors: "Life Is Beautiful -- Work Can Be Too!" 3/26/09, 11:16 p.m. (Link here) "This household protected against rats, mice, and underpants gnomes." 3/24/09, 11:13 p.m. (Link here) Yet another death today at the subsidized "Shelter Plus Care" building around the corner. A little drunk guy they called "Eastwood." People over there are used to deaths. What they're mad about is, Animal Control came for Eastwood's cat although there were neighbors who wanted to adopt it. [P.S. My source over there doesn't blame the Animal Control people for doing their jobs & thinks the neighbors probably scapegoated them for the whole situation. Still, it's sad that doing their job meant sweeping that poor cat away from a familiar place into the System.] 1/21/09, 4:14 p.m. (Link here) Obama Presidency, Day 2, and yet another happy mass email from the ACLU. Feels like 1989, with the Wall down and Mandela free. Nothing like it since then. Prop. 8 is still California law. The Clinton folks in the Cabinet are no friends of poor people. Yes. But. To see earlier entries, please refer to the archive directory.