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Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell debate mirrors Desegregation of Armed Forces

December 3, 2010 0

In reviewing the debate over the repreal of the ban on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans serving openly in the armed forces in the context of the debate more than 60 years ago I found some striking similarities. The Harry S Truman Library website has a chronology of the debate from 60 years ago here. This history lesson makeds it clear, that change does not come easily for our armed forces.

World AIDS Day: December 1, 2010

December 1, 2010 0

World AIDS Day serves as an important reminder that HIV/AIDS has not gone away. More than one million Americans currently live with HIV/AIDS in the United States, and more than 56,000 become infected each year. For too long, this epidemic has loomed over our Nation and our world, taking a devastating toll on some of the most vulnerable among us. On World AIDS Day, we mourn those we have lost and look to the promise of a brighter future and a world without HIV/AIDS.

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Does Orange County Need 34 Cities?

November 16, 2010 0

From PublicCEO.com – Originally Reported on OC Register’s OC Watchdog blog It’s a question that deserves an answer: how many local governments are too many […]