News from Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthoodof Southern Nevada Encouraging Women to Take Control of their Health with Preventative Services during Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in January LAS VEGAS- In recognition of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in January, Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada and its parent organization Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains , are encouraging…
As activists, we talk about moving people, moving organizations, moving politicians (toward our goal/desired end result). We talk about push-back when there’s resistance. But what do we do when the resistance we encounter is within ourselves? What do we do when the push-back is from our gut? I ask these questions because, like many activists,…
Wanted to pass along this info. It’s for a good cause, rebuilding the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada after it was heavily damaged by a fire. The organization is holding a bowling fundraiser (full details here Great Balls of Fire Bowl-a-Thon) and info below: CCC Bowl-a-Thon: Great Balls of Fire! When: Sunday, January 23…
After more than a decade of controversy, the 1998 study that launched the autism controversy about vaccines has been completely discredited and called fraudulent by the British Medical Journal. Andrew Wakefield, who ran the study on 12 children, has been stripped of his medical license and 10 of the 13 authors of the study have…
Are you ready for the next Sin City Siren Book Club? We’re meeting in a little over a week, on Jan. 22! In my last post I asked for suggestions on a good place to meet. (I am open to locations as long as they are non-smoking venues. wifi would be nice but is not…
I’m really torn about the news that Susan G. Komen for the Cure is spending a lot of time and money hunting down any organization who uses the phrase “For the Cure” to raise money and/or awareness for breast cancer research. Because Cupcakes for a Cure is such big competition in the same goal to…
They call Alaska “The Great Land.” And it is! I should know, I’m from Wasilla, Alaska… or as TLC branded it Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Okay, I know I said I didn’t want to write about Palin ever again, but the Giffords’ shooting in Arizona (and all the chatter about Palin’s crosshairs map – see previous…
The shooting in Arizona — which killed six and wounded 12, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head — is a shocking and terrible incident. No matter what your politics are, there is no doubt this tragic. As we learn more about those who were there, we see just how tragic. There’s…
Cunt. Slut. Bitch. Whooore! She was out late at night. She was dressed like a tramp. She drank too much. She drank at all. She smoked pot. She smoked crack. She smoked a cigarette. She waved away your smoke disapprovingly. She ate dinner with you. She went on a date with her boyfriend. She has…
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