As many readers know, I am a member of the Nevada Women’s Lobby steering committee. I got involved because I want to help make a difference in the lives of women and children in Nevada. I chose to work with NWL because they share my values, including reproductive rights and equality for LGBT families. I…
If you’re pissed about the budget crisis, here’s your chance to sound off. The Legislative Commission’s Budget Subcommittee is going to be reviewing sections of the budget with a fine-tooth-comb in a series of meetings starting this week. These meetings are open to the public! Consider this your Call to Service. You can attend the…
Do we really have to talk about this? I feel like I need some therapy first. I like The Gleaner’s take the best: … [T]he proposals unveiled by the nation’s most unbalanced governor are not the result of an informed and responsible policy analysis. They are what happens when a self-obsessed emotionally unbalanced and ultimately…
I’m feeling rather uninspired lately. Why bother? Everything just feels shitty. Is it the shitty economy? In particular, is it the bleak outlook for Las Vegas’ (and vicariously Nevada’s) economy? Is it hulking, half-finished, man-eating City Center blotting out the sun? Is it post-holiday humdrum? Is it this dastardly cold that is camping in my…
I am afflicted with The Killer Cold, but that is not keeping me from bringing you info about local happenings: Planned Parenthood’s WHAT (Women’s Health Activist Team) meeting is tonight at 6 p.m. at their Charleston Blvd. location. They’ll be discussing Rock for Roe (Jan. 24 at Jackson’s Bar and Grill) and the Obama administration…
Please enjoy a guest post by Julianna Ormsby, lobbyist for the Nevada Women’s Lobby. (Full disclosure: I’m on the women’s lobby’s steering committee.) Left behind in ’09 No, not “Left Behind”, the apocalyptic series of doom starring Mike Seaver. This entry, unfortunately, refers to those people who stand to be left behind in the coming…
Today’s guest post is from local Planned Parenthood’s Annette Magnus: What a difference a day makes! When I think of this very popular phrase a few dates come to mind that have made/will make a big difference to women’s health. One date is November 4, 2008. That date has so much significance to all of…
As you know, I’m on the steering committee for the Nevada Women’s Lobby. I set up a facebook page for the group yesterday. If you’re on facebook, please check it out and become a fan! We also have a causes page on facebook, so be sure to join that as well! 🙂
Our economy is in the toilet and now the county-run hospital is shutting down it’s cancer ward Dec. 31? Considering that I lost two loved ones to cancer this year, I can’t imagine how devastating this would be to a cancer patient and her/his family. You know, those with good insurance and those who can…
Scary sign that Las Vegas is boned: My friend who gambles a little got offered comped rooms on the Strip for New Year’s Eve. It’s scary because he’s NOT a high-roller. It’s scary because (normally) New Year’s Eve is when Strip hotel rooms are hard to get and cost through the roof. Let me put…
The Sin City Siren 