How the time flies! The Sin City Siren turns 4 years-old a week from today, on May 6. And my traditional way of celebrating is to do something charitable or meaningful for the community. After all, that’s the reason I founded The Siren, to make a difference in the community. In the past I’ve organized…
Let’s make this short and bittersweet: I am really disappointed that AB314, the comprehensive sex education bill, is done. Sponsored by Assemblyman David Bobzien and Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, the bill proposed to establish medically accurate, standardized sex education for every school district in the state. But as the drop deadline approached (the date by which…
As the Nevada Legislature chips away at the nation’s worst budget deficit, the cuts look to go especially deep in public education funds. And if these cuts go through, the damage won’t just be confined to the classroom. Just today, news came of the Assembly passage of a bill to cut the school year by…
In honor of National STD Awareness month, Planned Parenthood is offering $10 STD testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia as well as $10 rapid HIV testing. The special $10 testing day is Friday, April 29. Here’s more info from Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada: As many as one in two sexually active young people will contract…
From the Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence: Nevada First Lady Encourages all to Participate in Sexual Assault Awareness Month Event Kathleen Sandoval, the first Lady of the State of Nevada, is encouraging all Nevada residents to participate in “Denim Day” on April 27, 2011. “Denim Day” resulted from the mishandling of the 1992 rape of…
So it’s Earth Day. Do you care? Does it matter? When I started this blog four years ago, I wrote a lot about environmental stuff (click here for classic SCS). I have always been a little bit closet-hippie. (Don’t tell my punk friends!) I mean, what’s wrong with caring about the environment anyway? How many…
From our friends at Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada Works to Keep Young People Healthy During STD Awareness Month PPSN joins MTV, the CDC and the Kaiser Family Foundation to Urge Young People to GYT: Get Yourself Tested LAS VEGAS— To help reduce the alarming rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)…
This is just a drive-by post really — I’ve been dealing with a health problem (and becoming an accidental vegan?) and crazy-busy with my work (more on that later) — but I can’t let some of these nuggets go. As Nevada faces what seems to be the worst — definitely one of the worst —…
Oh, Sin City Siren readers and supporters, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways! Well, so far, I love you 130 ways… or rather, I love that you have donated $130 to the National Abortion Funds Bowlathon fundraiser! You’ve helped me blow out my goal of $100 and in record time —…
Is it time to put an end to the death penalty in Nevada? A bill proposed in the Assembly, AB501, proposes to study the costs of the death penalty in Nevada placing a moratorium in effect until the study’s completion by July 2013. According to the ACLU of Nevada, which supports AB501 and AB460, which…
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