Day September 19, 2006

Paparian for Congress hq open

Bill Paparian is running for the House in Pasadena as a Green. His campaign is mobilizing fast, is genuinely progressive, and strongly anti-war. He’s getting endorsements and notice from the large Armenian population in the area, and lots of good…

Britain warns US over torture bill

Britain’s Attorney-General said the US trying to ignore the Geneva Conventions “risked international condemnation.” Now, even ranking members of the British government can no longer stomach Dubya – except for the poodle, who continues to yelp excitedly whenever his master…

All Saints Church may defy IRS

An affluent, liberal Pasadena church, All Saints Episcopal, is being targeted by the IRS because of an antiwar sermon made by a retired minister. The church is consulting with congregants and lawyers and says they are inclined to refuse the…

Too rich too thin — well, too thin is possible

Last month South American model Luisel Ramos, 22, died of heart failure after 12 weeks of eating nothing but green leaves. In a somewhat related vein, a mother writes an Op-ed in the LA Times about the deliberate, calculated sexualization…