Monthly Archives: October 2011
On This Day…
In 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards. Related articles Oct. 31, 1984 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Assassinated (learning.blogs.nytimes.com) Indira Gandhi on 27th death anniversary – Historical truths to … Continue reading
Filed under On This Day, World
Georgia University Requires Employees to Sign Anti-Gay Pledge
A Baptist university in Georgia is requiring all its employees to sign a “personal lifestyle statement” rejecting homosexuality. According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Shorter University issued the statement on October 26. It requires signers to affirm four principles, one of … Continue reading
Filed under Sick Sad World
Militias Terrorize Former Gaddafi Supporters
More than 100 militia brigades from Misrata have operated outside any official duty since Tripoli fell in August. Militia members have engaged in torture, pursued enemies all over the country, and shot people in detention. Bullet shells litter a besieged … Continue reading
Herman Cain Settled a Case (or Two or More) for Sexual Harassment
Last evening, Politico published a report that reveals that Herman Cain was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by at least two female employees when he was head of the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s. Both women, whose names … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Stupid Is As Stupid Does
American and Canadian Scout Organizations Did Not Report Scout Leader who Molested Boys
Scout leader Rick Turley allegedly molested at least fifteen children, most of whom he met through American and Canadian Scouting beginning in the 1970s. Boy Scouts of America officials did not call police after he admitted molesting three boys. Mr. … Continue reading
Filed under Sick Sad World, World
Death Row Exoneree Pleas for DNA Testing for Hank Skinner
Kirk Bloodsworth was exonerated by DNA testing in 1993 after spending eight years in Maryland prison, two on death row, for a crime he did not commit. Mr. Bloodsworth was the first exoneree in a capital conviction in the United … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, Science
