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Marriage Protection Amendment threatens Constitution
Submitted by dspilko on May 13, 2008 - 9:44pm.by Doris Cipolla
The Marriage Protection Amendment is tabled, but not dead. It wll emerge again. We need to be vigilant and alert to stop this direct assault to our Constitution.
Al Quaida could not have created a better weapon than the Marriage Protection Amendment to destroy our American democracy. The Marriage Amendment is much larger than a “gay issue.” The more serious matter is one of inserting prejudice and discrimination into our Commonwealth Constitution; moreover, amending a particular religious definition of marriage in our civil document is of grave concern.
The proponents of the Marriage Protection Amendment encourage its adoption to our constitution because twenty-seven other states have done so. Twenty-seven states have assaulted and violated a minority group of their citizens with discrimination and second-class status and Pennsylvania should follow suit? This kind of reasoning is frightening. Perhaps then “might does make right?”
Video: Erie Peace Initiative Candidates Forum
Submitted by dspilko on April 8, 2008 - 9:27pm.On March 9. 2008, the Erie Peace Initiative held a peace rally to mark the 5th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. After the March, all US Congressional candidates for the PA-3 legislative district were invited to speak in a candidate forum at Cauley Auditorium in Erie PA. All four Democratic Party candidates and the Independent candidate attended. Republican incumbent Phil English did not attend. Video by Al Richardson.
Controversy over Iraq War display at Oil City library
Submitted by dspilko on February 2, 2008 - 8:29pm.PA ACLU sends letter requesting reasons why permission denied
Argument for Outreach
Submitted by Robert Cogan on January 16, 2008 - 3:07pm.
The quadrennial presidential nomination propaganda fest indoctrinates and revives the naive, lazy person's self-delusion that all they have to do politically is get enough people to vote for the right candidates and the problems of the nation and world will be solved. Buzz-word copycatting “Change!
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Antiwar Sailor Speaks in Erie Jan. 20
Submitted by dspilko on January 6, 2008 - 11:44am.Jonathan Hutto is active duty U.S. Navy Seaman assigned to the Norfolk based aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
Milk Addititives
Submitted by Michael Mahler on December 11, 2007 - 8:57pm.If you feel you have the right to know what is in your milk take a few minutes to call Governor Rendell’s Erie office at 878 5719 or the Harrisburg information line, 1 800 932 0784. Ask him to support your right to make a choice in what you consume by demanding milk labeling.
Many dairy farmers inject their cows with bovine growth hormone to boost milk production.
Peak Oil, Globalization and Climate Change
Submitted by Robert Cogan on November 24, 2007 - 11:02pm.Recently I read “Twilight in the Desert,” a book about the advent of peak oil production in Saudi Arabia and watched two good documentaries from Netflix, “The End of Suburbia,” and “A Crude Awakening.” I'm persuaded in part by these items that nothing effective is going to be done to even slow down global warming. It's human nature to want a less laborious life and use our big brains to release chemical energy to produce products to make life “easier.” Neither China, nor India with their coal reserves, nor the U.S. will seriously slow use of these resources.
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Republican Committee "Win the War" Signs
Submitted by Robert Cogan on November 22, 2007 - 10:24am.- Robert Cogan's blog
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Which is More Important? Move On.Org’s Gaff or a Careful Look at What Recommitting to Bush’s Iraq Policy Means?
Submitted by swiftdon on September 28, 2007 - 9:13pm.(click on headline to read complete article)
There has been at least as much attention focused on Move On’s disrespect for General David Petraeus as upon the consequences of the Republicans recent decision to keep 130,000 troops in Iraq until next July. Now the debate has expanded to The New York Times’s decision to air the Move On advertisement and sell the page at a discount.
Medicare Advantage Plans
Submitted by Dr. Stephen Keister on August 21, 2007 - 4:50pm.Medicare Advantage Plans

