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Happy Friday!!

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Friday!! Here's the news.

Hip-hop kids not allowed in new Power and Light District... racism or elitism much?

Little Stuart Little gives us the low-dow (a regrettable pun) about JoCo government progress and future.

"All you have to do is imagine, for a moment, a doctor agreeing to an abortion for women of color but saying, 'I will not' for white women. Or a Jewish doctor saying, 'I will do an abortion for Muslim women, but not Jewish women.' Or vice versa. Just imagining those possibilities shows how deeply problematic such a notion would be."

-- Jennifer C. Pizer, a lawyer with the gay rights group Lambda Legal, discussing the ramifications of a case before the California Supreme Court regarding a doctor who refused on religious grounds to perform fertility treatment for a lesbian woman.

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The Atlantic features Kansas's Own Westboro Baptist Church as they picket Tim Russert's funeral. I continue to be disgusted... does anyone else think that Fred looks like he bats for the other team in this picture? Remember the pink bicycle shorts?? yeah... me too

On the heels of its ruling on same-sex marriage, California's highest court will decide another potentially landmark civil rights case: whether doctors can refuse to treat certain patients for religious reasons.

Washington Post

The Los Angeles Times has an interesting interactive map about the record-breaking number of marriages that have happened since gay marriages were legalized on Monday night.

Los Angeles Times

Lot of interesting issues he discusses here... hate to say it but he has a point..



Finally, my first blog posted to the Rock the Vote site, I was chosen out of 200 people to be a Rock the Trail reporter where I will interview stars, lead politicians, and cover events like conventions, debates, and more! I'm honored and excited! But more I'm eager to bring our issues to the forefront.