National Organization for Marriage and its comically brave face—by Steven Payne Remembering the Rosewood Massacre—by Denise Oliver Velez Fourteen states raised the minimum wage in 2014—by Laura Clawson Fourteen things I learned in 2014—by Jon Perr 'The Warmth of Other Suns,' a review—by Susan Grigsby Pay the artist—by Mark E Andersen Democrats cannot rely on a mythical nontransferable 'Obama Coalition'—by Egberto Willies
Remembering the Rosewood Massacre—by Denise Oliver Velez
Fourteen states raised the minimum wage in 2014—by Laura Clawson
Fourteen things I learned in 2014—by Jon Perr
'The Warmth of Other Suns,' a review—by Susan Grigsby
Pay the artist—by Mark E Andersen
Democrats cannot rely on a mythical nontransferable 'Obama Coalition'—by Egberto Willies
Idaho’s governor and attorney general are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to make same-same marriage illegal in the state, nearly four months after a federal appeals court affirmed that it was unconstitutional for Idaho to prohibit same-sex couples from getting married. Gov. Butch Otter’s petition, filed Tuesday, said the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was wrong when it maintained that banning same-sex marriage violates couple’s equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. Otter asked the Supreme Court to take up the issue once and for all, saying the state’s ban on same-sex marriage was not about discrimination against gay couples—rather, it was about the children.
Gov. Butch Otter’s petition, filed Tuesday, said the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was wrong when it maintained that banning same-sex marriage violates couple’s equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. Otter asked the Supreme Court to take up the issue once and for all, saying the state’s ban on same-sex marriage was not about discrimination against gay couples—rather, it was about the children.
After consulting with the Department of Public Safety, Senator Don Barrington has authored a bill that would make it unlawful to wear a mask, hood or covering during the commission of a crime or to intentionally conceal his or her identity in a public place. There are provisions. Such as, pranks of children on Halloween religious beliefs and special events like a parade, masquerade party or weather. But if you wear a hood with ill intentions, you could be slapped with a misdemeanor fine of $50 to $500 and or one year in jail.
There are provisions. Such as, pranks of children on Halloween religious beliefs and special events like a parade, masquerade party or weather.
But if you wear a hood with ill intentions, you could be slapped with a misdemeanor fine of $50 to $500 and or one year in jail.
98.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. This was the 2014 output of the looming mega-industrial fortress that is the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest power plant of any variety. It's a new world record. The previous record-holder was the Brazilian-Paraguayan Itaipu dam, which in 2013 produced a mere 98.6 billion kilowatt-hours. Not that it's a competition. The Three Gorges mega-plant generates energy equivalent to around 50 million tons of coal every year, more power than the three largest hydropower operations in the United States combined. The costs are still being felt, however, as the dam project and ensuing reservoir displaced well over a million residents, many thousands of which are still essentially uncompensated refugees, victims of industry and local corruption.
The Three Gorges mega-plant generates energy equivalent to around 50 million tons of coal every year, more power than the three largest hydropower operations in the United States combined. The costs are still being felt, however, as the dam project and ensuing reservoir displaced well over a million residents, many thousands of which are still essentially uncompensated refugees, victims of industry and local corruption.