Feminism and Abortion

“One cannot be anti-choice and be feminist,” says bell hooks in her book Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics.
Wait, I thought it said feminism was for everybody. Apparently it is not for me.
In high school I drew the majority of my knowledge of feminism from the pro-life movement. To me, feminism was all about women [...]

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Ferguson Still Waiting

“Justice delayed, is justice denied.” -William Gladstone
An update on Ryan Ferguson’s appeal to Judge Jodie Asel: Sadly, there is no update. I periodically search to see if there’s any new news about Ferguson, but I haven’t found a trace of anything yet. The wheels of justice turn slowly…very slowly. I see that people are still [...]

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Warning- Zombies Ahead!

“A sign on Interstate 255 Tuesday warned motorists that the undead were ahead, causing double takes during the morning rush.” -Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Oh yes, this story is worth reading. Picture yourself kinda groggy, heading down the interstate to work on a Tuesday morning. You see one of those annoying electronic highway signs, [...]

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My tax dollars now promote abortion…

“Not even waiting a week, the new administration has acted to funnel U.S. tax dollars to abortion providers overseas,” Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, said in a written statement.
After less than a week in office, President Obama got rid of a policy that prevented US funds from going to international agencies that promote or provide abortions. [...]

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Ryan Ferguson’s appeal denied

My blog stats are showing that most of my random hits are from people searching for information about Ryan Ferguson’s appeals. As a blogger and a thinking human being, I have a very strong opinion about Ryan’s conviction. As a journalist who once covered the story, I feel a small nagging to remain neutral in [...]

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The Jury’s Out

“You are hereby summoned for jury service in the United States District Court.”

I can’t understand why so many people try to get out of serving jury duty. I’ve been eagerly looking forward to my jury duty ever since I received the summons in November. As an avid viewer of TruTV (formerly Court TV) and a [...]

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Tales of Injustice

More tales of injustice- enough to make your skin crawl.
Today the Columbia Missourian posted this story about Johnny Briscoe, a St. Louis man who was wrongly convicted of rape and paid for it with 23 years of his life behind bars. DNA evidence finally freed him in 2006, and he’s now suing for damages. By [...]

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