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Northwest Airlines and Domestic Partners
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Northwest Airlines and Domestic Partners

Update: I received a great letter from Northwest Airlines explaining the following incident to my personal satisfaction. Long story short: Rob Ander is an Air New Zealand employee. His award ticket, won at an Air New Zealand party, does not allow...

February 13, 2006
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The Worst Thing I Ever Did
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The Worst Thing I Ever Did

Okay, so maybe it's not the worst thing I ever did, but it ranks right up there. I was in the tenth grade. I knew I was gay. Every single day of my life, though, I had to hide that fact from everyone: my parents, my brother, my friends ... even (and...

February 10, 2006
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Five Things the American Press Should Do
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Five Things the American Press Should Do

George C. Deutsch -- you know, the Bush appointee to NASA who muzzled global warming experts and ordered NASA writers to put the word "theory" after every use of the words "Big Bang" -- has been exposed as a liar and a fraud. Though his resume...

February 9, 2006
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Baby’s First SuperBowl
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Baby’s First SuperBowl

So last night, I had my first SuperBowl party -- but I admit that those of you really into the game would have been disappointed with the proceedings. I heated up buffalo chicken tenders and popcorn chicken. I broke out the guac, the salsa, and the...

February 6, 2006
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Jesus’ Furniture Warehouse
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Jesus’ Furniture Warehouse

Last night, we went furniture shopping. As it turns out, we live quite close to the world's largest furniture store. (After shopping IKEA stores in Los Angeles and Atlanta, I doubt the truth of Miskelly's claims. To their credit, though, they do run...

February 2, 2006
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An Open Letter to Mayor Frank Melton
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An Open Letter to Mayor Frank Melton

Dear Mayor Melton: Two quick things: 1. While watching a middle-aged man run around at night in body armor and police drag was once amusing, it is now merely embarrassing. You are not a policeman. You have never been a policeman. The citizens of...

February 1, 2006
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Growing Up and Coming Out
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Growing Up and Coming Out

Looking back, I can see that my life is divided into two distinct phases: BCO (before coming out) and ACO (after coming out). For those readers who may not know, "coming out" is the catch-phrase The Gays use to describe the decision to be honest...

February 1, 2006
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Top News Stories You Didn’t Hear
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Top News Stories You Didn’t Hear

Project Censored asks "nearly 200 university faculty, students, and community experts" to review a thousand news items. The team selects twenty-five news items they feel were "ignored or downplayed by the mainstream media" last year; a panel of...

January 28, 2006
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Trading Spaces on Mississippi Coast
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Trading Spaces on Mississippi Coast

Here's something new: Trading Spaces, the show that turns neighbors loose in each other's homes with two designers and a $1000 budget, plans to shoot a show on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in mid-January. According to the listing on craigslist.org...

January 9, 2006
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