Join Pastor Dan Koeshall, Dec. 24, at the Metropolitan Community Church of San Diego for their special Christmas Eve candlelight services at 5 and 7 p.m. The Met is located at 2633 Denver Street in San Diego. For more information visit themetchurch.org or call 619-521-2222.
NEW YORK – Leopold Kong, Ph.D. of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla has been awarded one of four grants by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. The grant of $125,000 is part of the sixth round of Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research, designed to support the work of young HIV/AIDS researchers….
CHICAGO – The Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) 203-member policy-making assembly has adopted a proposal rule governing recusal of judges in cases in which a party has made a campaign contribution to the judge. The ISBA will recommend the proposed rule to the Illinois Supreme Court as an amendment to the Illinois Code of Judicial…
Hooray! We survived the Mayan apocalypse (talk about Montezuma’s revenge!) and now is the time for Hanukkah, Kwanza and the big birthday Dec. 25. No, not for He who cannot be officially mentioned, I mean mine. Despite the universal festivities and rejoicing, it’s not a good day for a birthday. I never had a party…
When you wake up in the morning, there are certain things you expect to be the same. You’ll have a brand new day, of course, but it’ll start where you ended last night. Your alarm will be the same, set at a time you probably know all too well. A surprise might await you at…
My heart is full of pride for our community … always there for the Imperial Court’s annual toy, food and blanket drives. Among the many children who received toys and food vouchers were 200 children of GLBT parents. Thank each and every one of you. You make our holiday drives the success they have been…
BY STAMPP CORBIN Under normal circumstances a holiday party at the White House is a festive once in a lifetime party. You feel so honored to be invited that you are almost giddy with excitement. The party we attended was Dec. 14, the day of the Newtown, Conn. tragedy. As we stood in line, most…
A line from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” (first sung by the iconic Judy Garland) says, “Make the yuletide gay.” That was long before “gay” took on a different meaning. Yet, with its lights, designer ornaments, displays, fresh-baked smells, festive songs and images of elves, reindeer and penguins, what other occasion lends itself more…
Todd Gloria Dear Editor, I shudder at the thought of Todd Gloria becoming president of the City Council. In the 31 years that I’ve lived in San Diego, it’s quite possible that Todd Gloria is the worst Third District Councilmember we’ve ever had. He does not return phone calls, he does not answer letters and…
