It had been a later night than usual for Sparkey at The Midnight Sun with two birthday parties and the disco ball falling during the “Feliz Navidad” sing-a-long. It hit the unfortunate target of notorious Aaron. Aaron was thrusting his five-foot candy cane above his head like a drum major. “Feliz Navidad,” (thrust) “Prospero Año…
Re: ‘Conversations with Nicole’ issue 106 Dear Editor, I rise today to write to you, about this article that Nicole, who put pen to paper, and chose to expose the life of David Copley for your readers. I found this article distasteful, nasty and vindictive. Forty years ago David had reason to hide his gayness…
While the 2012 election was surprisingly kind to Democrats, they still control only 53 seats with two independents who will caucus with them. That means that they will need five Republican votes to get things done, on a good day. Below are 10 Republican senators that might help break a filibuster, and the issues on…
thursday, dec. 6 The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) Christmas will never be the same once you share the holiday with the inspired lunacy of the masters of condensing the classics – the Reduced Shakespeare Company. Since 1981, the company has delighted audiences throughout North America and England with their reduced versions of The Complete Works…
The American public has a huge lack of knowledge about investments. The reasons for this are numerous. The education system doesn’t teach kids about personal finance. People generally aren’t interested in investing. Plus the rules of the game are purposely made complicated to act as a barrier to learning. The less the public knows about…
Do you remember Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno? He was the alderman who stated he wouldn’t allow a Chick-fil-A to be built in his ward after Chick-fil-A’s CEO Dan T. Cathy stated that Chick-fil-A supported “the biblical definition of the family unit,” and the broad LGBT community became aware that Chick-fil-A’s non-profit arm (the Winshape Foundation)…
Thank you, again, for the wonderful surprise for Pastor Appreciation Day! I was so touched by your kind words and the cards I received. I was also touched that on the beautiful plaque you gave me, it had inscribed on it my Life Verse. A Life Verse is something that we hold on to as…
When you begin a novel with “I have a story that will make you believe in God,” you have made a bold promise that is very likely to be left unfulfilled. But that is how Yann Martel begins the Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi, with the narrator explaining that an old man has told him…
During a panel discussion for the play 8, an audience member asked, “What will the LGBT community look like in ten years?” I thought what a fabulous question. As we look ahead to the new Obama administration and beyond, it is clear that the culture of the LGBT community will fundamentally change. Some of the…
