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Long overdue gay rights legislation will likely energize the discussion Wednesday night, but clearly there is much more to learn about the problems of gay life in Illinois. “Leave no family behind,” is “a community discussion of issues involved in marriage equality, same-sex marriage, and the everyday obstacles faced by gay male and lesbian families.” Sponsored by the ACLU and other groups, the program features a panel of local residents and experts. It’s at Brookens Auditorium UIS, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19.
How will you celebrate the inauguration?
There’s no word back from the White House yet on the suggestion by Dallas billionaire Mark Cuban that President Bush cancel the lavish inauguration parties and instead donate the money–an estimated $40 million–to victims of the Asian tsunami. Meanwhile, there’s a movement on the web to mark January 20 as “Not One Damn Dime Day” by boycotting all forms of consumer spending. The object, according to the website www.carboro.com/dimeday, is to “remind the people in power that the war in Iraq is immoral and illegal, that they are responsible for starting and that it is their responsibility to stop it.”
That’s the point. . .
Staples, Inc. announced last Friday that it will continue to advertise on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s 62 television stations, which includes WICS-TV (Channel 20) in Springfield.
The office-supply chain had initially planned to pull its ads from Sinclair due to political pressure from liberals, who complained of right-wing bias (Todd Spivak, “Taking aim,” Jan. 6)
Staples issued a statement saying it “does not let political agendas drive our media-buying decision,” according to the Baltimore Sun.
This article appears in Jan 13-19, 2005.
