marriage equality

by Jennifer Schutt, Michigan Advance The U.S. Senate is on track to vote on a bill codifying marriage equality as soon this month with negotiators increasingly confident it could become law. Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin…

ON OCT. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to get involved in the national debate over same-sex marriage. The Court’s refusal to hear appeals, left intact lower court rulings that will legalize the practice in 11 additional states. The…

ON AUGUST 6, five of the 92 federal and state cases currently pending in 33 states, related to state law prohibitions on same-sex marriage will hang in the balance in a Cincinnati courtroom. Each side will have 15 minutes to argue their…

by P.D. Lesko WARD 1 COUNCIL candidate Don Adams, Jr. doesn’t have any endorsers listed on his website, but when asked offered up an impressive list: Mayor John Hieftje, former Ward 1 Council member Sandi Smith, Ward 3 Council member…

ON SECOND THOUGHT, perhaps the revolution will be televised. And “Liked.”  And “Tweeted.”And commemorated with an emblazoned equality sign via millions of Facebook profiles. And co-opted by Smirnoff vodka.  And then blessed by Her Lady of…

ROMAN SENATOR CATO The Elder, who lived in the 2nd century BCE, had a “mantra.” At the end of each speech delivered in the Senate Cato would declaim: “Carthago delenda est,” or “Carthage must be destroyed.” Ignoring a peace treaty, Rome…