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January 16
Happy Martin Luther King Day!
Since 1986, the first Monday of January has been designated a federal holiday honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Sometimes, Davey wins.
An article published on Common Dreams announces a law passed by Maryland legislators that targets Wal-Mart and requires an increas in health care coverage by companies with more than 10,000 employees. This law requires these companies to spend at least 8 percent of their payrolls on employee health benefits.
This “fair share” law is in the works in about 30 other states and the passage of such a law in Maryland has given inspiration to legislators across the country.
In each state proposal, affected companies that don’t meet the payment threshold would have to pay the difference into a state fund to assist the uninsured.
Maryland’s passage of this law came after its Republican Governor, Bog Ehrlich, issued a veto.
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Yesterday Tom and I were discussing the Stardust probe and wishing we could be in the moonlit desert overnight to witness its landing in Utah, after its 7 year journey. This morning’s Salt Lake Tribune reports that it landed around 3am at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range in Utah’s west desert.
During its journey, the probe collected debris from space.
A cannister within the return probe holds the tiny comet pieces, which scientists hope will help answer questions about the earliest days of our solar system.
This article also has links to other articles on the stardust mission.
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January 15
1929
Birth of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This came directly from Kathy Dopp from Utah: Count Votes!:
Diebold, the voting equipment company Utah selected, has been scamming everyone about the number of its offices in Utah and around the country.
Please help us call the press to ask them to cover this interesting nationwide story, broken first in Utah.
Diebold sold its voting equipment in Utah in part by convincing Utah decision-makers that it had “about 20 offices in Utah” and so was a big company with substantial presence.
However, a local volunteer noticed that only one of Diebold’s Utah office (in Evergreen Business park) answered its phones and that all the others listed in the white pages never answered its phones.
See White Pages (type in Diebold as the business and select Utah)
A few days ago this volunteer drove around to all Diebold’s locations in 3 counties and discovered that of the 18 Utah offices listed in White Pages – 16 of the listed Diebold locations were phoney and the addresses belonged to either a Walmart or a Sam’s Club or no building at all.
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Earlier this week I published the call for a Larry H. Miller Boycott due to his action of removing the film “Brokeback Mountain” from his Megaplex Theater Complex. Someone responded to that post stating that they will now choose to purposefully patronize Miller’s businesses beause he did a “great thing for the decreasing morals in the United States.” (I responded to that – you can click the link to read my response.)
So I looked at the Megaplex Theater website. Here are the films being shown that are rated “R”. All of the “R” rated movies have this disclaimer:
For the comfort and convenience of our Guests, no children under the age of 5 will be admitted to movies with R ratings after 6:00 PM. (Does this mean that children under the age of 5 are admitted to “R” movies before 6pm????):
Casanova – In Venice, a fifth-generation Casanova meets his match when he falls for the sister of the boy he is hired to tutor on the ways of seducing women. A re-telling of the Casanova story set in the 18th century. Genres: Comedy, Drama and Romance Running Time: 1 hr. 48 min. Release Date: December 25, 2005 MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content.
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One of my sister radical cheerleaders called to my attention the company No Sweat Apparel . As a result the cheerleaders are taking advantage of a no sweat shoe sale they are having – buy one pair, get another for a penny. I purchased the high top Mo Jo (Mother Jones) red shoes and the black low tops. I plan to not only wear them but to “mix and match” in my cheerleading – one red one black. How radical is that?!?
They also sell CodePink high tops.
No Sweat sells 100% union made apparel.
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January 14
1601
Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome.
1784
The United States Congress ratified a peace treaty known as the Treaty of Paris with England ending the Revolutionary War.
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Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 