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Connecticut Hoop Coaches Agree: Rutgers' Mike Rice Was Way Out Of Line
The Hartford CourantMike Rice had to be fired. He repeatedly demeaned young men. He abused his position of authority. He not only violated the ideals of coaching, he ran roughshod through the boundaries of common human decency. Yet here's the thing. If ESPN "Outside the...Tags: Sports, Chris Christie, Northeast Conference, Jim Calhoun, Basketball
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Eagle Scout's Letter
Blogging with Bill WhiteMy column Saturday will focus on a letter that an area Eagle Scout wrote to the Boy Scouts of America, protesting its anti-gay policies and accompanied by the return of his Eagle Scout medal. Unfortunately, space didn't permit the use...... -
Gay quarterback coming out on 'Necessary Roughness' matters, analysts say
The Baltimore SunGay characters coming out in prime time is nothing new. In fact, “Coming-out narratives are cliches,” according to Ron Becker, author of “Gay TV and Straight America” (Rutgers University Press, 2006). “They were big in...Tags: Sports, Football, NBC (tv network), Psychologists, All in the Family (tv program)
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Man charged with attempted murder in torching of homeless woman
L.A. NOWProsecutors on Monday charged a man suspected of setting a homeless woman on fire in Van Nuys with attempted murder. Dennis Petillo, 24, of Van Nuys is accused of dousing the homeless woman with rubbing alcohol while she slept on...... -
Tennis umpire's husband had superficial head wound, report says
L.A. NOWWhen prosecutors decided to drop a murder charge against professional tennis umpire Lois Goodman, they gave no explanation. But a defense team pathology report by a former New York medical examiner reveals the head wound authorities had portrayed as... -
Fred Willard finishes diversion program, avoids lewd-conduct trial
L.A. NOWActor Fred Willard won't face a lewd-conduct trial after his arrest at a Hollywood adult movie theater in July because he has completed a diversion program for minor sexual offenses, city prosecutors said. Willard, 72, completed the program intended to...... -
Man charged in torching of homeless woman pleads not guilty
L.A. NOWA man suspected of setting a homeless woman on fire in Van Nuys pleaded not guilty Monday after being arraigned on charges of attempted murder and mayhem, a prosecutor said. Dennis Petillo, 24, of Van Nuys is accused of dousing...... -
Another chance for 'heterosexism'?
Change of SubjectFrom Sunday's print column A recent update to the Associated Press stylebook recommends against use of the word "homophobia" to describe strong opposition to equal rights for gay people. A phobia is "an irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of....... -
Words with negative power
In its never-ending effort to avoid misleading language in news coverage, The Associated Press Stylebook has decided to declare Islamophobia, homophobia and presumably other non-clinical uses of the word "phobia" to be a new taboo. What's the problem?...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Manhattan (New York City), YMCA, Fox News Channel (tv network), Judaism
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`Squeezy' campaign needs a Crafty next act
First came "Squeezy the Pension Python," Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to draw attention to the severity of the problem of underfunded retirement obligations to public employees. Squeezy, introduced at a Nov. 18 news conference, was mocked for being...
Tags: Media Industry, Politics, Interior Policy, Salman Khan, Mitt Romney
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No more 'homophobia'? AP raises the question
The recent run of states approving same-sex marriage might prompt a journalist to declare the retreat of homophobia. But that description probably wouldn’t pass muster with the many editors who use the Associated Press Style Book as the Bible of...
Tags: Journalism, POLITICO LLC, Discrimination, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Sorry, AP, can't go along on "homophobia"
The Baltimore SunThe editors of the Associated Press Stylebook discourage the use of the word homophobia, and this is their explanation: "Phobia means irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of mental illness. In terms like homophobia, it's often speculation. The...Tags: Justice and Rights, The Associated Press, Racism, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness
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Dec 5, 2012
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Nov 28, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 27, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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