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Democrat draws oppositionThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:44AMMaverick Democratic Sen. Tim Sheldon has drawn another election opponent — write-in hopeful Justin Stang, who is worried about a biomass-to-energy project proposed in Mason County.

Discharged, Choi Charges On: From street protests to hugging a senator, civilian status hasn't slowed DADT activistThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:15AMNews:Former Lt. Dan Choi, the face of the movement to repeal the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy since coming out on The Rachel Maddow Show in early 2009, was honorably discharged from the New York Army National Guard on June 29, a Guard spokesman confirmed on Wednesday, July 21. Within a month of his discharge, however, Choi had been arrested once for protesting against Senate ...

Choi discharge is officialThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:02AMIt was official first. Now it's public. Army infantry officer and Arabic language specialist Lieutenant Dan Choi has been discharged from the armed services, effective June 29.

ILLEGAL Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone (Chapter 6)Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:52PMEditor's Note: As a staff writer for Phoenix New Times , award winning journalist Terry Greene Sterling reported for years on the political brawls and human tragedies that have made Arizona the epicenter for the national immigration debate. Sterling is now a contributor for The Da...

In Shul, Cost Hasn’t Been a BarrierWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:38PMThere had to be a catch — and a price tag. A rabbi left a message on my home answering machine inviting me to join an adult bat mitzvah class. But I was not a member of this rabbi’s suburban Boston synagogue.

Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Green Sterling's book: ILLEGAL ...Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:27PMAs a staff writer for Phoenix New Times, award winning journalist Terry Greene Sterling reported for years on the political brawls and human tragedies that have made Arizona the epicenter for the national immigration debate. Sterling is now a contributor for The Daily Beast, and Writer-in-Resi...

Hand, Wrist and Elbow Specialist of Houston, Dr. David Hildreth, Now Available at Katy and Sugar Land to Meet Growing ...Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:37PMOne of the Leading Dupuytren's Specialists in Houston and Named Among the Prestigious List of Texas "Super Doctors," Dr. Hildreth Works to Meet Growing Need for Local Accessibility

Lost in a MazeTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:30PMWhy can’t we train the fierce warriors of Afghanistan to be the fierce warriors of Afghanistan?

Rome's Subculture of Gay Priests Rocks the VaticanTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:40PMFor residents of Rome, the sight of courting priests is hardly an anomaly. But a recent exposÈ is rocking the Catholic Church, which victims’ advocates say has responded with more urgency to the rumor of gay priests than to the history of child sex abuse.