Bob Egelko reports: The Department of Motor Vehicles employee who handled a transgender woman’s application to register her sex change was suspended shortly after the woman reported that he had sent her a letter condemning her to hell, the state agency said Friday. Spokesman Michael Marando said the employee was placed on administrative leave with pay…
Category: Misc
Privacy key in repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
From an editorial in Navy Times about the repeal of DADT: …. There will be challenges. About 24 percent of troops say they’d quit or at least consider quitting the service if repeal happens. Still, with leaders seemingly committed, it’s time to figure out how to make this work with minimal disruption. That means focusing…
Why we’re publishing the names
Mike Reilly of the Omaha World-Herald explains the paper’s decision to publish the names of over 28,000 people who signed a petition to recall Mayor Jim Suttle: … These names are not secret. The petitions are public record under Nebraska law. They are available to anyone who visits the Douglas County Election Commission. Basically, our…
Mel Gibson’s church suspends services citing privacy concern
Okay, I’m not a fan of Gibson’s, but really…. can’t the media leave someone alone to go to church? And if they can’t, can’t they at least leave his child alone? The traditionalist Catholic chapel funded by Mel Gibson cancelled services citing an invasion of privacy after photos emerged of the actor with his young…