1 week ago
#426025 Quote
Blpf C.J. Cron homers vs. former teammates, Tampa Bay Rays rout Los Angeles Angels 7-1
SAN ANTONIO San Antonio s leaders on Thursday approved anti-bias protections for gay and transgender residents, despite the disapproval of top Texas Republicans and religious conservatives who packed a City Council hearing and occasionally shamed supporters for comparing the issue to the civil rights movement.The 8-3 City Council vote in favor of the ordinance was a victory for gay rights advocates and for Democratic Mayor Julian Castro, a top surrogate of President Barack Obama. Castro has called the ordinance overdue in the nation s seventh-largest city, where there is a stronger current of traditionalism and conservatism than other major Texas cities that already have similar gay rights protections.Feds won t enforce ban on veterans  same-sex benefitsJustice Ginsburg to officiate at same-sex weddingCourt upholds law prohibiting  gay cure  therapySan Antonio joins nearly 180 other U.S. cities that have nondiscrimination ordinances that prohibit bias based on sexual orientation or gender identity, according to the Human Rights Campaign.                                        Suppor <a href=https://www.stanley-cups.us>stanley cup usa</a> ters in red shirts and opponents in blue sat on opposite sides of the ornate council chamber Thursday. Church leaders vowed petitions to recall council members, and the shouts of protesters outside City Hall often carried through the stone walls of the ce <a href=https://www.stanley-cups.uk>stanley quencher</a> ntury-o <a href=https://www.stanley-cups.de>stanley becher</a> ld building.        More than 700 people registered to speak Wednesday during a marathon session of citizen testimony that stretched past m Jsdo One person shot in Milwaukee during night 2 of protests
The Lakeland man who dreamed of honoring dozens of war heroes h <a href=https://www.mizunos.de>mizuno volleyballschuhe</a> e discovered at an old cemetery got his wish, just in time for Memorial Day.ABC Action News first told you about Kenny Webermans mission back in April, after he discovered what turned out to be 52 war veterans buried at the Griffin Cemeter <a href=https://www.adidas-samba-adidas.fr>adidas samba og</a> y in Lakeland.Many of the grave markers were hard to see and were not clearly marked that the person had served. This was just something I had to do,  he said, disappointed that people didnt know so many war heroes were buried there.Weberman took it upon himself to start a GoFundMe page and raise money for a permanent memorial to be added at the cemetery with all the names of the veterans buried there who served.When he was a couple grand short, Andrew Lumish stepped in to help. Hes the so-called  good cemeterian  who has been featured many times on ABC Action News and around the world for his work restoring military stones and statues. Im in a position to be able to assist him and I chose to do whatever I could,  he said.W <a href=https://www.yeezy.com.mx>chanclas yeezy</a> eberman unveiled the memorial during a small service Thursday morning, in time for Memorial Day weekend. This monument had to go up. These people had to be recognized and they will be recognized forever,  he said.
0