Virginia court upholds women's college move to coed

Story here. Excerpt:

"A former all-women's college did not break a contract with female students when it decided to enroll men, a divided Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday.

In a 5-2 decision, the court rejected a claim by nine female students at Randolph College — formerly Randolph-Macon Woman's College — that promotional materials and other publications promised them four years at an all-female institution.

Chief Justice Leroy R. Hassell Sr. wrote in the majority opinion that the court could find nothing in marketing materials promising the school would stay single-sex."

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Is She Really A Feminist?

Rebecca Walker is the founder of the Third Wave Foundation, a feminist group that works nationally to support young women and transgender activists. So I found it hard to believe she wrote this for an article at CNN:

'But with a Democratic house divided, now is the time for healing, and this can only happen if Hillary's staunch female supporters let go of the reverse-sexist ideology that women are inherently better, wiser, and more compassionate leaders.

They will have to acknowledge that sometimes the best woman for the job is actually a man -- if it's the right man.

It is time to turn the page on myopic gender-based Feminism and concede that while patriarchy is real, so is female greed, dishonesty and corruptibility.'

If "third wave" feminism emphasizes this kind of logic, halleluiah!

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Guilty: Mother who locked two-year-old son in flooded kitchen during weekend of partying

Story here. Excerpt:

"A mother was facing jail last night for leaving her toddler son alone in a flooded kitchen while she spent a weekend partying.

Kelly Tollerton, 22, was warned that prison was 'almost inevitable' after a judge heard how she left the two-year-old boy, caged in the kitchen by a baby gate, to fend for himself.

He had been forced to sift through bags of rubbish for food 'like a dog'."

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Female Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Four Teen Boys

Story here. Excerpt:

'BARTOW, Fla. -- A Polk County middle school teacher was arrested Thursday for allegedly having sex with young boys. Currently, 32-year-old Danielle Jones of Auburndale is still being paid by the school board.

Two of the boys were her former students and then they started sharing their sexual trysts with their friends. One of the boys told another teacher at Stambough Middle School (see map) last year. When investigators started peeling back the layers, they found there were at least three other boys Jones was allegedly having sex with.

"It's painfully obvious to us that she is a pedophile," said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

Jones was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts each of unlawful sexual activity with minors and lewd/lascivious battery."'

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Teacher Straps 9-Year-Old to Chair With Masking Tape

Another candidate for Teacher of the Year shines here.

“I sat down in my seat and she came over and taped me and I said, ‘What are you doing?’”

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Letter to the editor on child support and casino winnings

I managed to get a letter published on the new law in Colorado requiring casinos to withhold winnings to pay CS. My argument is that the problem in collecting support is not recalcitrant dads, but a system that is biased against dads. The sponsor stated he was going after dads. When a specific group is targeted by law, that is a clear form of bias, even if the law is written in gender neutral language.

You can view the letter and make comments here.

Right now, most comments are providing opposing viewpoints. I would welcome a few supportive comments. Thanks.

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How the 'feminization of America' destroys boys, men – and women

Article here. Excerpt:

'"Terrible"? As this edition of Whistleblower shows, there is nothing wrong – and a very great deal right – with boys and masculinity. As maverick feminist Camille Paglia courageously reminds her men-hating colleagues, masculinity is "the most creative cultural force in history."'

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Safeway's Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Starting

Story here. Excerpt:

"Safeway Inc...kicks off its annual prostate cancer fundraising and awareness campaign this week. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Safeway has been raising awareness and funds for prostate cancer research. Since the effort began, the company has raised nearly $30 million for prostate cancer research at some of North America’s top cancer centers. The company has teamed up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), the world’s largest philanthropic supporter of prostate cancer research, to distribute the funds. This year’s campaign will focus on early detection and screening as a way to reduce mortality rates."

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"ABA's predatory feminist lawyers" on WorldNetDaily

TEN’s Senior Policy Analyst, David R. Usher lands premier exposure on WorldNetDaily for his latest piece, ABA's predatory feminist lawyers. Backed by RADAR’s latest special report (.pdf file), Dave exposes some of the inner workings of the American Bar Association’s ( ABA ) attack on American parenthood for profit. This no holds barred piece is a must read, as will be the follow-up pieces forming his first major investigative series. Excerpt:

'The ABA Domestic Violence Standards of Practice displays overt sex bias obvious to even an untrained individual. The victim is repeatedly defined as female. For example: "The lawyer should discuss with the client her wishes regarding temporary custody and visitation, keeping in mind jurisdictional issues."

The additional commentary attached to ABA Standards of Practice document extends sex biases even further: "May a client flee for safety to another state with her children without being charged criminally?"

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Study: Women are almost as likely to cheat and leave spouse for new partner

Mentioned in Glenn Sacks' latest newsletter and discussed here. Dr. Neilsen's academic site is here. The subject study is available here (.pdf file). Excerpt:

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"Violent Partners" offers better solutions to DV issues

Dr. Linda G Mills, a member of SAFE's Speaker's Bureau releases her new book "Violent Partners". From the book site:

'A radical new take on the crisis of intimate abuse, Violent Partners argues that as a culture we misunderstand the root causes and basic effects of abuse, and until that changes there is no hope of fixing the problem. Dr. Linda Mills challenges assumptions, tears down myths, and offer solutions, all the while telling riveting stories of couples who have conquered violence in their relationships. In Violent Partners, she describes several programs that hold promise for addressing intimate abuse, including two nationally known and groundbreaking treatment programs- Peacemaking Circles and Healing Circles.
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Linda G. Mills, J.D., Ph.D., is Founder of the Center on Violence and Recovery at New York University, where she is also a Professor and Senior Vice Provost.'

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Men prefer being solo over a bad marriage: study

Article here. Excerpt:

'SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Bachelor Carl Weisman got fed up of being classified as a playboy, a loser or a commitment-phobe so he set out to find out exactly why he and a growing number of eligible men were steering clear of marriage.

Weisman, 49, conducted a survey of 1,533 heterosexual men to research a book aiming to give women an insight into why some smart, successful men opted to stay single -- and help lifelong bachelors understand why they are still the solo man at parties.

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Weisman also found that financial issues, both positive and negative, played a large part in men's fear of commitment.

"Those with little money said they would have nothing to offer a partner, with some suffering self-esteem issues and withdrawing from the dating pool," said Weisman, an engineer-turned-author with two books now published.

"While those who are financially sound were terrified what a bad divorce could do to them."

Weisman said his research blew away any idea that single men were unhappy.

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Hayman fire starter out after 6 years

Story here. The woman who started the Hayman fire spent six years in prison and must now pay restitution in the millions of dollars.

Here's what the fire did:

"The June 2002 blaze torched 138,000 acres, destroyed 133 homes and 466 outbuildings, and forced the evacuation of 8,000 people. Five firefighters were killed as they traveled to Colorado to fight the blaze."

Most are saying the sentence was not long enough. I suspect the "female sentencing discount" myself.

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Woman 'left toddler imprisoned in a kitchen while she went out to party all weekend'

Story here. Excerpt:

'A boy of two was left on his own for the weekend, imprisoned in a flooded kitchen, after a woman went out 'to party', a court heard yesterday.

It was only when water from a running tap seeped into the flat downstairs that the sobbing toddler was discovered, shaking with cold and covered in filth.

Police, called in by concerned neighbours, arrived to find a horrifying scene.'

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Justices say Legislature wrong on felony child support

Story here. Excerpt:

'West Virginia legislators violated state and national constitutions when they forced fathers facing felony child support charges to prove they couldn't pay, the Supreme Court of Appeals decided May 23.

The Justices unanimously erased a law stating that in child support prosecutions "the defendant's alleged inability to reasonably provide the required support may be raised only as an affirmative defense, after reasonable notice to the State."

The law "unconstitutionally shifts to a defendant the burden of disproving an element of the offense," Justice Robin Davis wrote. "We have previously observed that it is a foundation of criminal law that the State must prove all the elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.'

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