http://www.thebethiebee.com Commentaries on current events, culture, and anything else Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:44:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry I've been gone for so long. I'll try to be a bit more diligent in my writing now... http://www.thebethiebee.com/2008/01/11/im-back/ Ladybugs http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/06/13/some-creative-non-fiction-by-yours-truly/ http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/05/08/the-real-culture-of-corruption/ Here's something to make you go ape. In a case that could set a global legal precedent for granting basic rights to apes, animal rights advocates are seeking to get the 26- year-old male chimpanzee legally declared a "person." Hiasl's supporters argue he needs that status to become a legal entity that ... http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/05/04/when-animals-are-people/ This is fantastic. A leading skeptic of global-warming science is challenging celebrity activists such as Al Gore and Sheryl Crow to lower their "carbon footprint" to the same level as the average American by Earth Day in April 2008. "I simply believe that former Vice President ... http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/04/24/sen-inhofes-challenge-to-hollywood/ ...especially when they tell us how much toilet paper we should be allowed to use. Singer Sheryl Crow has said a ban on using too much toilet paper should be introduced to help the environment. Crow has suggested using "only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky ... http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/04/23/i-love-it-when-celebrities-tell-us-how-to-live-our-lives/ It is both sad and scary that some people feel this way. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Wednesday listed the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on "partial birth abortions" along with the killing of 32 people at Virginia Tech, in describing what she called a hard and emotional week. "I ... http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/04/20/violence-in-iraq-shootings-at-va-tech-preventing-babies-from-being-brutally-murderedall-equally-bad-according-to-barbara-boxer/ Dr. John Sparks, who was my Constitutional Law professor at Grove City College, has written an excellent piece on today's Supreme Court decision entitled "Retreat from Barbarism—the Court on Partial-Birth Abortions." He is obviously much better versed in constitutional law than I am, so rather than try to comment ... http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/04/18/supreme-court-decision-on-partial-birth-abortion/ Sometimes, we need to look at the dark parts of our past so we can make sure we don't make the same mistakes again. So why are some schools in the UK avoiding "controversial" subjects like slavery or the Holocaust? Because heaven forbid someone is offended.This is not ... http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/04/04/uk-dropping-holocause-lessons/ Just read the first sentence of this story... A suspended Toronto elementary school principal has pleaded guilty to throwing feces (excrement) on a child. What? Crazy my friends. http://www.thebethiebee.com/2007/04/04/the-things-going-on-in-schools-keep-getting-weirder-and-weirder/