November 11, 2008

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Flying the stars and stripes for veterans

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove – Burbank The American flags are out today in honor of all veterans who have fought and sacrificed for the ideals that hold together these United States.  President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919 the first  “Armistice Day.” Decades later, it would become a national holiday renamed, “Veterans Day.” A day of celebration for the brave men and […]
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Hot tickets for the Obama inauguration events

A ticket for sale on craigslist.org to the Black Tie & Boots Inaugural Ball. For once the hottest tickets around have nothing to do with sports or a rock concert. The Internet is buzzing with talk about the tickets to the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president. Despite the fact that those tickets will not be handed out until a […]
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

State lawmakers join the legal battle against Proposition 8

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove Two voters make their choices at a polling place in Burbank during the General Election on November 4, 2008  Gay marriage supporters have gained some more heavyweight support from Sacramento. Over the weekend, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged gay rights activists to keep up the fight against Proposition 8, the controversial measure that bans same-sex marriage. Then yesterday, 43 Democratic state legislators joined […]