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Try to smell the flowers before the Filner vs DeMaio battle begins

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By Norma Damashek / NumbersRunner

Take a break, friends and fellow voters. We could all use a brief respite from campaign-season frenzy. Soon enough San Diego’s two heavyweight contenders for mayor will be climbing back into the ring for what’s guaranteed to be a nationally publicized, brutal battle for the heart and destiny the 8th largest city in the USA. Our town.

So sniff the flowers while you can and begin preparing yourself for the Filner-DeMaio race for mayor. It’s no ordinary contest. The stakes are at an all-time high, not just for San Diego but for cities across the nation. If this sounds dramatic, you can bet it is.

That’s why we ought to use this short time-out to reflect on how our city got to this political point. To provide some context and fill in some of the blanks about San Diego’s quixotic and freighted mayorship history, here’s a quick and painless civics lesson.   [Read more…]

Field of View: Occupy Our Arts 2012

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Intended to highlight the creative side of the Occupy Movement, the city-permitted Occupy Our Arts event included performances by professional dance groups and acrobats, as well as face painting, poetry, comedy skits, street theater and more.   [Read more…]

Why the Pope Hates Nuns

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AlterNet / By Adele M. Stan

It’s tempting to simply view the church hierarchy as a cult of misogyny. But at its heart, it’s a cult of power; misogyny is but one tool for securing that power.

In 1979, Sister Theresa Kane was given a very special task. As president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, an umbrella group for most orders of U.S. Catholic nuns, Kane was asked to deliver four minutes of welcoming remarks, on behalf of American sisters, to the newly elected Pope John Paul II during his first papal visit to the United States. At a gathering inside the grand church in Washington, D.C., known as the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Kane offered the pope a warm greeting, and then launched into this:
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Field of View: Golden Hall Bustles On Election Night

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Photo Gallery: Crowds gathered at the Civic Center’s Golden Hall on Election Night, from Boy Scouts to veteran reporters to parents showing their kids the ropes—and, of course, diligent politicians offering last-minute interviews. Cheers and chanting could be heard, but mostly the hum of active conversations filled the space.   [Read more…]

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