Daily Archives: August 9, 2022

Acompañamiento

Great story about the abortion access community in Mexico, which arose while abortion was criminalized there and continues now that it is legal in much of the country, and how it is starting to help women in the US, especially … Continue reading

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On resign to run

The TL;dr version of this is “No one ever said the Elections Code was fair”. John Whitmire’s plans have been clear since November: He is running for re-election to the state Senate, and he also is running for mayor. If all … Continue reading

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The Fresh Start program

I approve of this. The possibility of finally putting a misdemeanor from 1993 behind her brings 53-year-old Jennifer Sigers to tears. “I’m more excited than anything that this too shall pass,” said Sigers, who was among at least 100 people … Continue reading

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