Daily Archives: July 26, 2008

Weekend link dump for July 26

The links, they keep coming… Report from BlogHer, part one. Yes, I find the whole “purity ball” thing to be unbelievably creepy. What I expect of my daughters is that they will make responsible, informed decisions about their sex lives … Continue reading Continue reading

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Obama still doing well among Latino voters

Yet another national poll shows Barack Obama doing very well among Latino voters compared to John McCain. The poll of 2,015 Latino voters conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center found that Democrat Barack Obama, who lost the Hispanic vote to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bob’s your uncle

So there’s an interesting feature of Pat Lykos’ campaign finance report (PDF), which the HCDP has pointed out in a press release. She has just under $32,000 on hand, after raising $114,000, but a total of $50,000 of the cames … Continue reading Continue reading

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Nights in white linen

Next Saturday, August 2, will be the third annual White Linen Night in the Heights. It’s basically an outdoor art-and-music festival, spread over several areas in the Heights – you can read more about it here. The event is an … Continue reading Continue reading

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