UNCOMMON SENSE: Everyone seems to know that leaving children (and dogs) in the car on a hot day is a major no-no. And yet, 44 children died in hot cars last year. (CNN)
RADIO: Blame the slightly misleading headline or the massive crossover fan base between the NY Times and public radio. But the most viewed article on the NY Times site is about the departure of Ira Glass from PRI (he’s going indie). But don’t worry, he isn’t leaving your favorite stations. (NY Times)
RIGHTS FOR WOMEN: Despite polling well, the proposed Oregon Equal Rights Amendment to enshrine the rights of women in the constitution) is getting some major blowback from unlikely sources: the ACLU. (Oregonian)
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On Tues., July 3 you said that (Rights for Women) the proposed Oregon Equal Rights Amendment was “getting some major blowback” from “four former Oregon State Supreme Court judges”. This is incorrect. The four former justices (Paul DeMuniz, Bill Riggs, George VanHoomissen and Mick Gillette) all strongly supported the Oregon ERA and said that the ACLU was “mistaken to oppose passage of the Oregon ERA.” The Justices went on to say: ” We believe that passage of the Oregon ERA will acknowledge the contributions and importance of more than 50% of our citizens by providing women. express recognition in our state’s most important document, its
constitution”.
Thanks for the heads up NancyM. That’s what we get for reading the news before coffee. We (and the post) stand corrected!