First Grade Class Attends Lesbian “Wedding”

by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
 
A controversy is raging over a San Francisco charter school’s decision to take a busload of first graders to their lesbian teachers “wedding.” At a time when voters are locked in a fierce battle over whether or not to permit same-sex marriage in the state, some say the offbeat field trip may be enough to sway voters away from the idea.

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Manufacturer Pays $68 Million for Birth Control Patch Injuries and Deaths

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer

Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of the Ortho Evra birth control patch, has quietly paid out at least $68.7 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by women who suffered blood clots, heart attacks, strokes, and even death after using the patch.

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