Posts by Kathy Groob
China’s Li Na Wins French Open
PARIS — Which woman had the weight of China on her shoulders? It was easy to get confused on Saturday with Francesca Schiavone more on edge and off target than Li Na for much of the French Open final. But Li, not Schiavone, was the long-aspiring veteran trying to become the first player from her country…
Read MoreJustice for Jaycee – 431 years for kidnapper and rapist
An 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped on a street in her neighborhood and was held against her will as sex slave for 18 years until she was discovered and rescued in 2009. Yesterday, her tormentors were sentenced to life in prison and given the maximum sentence by the judge. Jaycee’s mother read a victim impact…
Read MorePoll: Public tired of abortion debate
POLITICO – Americans are growing tired of the abortion debate and want to move on to a broader discussion about reproductive health, a new survey by a Democratic polling firm finds. The poll, conducted by Lake Partners, found that Americans feel Congress has focused too much on abortion and not enough on things like preventive…
Read MoreNew York Times Appoints First Female Editor – Jill Abramson
New York Times – Jill Abramson, a former investigative reporter who rose to prominence as a Washington correspondent and editor, will become the next executive editor of The New York Times, succeeding Bill Keller, who is stepping down to become a full-time writer for the paper. Ms. Abramson has been one of Mr. Keller’s two top…
Read MoreSpouses: The Real Running Mates
Newsweek Magazine – On May 12, some 1,000 Republicans and a truckload of local and national journalists descended on the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis for the state GOP spring dinner. The draw? Keynote speaker Cheri Daniels, wife of governor—and possible presidential candidate—Mitch Daniels. It didn’t matter what Cheri had to say so much as…
Read MoreHelen Keller Died 43 Years Ago Today at Age 87
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.[1][2] The story of how Keller’s teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to…
Read MoreSpecial Election Watch: Janice Hahn Picks Up Endorsements
BROWN, NEWSOM ENDORSE JANICE HAHN FOR CONGRESS – Democratic leaders unite to support Hahn, echo call for green jobs, clean energy, and ending wars abroad. Janice Hahn announced a bevy of endorsements from Democratic luminaries today, demonstrating broad party unity and underscoring her agenda to create green jobs and focus on clean energy in the 36th…
Read MoreObama Campaign of 2012: Not such a boys’ club
POLITICO- The 2008 Obama campaign may have epitomized racial diversity, but gender was another story. While Hillary Clinton was defining a new place for women in politics two decades after a woman ran Michael Dukakis’s 1988 presidential campaign, the three most visible figures for Barack Obama — David Plouffe, David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs — were…
Read MoreLeague of Women Voters: Still Relevant….Needed Now More Than Ever
By Kathy Groob, Founder ElectWomen.com – The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy. The League’s enduring vitality and resonance comes from its unique decentralized structure. The League is a grassroots organization, working at the…
Read MoreYoung Egyptian Female Demonstrators Subjected to Virginity Tests
Cairo (CNN) — A senior Egyptian general admits that “virginity checks” were performed on women arrested at a demonstration this spring, the first such admission after previous denials by military authorities. The allegations arose in an Amnesty International report, published weeks after the March 9 protest. It claimed female demonstrators were beaten, given electric shocks,…
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