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February 25, 2005

My Blue Heaven

Here's a short little roundup of juicy tidbits from around the blue states......

California:

The NYT business section has a profile of Dr. Hans Kiersted. Kiersted is considered one of the foremost researchers of stem cells and their uses. He is an assistant professor at the University of California at Irvine.

Connecticut:

The Connecticut Legislature moved closer to legalizing civil unions for same sex couples. The Joint Judiciary Committee voted to pass a bill Wednesday giving same sex couples the same rights as married couples, except to obtain a marriage license.

Oregon:

Blue Oregon blog has a wonderful piece on Oregon's Death With Dignity Act.

Massachusetts:

Tom Keane of the Boston Herald writes about why Howard Dean's fundraising was so successful and why Dean has the right "common touch" and his refusal to conduct "business as usual" may be the part of the Dems solution.

Washington State:

Joel Piniero is likely to be the #1 starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.

Posted by Carla at February 25, 2005 03:15 PM