Mike Lofgren at Alternet cites Wilhelm Reich: The formation of the authoritarian structure takes place through the anchoring of sexual inhibition and sexual anxiety…. The result of this process is fear of freedom and a conservative, reactionary mentality. Sexual repression aids political reaction not only through this process which makes the mass individual passive and [...]

From Henry A. Giroux at Truthout: One gets the sense that right-wing pundits, politicians and religious bigots believe that there is no place in the classroom for politics, worldly concerns, social issues and questions about how to lessen human suffering. In this discourse, the classroom becomes an unworldly counterpart to the gated community, a space [...]

DAVIE COUNTY 91 NORTHWEST GUILFORD 67 1st 2nd 3rd 4th DAVIE COUNTY 10 19 21 17 NORTHWEST GUILFORD 26 19 20 26 DAVIE COUNTY 21-6; 6-4 S. Dillard 39; Cody Martin 18; Caleb Martin 16; N. Jones 16; K. Tatum 2 NORTHWEST GUILFORD 18-11; 9-3 Cody Hylton 22; Matt Pawlowski 12; Keaton Haack 12; Hunter ...Read the Rest...

[Welcome to another edition of J's Indie/Rock Mayhem. I appreciate y'all putting up with the occasional gaps in the show these past weeks. I try to always make it up to you when I come back and this week was no exception - just packed to the gills with new stuff. Hope you enjoy. The Bayonets, formerly Caleb Caudle and the Bayonets, will be stopping by for their record fourth appearance on the

Conservatives are beside themselves with indignation over the Obama administration's mandate that insurance plans include coverage for contraception and reproductive health services.

For example, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has written to the Secretary of Health and Human Services

This rule highlights this Administration’s continued invasive role in designing the health care benefits available to Americans and underscores one of the numerous concerns Americans have with the Affordable Care Act. That the definition of a preventative benefit services has morphed into a requirement to force Americans to buy a product that violates their conscience demonstrates the dramatic overreach of the law into Americans’ personal freedoms and liberties. This burdensome and morally dubious regulation stands against more than 200 years of our nation’s proud history of religious and individual liberty.

Harumph! It's odd though that Sen. Grassley doesn't criticize his own state, which has an insurance mandate that employers provide contraception and outpatient services, with no exclusions.

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) has also criticized the compromise version of the mandate, saying

It’s still clear that President Obama does not understand this isn’t about cost – it’s about who controls the religious views of faith-based institutions. President Obama believes that he should have that control. Our Constitution states otherwise.

Just because you can come up with an accounting gimmick and pretend like religious institutions do not have to pay for the mandate, does not mean that you’ve satisfied the fundamental constitutional freedoms that all Americans are guaranteed.

I’ll continue to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure that we reverse this unconstitutional mandate in its entirety.

Sen. Blunt has gone so far to introduce legislation to allow any employer opt out of providing contraception through insurance plans. Maybe Sen. Blunt should first convince Missouri to drop that state's insurance mandate that includes religious exemptions but requires that insurers still allow individuals to obtain coverage.

In fact, contraception is already part of mandated insurance coverage in 28 states. Twelve of those states either have no exemptions or have exemptions that are weaker than what the Obama administration is proposing.

My home state, North Carolina, is one of those states that mandates coverage for contraception and outpatient services. It also has exclusions that are similar to those in the federal proposal.

Insurance coverage for contraception was a widely accepted (and implemented) policy a few weeks ago. Once the Obama proposed a rule along the same lines, Party of No, began gainsaying just like Pavlov's dinner bell just rang.

Dave Winer: "I finally decided today that even though sometimes I get some value from having comments here on Scripting News, in balance they're not worth the trouble. So I'm turning them off." Comments aren't a necessary component of a...

David Wharton on Zack Matheny's bond stunner: We already have $134,108,500 in approved (2008) bond projects that are still outstanding, which were slated to be completed "in 5 to 7 years". Four years later, the majority of big projects have...

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They crowded around the third-floor bar at Natty Greene’s tonight, nearly 90 people attending the first meeting of the new Downtown Residents Association of Greensboro.

"I’m one of you. I live on the 9th floor" at Center Pointe, said Mayor Robbie Perkins, who was the guest speaker.

The meeting was to let the crowd know what the goals of the organization -- they use the acronym DRAG -- are. Among them two over-arching goals: forming a sense of community downtown and advocating for safety.

Dianne Ziegler, one of the organizers, said they also are looking for volunteers to help at upcoming downtown events.

Following the organizational details, Mayor Perkins trumpeted the proposal to build a performing arts center downtown, saying, "I’m fired up about this performing arts center. We’ve got to make this happen," he said to strong applause. And he disagreed with those arguing that now is not the time to push for a $30 million bond referendum to help pay for it. "Now is the perfect time to pursue the project," he said.

On another topic, the mayor said he believes the controversy over loud noise from nightclubs can be resolved. The city is considering an ordinance to limit noise levels downtown and throughout the city.

Incidentally, the mayor said that, contrary to some reports, he’s not bothered personally by the noise from his two-bedroom condo at Center Pointe.

The turnout for the night was almost a who’s who of downtowners. Longtime South Elm residents Judy and Dave Hill, Mack and Mack co-owner John Davis, George Scheer of the Elsewhere Artists Collaborative, Ruth and Charlie Jones of Greensboro Grub, Agnes Brame, co-owner of Jules Antiques, Bob Bates of Momentum Developers, Donovan McKnight of Face-to-Face, marketing consultant Meryl Mullane, city council members Zack Matheny, Jim Kee and Nancy Hoffmann, along with Jeff Yetter of Iron Hill Investments, Also, Lea Frederick of Southside and downtown supporters Carol Brown and Emma Keith Olson.

Next month’s meeting will be on Tuesday, March 20, at Bin 33 restaurant.

Bill Hancock  ...

Your president, ladies and gentlemen … Not half bad. Oh, hell, who are we kidding? He hit maybe 50% of the right notes. But he still managed to sound pretty good with that band behind him. Of course, two alley cats copulating could sound good with that band behind them. (*Line from this.) Filed under: [...]

Your president, ladies and gentlemen … Not half bad. Oh, hell, who are we kidding? He hit maybe 50% of the right notes. But he still managed to sound pretty good with that band behind him. Of course, two alley cats copulating could sound good with that band behind them. (*Line from this.) Filed under: [...]

LYNCHBURG, VA – Randolph College head coach Andy Sinclair, in his first season with the WildCats, earned his first collegiate win Wednesday afternoon with a 12-8 victory over the Lions of Piedmont College in non-conference men’s lacrosse play from WildCat Stadium. Sinclair, who took his first collegiate coaching head job at Randolph, saw his team ...Read the Rest...

I got this article in an email from the Redmond report. Check it out! Redmond Report By: Doug Barney Editor in Chief, Redmond magazine Microsoft To Blow Up Android? “Microsoft makes no secret of the fact that it hates Android. It considers it an inferior OS for tablets and phones — and is trying to [...]

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sophomore Ashley Boteler (Manassas, Va./Osbourn) hit two home runs and drove in six in Guilford College’s 9-5 softball win over visiting Peace College Wednesday. The Quakers (3-1) completed the sweep with an 11-0 victory in the thanks to Jessica Burcham (Lexington, N.C./South Davidson) three-hit shutout. Guilford has won seven straight games from ...Read the Rest...

The Greensboro College men’s basketball team had two honorees on the All-USA South Team, released on Thursday morning. T.J. Holman garnered First Team recognition, while Andre Porter was selected to the All-Sportsmanship Team. Holman, a senior guard from Raleigh, NC, is the first Pride player to make the First Team since Adam Nicholson following the ...Read the Rest...

Danielle Duncan highlighted five USA South honorees, claiming Player-of-the-Year Honors to go along with her first team All-USA South Selection. Duncan has been honored by the conference after each of her four years at Greensboro, earning second team All-Conference her freshman year and First Team All-Conference three times. Her 19.4 points per game and 54.2 ...Read the Rest...

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CNN Opens the debate with...

Santorum -- "The Late Contender"

Romney -- "The Long Distance Runner"

Gingrich -- "The determined Challenger"

Paul -- "The Delegate Hunter"

Sigh.

"No person should be directed to undergo an invasive procedure by the state, without their consent, as a precondition to another medical procedure." Forced vaginal probe bill stalls in VA.