Along with Republican Senator Pete Olson, from Texas, many people think reproductive health care access is something only women need, so, as he says, why should all of us have to pay for it!? Olson, who represents the 22nd district in Texas, made these comments during a radio interview show. He was discussing the Senate's proposed health care replacement bill, known as the … [Read more...]
Battles Lines Drawn Over Planned Parenthood
February 11, 2017 - In response to demonstrations planned nationwide by Protest PP, a group calling for the federal government to defund Planned Parenthood counter rallies took place across the nation today. In San Luis Obispo, supporters of Planned Parenthood stood in front of the clinic on Pismo Street, while a local Protest PP anti-abortion group stood across the street, … [Read more...]
Time for a New Year
I think 2017 will be a tumultuous time. Without explicitly getting into politics, let’s just say relationships among people have shifted irrevocably and it will be some time before things settle down. But one has to believe we will survive; we’ve been through worse and come out better. It seemed propitious that I saw the following news articles on our election day. As bad as … [Read more...]
A Woman’s Depth: The Greatest Force of Nature
By Laura Grace It is a brand new year, a brand new beginning. Yet many of us have been trying to find our center, politically, emotionally, and spiritually, since the 2016 election. I believe it is the lack of expression of our depth that has led to this precarious moment in time. “Precarious” because many of the things we least wished would happen within our democracy are … [Read more...]
Samhain: A Time to Look Within – Oct 29
On Saturday, October 29 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm, Tammie Burnsed will once again host a women’s Samhain (Sow-en) ritual to honor the ancestors. This free event is open to all adult women and will be held at the Information Press office at 75 Higuera St. Suite 100, San Luis Obispo. Samhain is a sacred day with roots in Druidic and Celtic traditions. Not unlike the Hispanic “Day … [Read more...]
One View of Economic Inequality
When is a woman breaking the pay ceiling not a good thing? When it leads to the generalized devaluing of that whole job sector; lowering the wages in it for men as well as women. Which is, apparently, what has happened in the U.S. as more traditionally “male” jobs open up to women as well, and women move into and up those ranks. Using data from 1950 to 2000, researchers at … [Read more...]
How to Make Incontinence Amusing?
(Or, don’t make me laugh, I leak.) People love to see, talk about and cheer on stories, especially action movies, that have lots of blood and guts and gore. No one wants to talk or hear about other bodily fluids, such as from urinary or fecal incontinence, a condition afflicting about a third of women in America. In a recent article in the SLO Tribune by “Dr. K” about … [Read more...]
